Today’s post is a deep dive into not just understanding character motivation, but mastering it. Whether you're a novelist, screenwriter, comic creator, or storyteller of any kind—this is the heartbeat of your story.

Whether you’re building a new world, introducing a complex backstory, or creating high-stakes conflict, the temptation to explain everything right away is real. But dumping too much information too quickly can kill your story’s momentum, overwhelm your reader, and break immersion. Today’s Tony Tips Tuesdays™ is all about avoiding info dumps—and instead, mastering the art of showing, sprinkling, and layering information throughout your story.