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In writing, there are different categories of tells: motivational, emotional, mental, stage direction, descriptive and passive. Do you understand what each is? How important is telling at the sentence level? Keep in mind, that tell is subjective. (BC)

I tried to google these categories, but nothing came up other than ‘show, don’t tell’ in writing. So, I don’t know what each of these categories is, really. Although I think I have a little understanding of the words: motivational ~ telling as in how to/ giving motivation through writing; emotional: using emotions in writing; mental: using thoughts; stage direction: as in plays; descriptive: description; passive: using a lot of to be verbs?

I think telling is important. Telling is showing information about something.

Do you know the difference between back story and info dumps? Do you believe these terms are interchangeable? Can you easily spot an info dump infused paragraph?(BCoFs)
https://ellenbrockediting.com/2014/07/03/novel-boot-camp-lecture-3-how-to-avoid-...

A backstory are reflections on the past and info dumps are either a back story or convey facts about the characters or world. In both cases, these facts are not happening in the moment of the scene.

I am not familiar with these words so I am not sure if I would spot them right away.