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Hello Future Me · 38 videos · 16 hr 6 min · View on YouTube

Story craft for GMs who want better villains, arcs and themes.

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  1. 28:37

    1. Writing Character Introductions (which don't suck)

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  2. 40:22

    2. Writing Characters Who Are Weapons

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  3. 39:20

    3. How to Write a Tragic Villain

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  4. 30:28

    4. How to Write Cursed Characters

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  5. 24:21

    5. How the Power of Love Ruins Stories

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  6. 18:02

    6. Magic Systems Should Be Weirder

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  7. 30:24

    7. Why Overpowered Characters Are Hard To Write | On Writing

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  8. 28:26

    8. Time Loop Horror | On Writing

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  9. 35:47

    9. How to Write Metaphors (which don't suck!) | On Writing

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  10. 33:33

    10. How To Resurrect A Character (and not suck!) | On Writing

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  11. 25:59

    11. Why We Love To Watch A Hero Fall | On Writing

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  12. 35:16

    12. How to Craft the Perfect Scene | On Writing

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  13. 22:06

    13. Heroes Don't Have to Be Boring | On Writing

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  14. 31:04

    14. On Writing: Antiheroes!

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  15. 33:14

    15. Writing Vivid Descriptions (and when to shut up) | On Writing

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  16. 40:24

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

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  17. 25:46

    17. On Writing: The Darkest Hour Trope [ Avatar | LOTR | Doctor Who ]

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  18. 26:24

    18. On Writing: Subtext (and how to use it)! [ Tarantino | Thrones | Gatsby ]

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  19. 34:42

    19. On Writing: Dialogue Basics! [ Sanderson | Game of Thrones | His Dark Materials ]

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  20. 31:48

    20. On Writing: Killing Characters! [ Harry Potter | Stephen King | Terabithia ]

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  21. 29:59

    21. On Writing: Great Character Descriptions! [ Rowling | Dragon Tattoo | Gatsby | Pratchett ]

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  22. 14:33

    22. On Writing: Elemental Magic Systems!

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  23. 21:08

    23. On Writing: Dark Lords! [ Sauron | White Witch | Voldemort ]

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  24. 21:58

    24. On Writing: How to Master Fight Scenes! [ Avatar | Lord of the Rings | Star Wars ] ft. Shadiversity

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  25. 33:43

    25. On Writing: Fight Scenes! [ Sanderson | GoT | The Shining | Dragon Tattoo ]

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  26. 21:36

    26. On Writing: First Person! [ Twilight | Handmaid's Tale | Edith Finch ]

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  27. 23:36

    27. On Writing: Flashbacks and Backstory!

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  28. 23:30

    28. On Writing: How to Master Pacing!

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  29. 21:03

    29. On Writing: Magic Systems and Handling Power Escalation [ Mistborn l Last Airbender l Naruto ]

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  30. 22:32

    30. On Writing: Redemption Arcs!

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  31. 12:23

    31. On Writing: Exposition - magic systems and worldbuilding [ Avatar l Rowling l Inception l Asimov ]

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  32. 17:25

    32. On Writing: How to deliver exposition PART ONE [ Avatar l Matrix l Game of Thrones l Harry Potter ]

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  33. 14:42

    33. On Writing: the first chapter [ Logan l Avatar l Fault in our Stars l 1984 ]

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  34. 13:26

    34. On Writing: how to foreshadow [Stranger Things l LotR l Harry Potter l Game of Thrones]

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  35. 17:36

    35. On Writing: the chosen one [ Avatar l Supernatural l Harry Potter l The Hunger Games ]

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  36. 14:43

    36. On Writing: magic systems and storytelling [ Avatar TLA/LOK bending analysis ]

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  37. 13:11

    37. On Writing: soft magic systems in fantasy [ Tolkien l Game of Thrones l Harry Potter ]

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  38. 13:04

    38. On Writing: hard magic systems in fantasy [ Avatar l Fullmetal Alchemist l Mistborn ]

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