Create Characters That Feel Real
A Proven Framework to Build Characters Readers Believe In
Most scripts fall flat not because of structure - but because the characters never live beyond the page. If your hero doesn’t feel real, your story won’t either.
My free PDF, The 5 Layers of Compelling Character, gives you a proven framework to build deeper, richer, emotionally addictive protagonists.
This is the same method I use in the writers’ room - and now you can steal it for your own script.
Create Characters That Feel Real
A Proven Framework to Build Characters Readers Believe In
Most scripts fall flat not because of structure - but because the characters never live beyond the page. If your hero doesn’t feel real, your story won’t either.
My free PDF, The 5 Layers of Compelling Character, gives you a proven framework to build deeper, richer, emotionally addictive protagonists.
This is the same method I use in the writers’ room - and now you can steal it for your own script.
I’m James Hurst, a professional screenwriter with over 25 years in the industry. I’ve written for award-winning shows like Wynonna Earp, Hardy Boys, Being Erica, Flashpoint, and The Listener.
Here’s what I’ve learned: structure matters, but character is everything. If we don’t care about your hero - flaws, wounds, contradictions and all -nothing else lands.
That’s why I created The 5 Layers of Compelling Character- to share the exact framework I use (and teach) to help writers build rich, dimensional characters that drive the story forward and keep readers hooked.
Andrew Pyper
Author of the bestselling Oracle and The Demonologist
James is a terrific writer, storyteller, teacher and screenwriter. In my working experience with James I have been guided by his knowledge about not just writing a script, but finding the answers to the more fundamental questions: Why this story? Why now? Why am I the one to write it? How to make it pop? James knows.
Andrew Pyper
Author of the bestselling Oracle and The Demonologist
James is a terrific writer, storyteller, teacher and screenwriter. In my working experience with James I have been guided by his knowledge about not just writing a script, but finding the answers to the more fundamental questions: Why this story? Why now? Why am I the one to write it? How to make it pop? James knows.
I’m James Hurst, a professional screenwriter with over 25 years in the industry. I’ve written for award-winning shows like Wynonna Earp, Hardy Boys, Being Erica, Flashpoint, and The Listener. Along the way, I’ve picked up two Canadian Screenwriting Awards, a Peabody Award, and a deep understanding of what makes a script actually work.
Here’s what I’ve learned: structure matters, but character is everything. If we don’t care about your hero - flaws, wounds, contradictions and all -nothing else lands.
That’s why I created The 5 Layers of Compelling Character- to share the exact framework I use (and teach) to help writers build rich, dimensional characters that drive the story forward and keep readers hooked.
I’m James Hurst, a professional screenwriter with over 25 years in the industry. I’ve picked up two Canadian Screenwriting Awards, a Peabody Award, and a deep understanding of what makes a script actually work.
Here’s what I’ve learned: structure matters, but character is everything. If we don’t care about your hero - flaws, wounds, contradictions and all -nothing else lands.
That’s why I created The 5 Layers of Compelling Character- to share the exact framework I use (and teach) to help writers build rich, dimensional characters that drive the story forward and keep readers hooked.
Create Characters That Feel Real
Most scripts fall flat not because of structure - but because the characters never live beyond the page. If your hero doesn’t feel real, your story won’t either.
My free PDF, The 5 Layers of Compelling Character, gives you a proven framework to build deeper, richer, emotionally addictive protagonists.
This is the same method I use in the writers’ room - and now you can steal it for your own script.