I've seen a lot of discussion here on whether or not to info dump but not much for how to write a good one if you've decided to do it anyway. My goal is to write a story and also write a separate infodump page or two and write it as best as I can and only then after it's written decide whether or not to use it.
What is some of the better methods used? A direct note to the reader ala Princess Bride where the author stops to say things like "(Here I took out 170 pages written by Morganstern discussing the history of the wars between Florence and Guilder)"?
Something cute and folksy like the opening chapter of The Hobbit?
I've read a few Clancy novels where they had excerpts from intelligence intercepts pretending to be a summary document on why nuclear/chemical weapons weren't used in a war instead of revealing it through some Politburo meeting, etc.
Any suggestions?
What is some of the better methods used? A direct note to the reader ala Princess Bride where the author stops to say things like "(Here I took out 170 pages written by Morganstern discussing the history of the wars between Florence and Guilder)"?
Something cute and folksy like the opening chapter of The Hobbit?
I've read a few Clancy novels where they had excerpts from intelligence intercepts pretending to be a summary document on why nuclear/chemical weapons weren't used in a war instead of revealing it through some Politburo meeting, etc.
Any suggestions?