The Secret To Creating Great Characters
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Build characters that feel specific, flawed, and alive—not generic archetypes. In this bonus training, Michael shares his complete model for choosing the right hero and creating the kind of characters audiences care about and remember.
Great story structure won’t save flat characters.
The Secret To Creating Great Characters is a focused bonus training where Michael breaks down how professional writers design characters that feel real on the page and drive the story forward.
In this training, you’ll learn:
- How to choose the right protagonist for your story (and why your first instinct is often wrong)
- The key ingredients every compelling character needs: wants, wounds, contradictions, and point of view
- How to use relationships, dynamics, and conflict to bring your ensemble to life
- Ways to avoid “generic TV characters” and write people who could only exist in your show or film
- How character and story structure work together, so your plot comes from who your characters are—not just what they do
- Practical questions and exercises you can use to fix characters you’ve already written
Whether you’re writing TV, features, or novels, this training will help you build characters that feel human, surprising, and emotionally honest—so readers actually care what happens next.