Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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0:00 show don't tell is a LIE
2:55 specific word choice
8:15 show, don't tell
13:30 the big mistake writers make
21:19 avoiding melodrama
29:33 mental health and melodrama
31:54 emotion through dialogue!
37:15 summary!

A Catalogue for the End of Humanity orions-belt.net/archives/a-catalog-for-the-end-of-humanity

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