Jim Hull's Story Fanatic

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

Saturday, Aug. 21

40 Days of Screenplays - Chinatown

I think I’m 32 days late to the party (actually, 34 since it is now Saturday!), but Scott Myers has been spending the past month or so reading a screenplay a day. Great idea, but how can I possibly find another 2-3 hours to read a script every day and read Scott’s insight on it?! The least I could do is reread the “perfect” script - Chinatown.

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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 »

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In the summer of 2011, Jim Hull took a leave of absence from his fifteen years as a character animator in order to pursue a career in story. There is absolutely no connection between this decision and what is commonly referred to as a "mid-life crisis." No connection at all. Read more ⇒

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