Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Go check out Campfire for free! Test it yourself HERE bit.ly/HFM1-23
READ MY PUBLISHED WORK + GET ON WRITING AND WORLDBUILDING VOL II I https://linktr.ee/timhickson
Thank you patrons — without you, I wouldn't be able to do the work I do. patreon.com/hellofutureme (come join the Discord/writing workshops!)
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EMAIL hellofuturemeyt@gmail.com
GOODREADS goodreads.com/author/show/18990222.Timothy_Hickson
SECOND CHANNEL tinyurl.com/ybhtz42g where I put extra notes for videos, vlogs, board game reviews, and other stuff from my life
0:00 What is an antihero, really?
2:36 COMPLICATE THE PLOT
8:00 MORE than an antihero
9:27 Antihero positive arcs
11:50 11:30 The Last of Us is awesome
13:30 Flat arcs
16:30 Negative/villain arcs
20:20 Loveable antiheroes
24:30 does the antihero NEED to do what they do?
26:00 Summary!
POSTAL ADDRESS (if you're 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 Lalit Kumar
The artist that designed my display pic! serem01.deviantart.com
The artist who design my cover photo:
- raidesart.deviantart.com
- raidesart.tumblr.com
- instagram.com/raidesart
Music by Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/creator
Stay nerdy!
Tim
Go check out Campfire for free! Test it yourself HERE bit.ly/HFM1-23
READ MY PUBLISHED WORK + GET ON WRITING AND WORLDBUILDING VOL II I https://linktr.ee/timhickson
Thank you patrons — without you, I wouldn't be able to do the work I do. patreon.com/hellofutureme (come join the Discord/writing workshops!)
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/tim_hickson_hfm
TWITTER twitter.com/TimHickson1
A WIZARD DID IT MUG https://store.nebula.app/collections/hello-future-me
EMAIL hellofuturemeyt@gmail.com
GOODREADS goodreads.com/author/show/18990222.Timothy_Hickson
SECOND CHANNEL tinyurl.com/ybhtz42g where I put extra notes for videos, vlogs, board game reviews, and other stuff from my life
0:00 What is an antihero, really?
2:36 COMPLICATE THE PLOT
8:00 MORE than an antihero
9:27 Antihero positive arcs
11:50 11:30 The Last of Us is awesome
13:30 Flat arcs
16:30 Negative/villain arcs
20:20 Loveable antiheroes
24:30 does the antihero NEED to do what they do?
26:00 Summary!
POSTAL ADDRESS (if you're 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 Lalit Kumar
The artist that designed my display pic! serem01.deviantart.com
The artist who design my cover photo:
- raidesart.deviantart.com
- raidesart.tumblr.com
- instagram.com/raidesart
Music by Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/creator
Stay nerdy!
Tim
![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
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/
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!)
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tim_hickson_hfm/
TWITTER https://twitter.com/TimHickson1
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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Audiobooks.com : https://tinyurl.com/audiobooksowaw
As well as booktopia and many more!
EMAIL hellofuturemeyt@gmail.com
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/HelloFutureMe/
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")
