Jim Hull's Story Fanatic

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

Friday, Dec. 18

Characters and Why They Shouldn’t Suck

In part one of a 70-minute review of the Phantom Menace, we learn the importance of the pro-teh-gun-izzzs and why you should be able to describe characters without speaking about their appearance, their clothing or the role (occupation) they play in the film. If the best description someone can come up with regarding one of your characters is “normal,” then you’ve got a problem.

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