Storytelling for
“No one is better than Michael Hauge at finding what is most authentic in every moment of a story.”
Will Smith
King Richard, The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch, Men in Black, I Am Legend, Independence Day
Imagine Writing Stories That...
- Build a deep emotional connection with your readers and audience from the first page to the last.
- Set you apart as a clear, confident writer.
- Inspire agents, managers, producers and publishers to buy into your vision.
- SELL!
"As a storyteller, you must create an emotional experience for your audience. You can teach your audience, you can move them to action, you can transform them, but you can’t do any of these things unless first you get them to feel."
– Michael Hauge
With 40+ years of industry experience, thousands of satisfied clients, renowned lectures, and presentations to over 800,000 people worldwide, Michael and his proven approach to writing stories that sell have helped countless writers elevate their screenplays and manuscripts.
With his team of expert story consultants, Michael now offers a range of coaching options to fit every project.
You just have to know the process…
Step 1:
Learn Michael’s principles and techniques.
Step 2:
Apply them to
your story.
Step 3:
Get your script or manuscript optioned, produced or published.
How much are meandering, weak or boring stories costing you?
Do you…
- Struggle to find the most impactful way to tell your story?
- Worry you’re not clearly conveying your vision?
- Envy the success of your peers?
- Spend hours and days on endless rewrites on your script or novel?
- Stop yourself from sharing your talent because you’re afraid that breaking through in this industry is too much of an uphill climb?
Michael’s simple process for finding, writing and delivering emotionally captivating stories will help you overcome these obstacles.
Transform Your Storytelling
Experience Michael and his team’s expertise and guidance in whichever way best suits your goals and budget.
What's It Like Working with Michael?
“It’s very easy to reduce writing principles to formulas, but for Michael, formula follows function. He has a very practiced sense of what makes a story work, but he is also deeply committed to discovering the story that you want to write. He starts every coaching session by asking questions. He never makes assumptions about your story, and instead finds out what you want your story to be. Michael is much more interested in getting your story right than in being right. If he says your story isn’t working, then it’s probably not working. But he can help you fix it.”
“When Michael coached me on my screenplay, he would never say, “You should do it like this,” but rather would find out what I wanted my script to be and guide me to that point. He was able to question my work without it feeling like a critique. Sometimes the silence from his end of the phone could make me feel self-conscious and I would feel compelled to talk, but I soon realized that he was just listening and processing information. He never said anything that wasn’t deeply considered. Working with Michael is like seeing a good counselor: he doesn’t just tell you your problems; he listens to you and then offers solutions. He draws the best out of you."
“I have brought Michael in on numerous projects in all genres – his stature is above and beyond anybody I’ve worked with. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of movies and the industry, and his demeanor is great – he is gentle and generous and doesn’t bring any judgment to the table. Writers, directors and producers all love working with him, because with Michael, it’s never about him; it’s about the writer and about the story. Working with Michael gives your screenplay the best shot it has of getting financed.”
“In a field choked with alleged ‘script doctors,’ Michael Hauge remains the surest, most sensible alternative. When I pick up the phone for help, he’s the call I make.”
“Don’t come to Hollywood without reading [Writing Screenplays That Sell,] because everyone else has.”
“Michael Hauge’s principles and methods are so well argued that the mysteries of effective screenwriting can be understood – even by directors.”
“[Michael] has the ability to take a step back and see the core of the story you want to tell. He always finds that intersection between the plot and the hero’s emotional journey… Any time I think I’m stuck in a corner, Michael will move some things around and suddenly the script works.”
“Props to Michael Hauge, who once again advances his timeless insights, this time into perhaps the most under-utilized tool in the professional writer’s war chest: the telephone pitch. Armed with his savvy methods, you’ll commandeer the meaningful consideration you and your work deserve.”
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Interview with Will Smith and Michael Hauge
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Revealing Your Hero’s INNER JOURNEY
A Message from Michael…
I know how you feel.
I know how much you want to touch millions of people’s lives with your writing. And I know the frustration and pain you feel when agents, producers, publishers and financiers don’t seem to understand or connect with your stories (or won’t even look at them in the first place).
But after helping thousands of writers, filmmakers and business leaders touch millions of people with their stories, screenplays, novels and films, I promise that you, too, can overcome whatever stands in your way.
If writing is a goal you wish to pursue, then do it on the basis of the reality of the work involved and the fulfillment you will achieve, not just on the expectation of whatever delayed rewards may await you somewhere down the road.
And then give it your all. As long as you find the process of writing personally fulfilling, keep at it, because anyone with talent who sticks around long enough will succeed, as countless writers have before you.
If creating stories for the page, stage or screen is your passion and your dream, you can empower yourself to do so by developing your own creativity, knowing what is required and helpful at each stage of the writing and selling process, and intelligently focusing on methods that have proved successful.
That is what the contents of this website will guide you toward.
So join me, and we can make this happen.
