What is an Info Dump?

Often times, writers submit a query in an effort to land an agent with their brand new manuscript. Sometimes, authors don’t want a traditional publishing contract, and are happy to publish on their own.

Too often, a manuscript is rejected if there’s an info dump at the beginning; this can be a dossier of 150 cast and crew members that no one wants to memorize before a story because it leads the audience to believe that the…