Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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BUY MY BOOK tinyurl.com/y5mwpyyj (It contains all my educational writing/worldbuilding content up to a point + extras, super easy to reference and use compared to videos.)
![On Writing: The Darkest Hour Trope [ Avatar | LOTR | Doctor Who ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c2S7zjfs0aU/mqdefault.jpg "On Writing: The Darkest Hour Trope [ Avatar | LOTR | Doctor Who ]
GET ON WRITING AND WORLDBUILDING VOL II I https://linktr.ee/timhickson
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SECOND CHANNEL https://tinyurl.com/ybhtz42g where I put extra notes for videos, vlogs, board game reviews, and other stuff from my life
POSTAL ADDRESS (if youre kind enough to send me a letter or something!)
Tim Hickson
PO Box 69062
Lincoln, 7608
Canterbury, New Zealand
Script by meeeeeeeee
Video edited by Cuenin (99% of the time) over at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCypfUnArnktqIZYEBQBOu7Q/featured
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0:00 The Darkest Hour EXPLAINED
1:37 Making Success Meaningful
9:05 But its not over, really, is it?
13:53 Dont Worry About It Too Much
19:30 Mental Illness (or the what not to do?)
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stay nerdy!
Tim")
![On Worldbuilding: Mountains in Fantasy Maps! [ ASOIAF | Dune | Stormlight ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cSFIEYmOAp0/mqdefault.jpg "On Worldbuilding: Mountains in Fantasy Maps! [ ASOIAF | Dune | Stormlight ]
what even was that accent go try campfire cowards http://bit.ly/HFM3-21
Thank you so much to my patrons, truly. If you want to support this kind of educational content, please consider doing so at https://www.patreon.com/hellofutureme (+Discord community access!)
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BUY MY BOOK https://tinyurl.com/y5mwpyyj (It contains all my educational writing/worldbuilding content up to a point + extras, super easy to reference and use compared to videos.)
Or the audiobook!
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As well as booktopia and many more!
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SECOND CHANNEL https://tinyurl.com/ybhtz42g where I put extra notes for videos, vlogs, board game reviews, and other stuff from my life
POSTAL ADDRESS (if youre kind enough to send me a letter or something!)
Tim Hickson
PO Box 69062
Lincoln, 7608
Canterbury, New Zealand
Script by meeeeeeeee
Video edited by Cuenin (99% of the time) over at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCypfUnArnktqIZYEBQBOu7Q/featured
The artist that designed my display pic! https://serem01.deviantart.com/
The artist who design my cover photo:
- https://raidesart.deviantart.com/
- https://raidesart.tumblr.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/raidesart/
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stay nerdy!
Tim")
![On Writing: Dialogue Basics! [ Sanderson | Game of Thrones | His Dark Materials ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ecEuw8usnDM/mqdefault.jpg "On Writing: Dialogue Basics! [ Sanderson | Game of Thrones | His Dark Materials ]
GET ON WRITING AND WORLDBUILDING VOL II I https://linktr.ee/timhickson
Read Submergence by Arula Ratnakar https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ratnakar_03_21/
Thank you patrons — without you, I wouldnt be able to do the work I do. https://www.patreon.com/hellofutureme (come join the Discord/writing workshops!)
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tim_hickson_hfm/
TWITTER https://twitter.com/TimHickson1
A WIZARD DID IT MUG https://store.nebula.app/collections/hello-future-me
EMAIL hellofuturemeyt@gmail.com
GOODREADS https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18990222.Timothy_Hickson
SECOND CHANNEL https://tinyurl.com/ybhtz42g where I put extra notes for videos, vlogs, board game reviews, and other stuff from my life
POSTAL ADDRESS (if youre kind enough to send me a letter or something!)
Tim Hickson
PO Box 69062
Lincoln, 7608
Canterbury, New Zealand
Script by meeeeeeeee
Video edited by Cuenin (99% of the time) over at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCypfUnArnktqIZYEBQBOu7Q/featured
The artist that designed my display pic! https://serem01.deviantart.com/
The artist who design my cover photo:
- https://raidesart.deviantart.com/
- https://raidesart.tumblr.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/raidesart/
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
0:00 SURPRISE
1:36 Dialogue tags versus action tags
9:26 Let your damn characters talk!
11:38 Character voice and making characters sound different!
17:00 Word choice/syntax/metaphors
22:30 Its okay if characters sound the same (sometimes)
23:35 Realistic dialogue?
27:15 Dialogue vs summarising
31:30 Summary!
Stay nerdy!
Tim")
