Exposition as a literary technique

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Hey guys,

I'm looking for some clarification. I've been reading up on wiki on exposition techniques and it mentions near the bottom 'incluing', which is supposedly a method of world building. I've tried googling for more information but there doesn't seem to be much on the subject. Can anyone tell me if it's a genuine literary technique? Or if it's slightly made up.

Thanks!

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Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

incluing ? world building ? Have you spelled these terms correctly?

What's the wiki link?

Clive

SuumEorum · Answer

Thanks for the reply, here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incluing#Incluing.

MrPedantic · Answer

The technique is not uncommon, but I haven't encountered the term before (i.e. "in-clue-ing"; cf. the more common phrase "to clue in the reader").

The discussion page on Wiki suggests that "incluing" once had its own entry, but was later merged into "Exposition". (The author of the entry sounds a little displeased: http://cloggie.org/wissewords2/2009/04/25/incluing-is-not-good-enough-for-wikipedia-now/ )

Whatever the status of the term at present, it will attain automatic verification if enough people ask questions about it online. Even this thread, which began with a doubt, will play its part in the process, once the crawlers have done their work and we rise to 2nd position behind the Wiki page.

Best wishes,

MrP

SuumEorum · Answer

Ah, I see. Thanks for your time, it was very informative!

Anonymous · Answer

You're still on the lookout for Exposition Techniques, these blog posts might help you:

http://arbitrarynonsense.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/exposition-tips/

http://arbitrarynonsense.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/exposition-tips-2/

They contain a couple of principles and 18 techniques for handling exposition, including 'incluing' (known here as the Immersion technique.)

Hope you like it anyway,

James

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