Jim Hull's Story Fanatic

This is Story Fanatic, a collection of articles covering story structure and analysis for
creative writers. Published weekly.

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Character Arc Snapshot

A quick look at the transformation Mr. Andersen takes in The Matrix. A simple, yet elegant story structure takes what could have been another meaningless action flick and elevates it into something worth watching.

About This Site

Story Fanatic is a website dedicated to investigating the wonderful world of story. From story structure to theory, analysis to writing, the articles on this site are an effort by Jim Hull to explore why some stories work better than others. Since 2005, 305 articles have been written. Read more »

About the Author

Jim Hull is clearly fanatical when it comes to great storytelling. When he's not analyzing films or reading great books on his Kindle, Jim prefers to spend his time fulfilling his obligations as a character animator. Read more ⇒

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Not sure where to start? You could check out the different topics covered here. Or, if you're really crazy about story, you might have more fun searching the hundreds of articles by concept.