SHOW, DON'T TELL (is a lie) | On Writing

Get access to episode 1 of my new companion series BEYOND WRITING with Curiosity Stream AND Nebula together + all my videos ad free http://curiositystream.com/hellofutureme 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 https://www.orions-belt.net/archives/a-catalog-for-the-end-of-humanity 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. 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 [email protected] 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 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! 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