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Conflict of a Different Nature - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-12-31T22:28:13+00:00

In story, the forces of conflict arrange themselves in unique and natural patterns. When balanced properly, a story can deliver substance and meaning on a scale unheard of in lesser delivery mechanisms.

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Conflict of a Different Nature was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on December 31, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Drawing the Audience In - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-12-28T05:34:32+00:00

Only one way to capture the attention of an audience: provide them with an intimate look at one character’s struggle with conflict. Leave this important passageway undefined and an Author risks disinterest and disdain.

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Drawing the Audience In was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on December 28, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Exotic Story Structure Often Unexplored - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-12-24T00:44:35+00:00

The challenge of the new. No writer wishes to repeat themselves. No writer wishes to simply rehash conflicts of old. Yet, without knowing truly what it is they are writing, many authors blindly follow the well-worn path of conflict.

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Exotic Story Structure Often Unexplored was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on December 24, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Naturally Structuring a Story for Conflict - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-12-18T23:38:05+00:00

Effective stories deliver meaning to an Audience. The degree with which the structure of the story matches the thought processes going on within the receptive minds of those watching or reading determines how cogent that message, or meaning, ultimately will be.

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Naturally Structuring a Story for Conflict was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on December 18, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Not-So Familiar Patterns of Story Structure - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-12-14T01:17:34+00:00

Crafting a story that examines conflict from a different angle challenges the expectations of an Audience familiar with the same old thing. While some prefer to see the templates of commonality within story, the real key to unique storytelling lies in understanding the power of perspective.

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Not-So Familiar Patterns of Story Structure was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on December 14, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Familiar Patterns of Story Structure - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-12-08T19:46:18+00:00

The types of conflict that reside within a story carry with them a unique narrative code, much like the genetic code within DNA. And just as a different combination of certain genomes determines the eventual type of human they’re responsible for, the mixture of these dramatic narrative forces ultimately decides the personality of a story.

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Familiar Patterns of Story Structure was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on December 8, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

A Conflict Unlike Any Other - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-12-05T22:18:06+00:00

Every engine needs a fuel source. Without a constant supply, the mechanism sputters and fails, eventually coming to a rest dormant and forgotten on a dried plain. How does one keep the bristling and shiny furnace of story steaming down those tracks?

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A Conflict Unlike Any Other was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on December 5, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

The End of the Three-Act Structure - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-11-12T18:45:01+00:00

The time has come to obliterate Aristotle’s stranglehold on narrative fiction. With the amount of information and different perspectives available to Audiences today, a simplified beginning-middle-end approach simply doesn’t cut it anymore.

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The End of the Three-Act Structure was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on November 12, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Chasing the Protagonist - Story Structure

Jim Hull — 2011-10-28T05:43:32+00:00

Story structure based on recognizable patterns garner legions of fans. They draw many in with their easy “fifteen steps to Hollywood success” and their claims of having unlocked the keys of story. Unfortunately, with simplicity comes great inaccuracy.

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Chasing the Protagonist was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on October 28, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

To Tell a Tale, To Craft a Story - Story Theory

Jim Hull — 2011-09-18T01:01:12+00:00

What writer wants to be forgotten? To spend weeks, months, crafting a work of fiction only to have it become an afterthought in the minds of an audience mere moments after its completion? Devastating.

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To Tell a Tale, To Craft a Story was written by James Hull for Story Fanatic and was originally posted on September 18, 2011. All material, except where indicated, is ©2009 James Hull and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.