Why Your Characters Feel Flat (and the Interview Technique That Fixes It)

E109 - Why Your Characters Feel Flat (and the Interview Technique That Fixes It)

Published: March 2, 2026

Duration: 55:47

Do you really know your characters, or are you just moving them around the page?

Real character depth doesn't come from a bio sheet—it comes from treating your characters like real people and finding their breaking point.

In this episode of The Author's Mind, Shilo Creed sits down with Dr. Rod Berger to discuss how to "interview" your characters to find their hidden truths. We explore the critical technique of establishing a character's "normal" specifically to shatter it, and the mindset shift every author needs to build confidence and survive the editing process.

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