Exposition Man

Exposition: An explanation of a certain topic, generally written

Hey people! You may be wondering why there's a random definition up there. Well, it's not that random.

See, I saw a thread on Absolute Write Forums (great website btw) about a new writing muse; Exposition Man*!
And surprisingly, it actually helped me work through some rough patches in my writing, where I lost the true essence of my character! It's very helpful to use to get out of boring patches and be true to your character. My example;

Exposition Man ran into the room and forcefully shoved Eric into another room.

“Hey! What’s the big deal?” Eric yelled, being shoved onto a chair in the middle of the room. A single light bulb lit up the chair, but he could see someone in the shadows pacing.

“Please. Do you honestly think people care about you getting sick? Talk about a boring beginning! Get to the prank! Get to the good stuff! Don’t you get it? People want to see you in trouble!!” The voice said. Eric frowned irritably.

“It’s not my fault. I have to wait for Julia.” He mumbled, slinking down in his chair and folding his arms over his chest. Another exasperated sigh came from the shadows.

“Eric, for god’s sake! You are in the most interesting place you’ve ever been, and now you choose to wait around and follow rules? What are you going to give up you’re ‘I’m evil and proud’ badge too? Snap out of it!” An evil grin spread across Eric’s face. He got off the chair and laughed.

“Hey you’re right. There’s no way I would ever normally be bossed around by a goody-two-shoes. I would bail this place as soon as possible!” He said. He turned to the shadows. “Thanks man.”

Exposition Man walked out, wearing bright purple tights, a sparkly gold cape and a matching grin.

“No problem Eric. Now go break some rules.” 

Now I know that this excerpt is full of mistakes and probably pretty confusing. But the important thing is, my muse did it's job. It cut straight to the problem in my boring patch of writing. I realized my character was being to laid-back, too calm. Too boring! He was being patient instead of the evil mischievous person he was supposed to be. I fixed it up and, what do you know! Suddenly one of my plot holes stitched itself up! 

You can see some more examples, as well as the birth of Exposition Man here. 

My Exposition man is slightly different from other people's I think. Take a look!

I think he looks cute, don't you?

Good luck with your muses!
-Jessie 

*Full credit to Exposition Man goes to Mara