Writer • Story Development • Creative Consultant • Experience Design
Helping ideas become stories.
Helping stories become experiences.
I’m Michele Szarek— a writer, creative consultant, and experience designer bringing more than twenty years of animation, production leadership, creative development, and collaborative storytelling to every project.
I help creative teams discover the heart of an idea and shape it into a story audiences can enter, feel, and remember.
Themed Entertainment • Animation • Narrative Development • Creative Consulting • Speaking
Every chapter has contributed to my story.
My career story has moved through animation production, creative leadership, show writing, consulting, workshops, poetry, and live guest experiences. Each chapter has strengthened the same essential practice: listening carefully, recognizing what matters, and helping an idea become something meaningful.
Today, I bring that full perspective to narrative development, themed entertainment writing, creative collaboration, and experience design.
Ways to work together
From first spark to meaningful experience…
Story & Experience Development
Concept writing, narrative development, scripts, treatments, pitch materials, worldbuilding, and guest-centered storytelling for themed attractions, cultural experiences, destinations, and family entertainment.
Creative Consulting
Thoughtful creative partnership for ideas that need greater clarity, structure, emotional resonance, or a stronger narrative through-line.
Speaking & Workshops
Engaging conversations about creativity, nonlinear careers, storytelling, leadership, collaboration, and the unexpected experiences that shape meaningful work.
Pink Poetry by Michele
A signature live literary experience that transforms personal conversations into original poems composed on a vintage pink typewriter.
Speaking at IAAPA Expo 2026
This November, I’ll join fellow industry professionals for a conversation about nonlinear career paths—and how unexpected experiences can build the perspective, adaptability, and creative courage needed for meaningful work.
Listen for the heart of the idea.
Strong stories grow through curiosity, thoughtful questions, collaboration, and a willingness to notice what an idea is trying to become.
Whether I’m developing a themed experience, shaping a presentation, guiding a creative workshop, or composing a poem from a personal conversation, I begin by listening for the heart of the story.
What could your idea become?
If you’re developing an experience, shaping a story world, or looking for a thoughtful creative collaborator, I’d love to hear what you’re imagining.