In 12 months we went from an idea to shipping thousands of decks to writers and schools around the world. But writing is a process of discovery, and sometimes that causes you to question your central thesis.
Writer Emergency Pack
Fight the Giant, or Moving Up the Showdown
In most stories built around a heroic quest, the big confrontation comes at the end. But moving it earlier can pay off.
The Scriptnotes 200-episode USB drive
For a limited time, we’re selling a USB flash drive loaded with the first 200 episodes of Scriptnotes — including all the bonus shows, the Dirty Episode, and special interviews. They’re $20 and available in the Store.
Stack of Needles, and giving your characters too much of a good thing
Heroes are often searching of the proverbial needle in the haystack. Like many of the cards in Writer Emergency Pack, “Stack of Needles” invites you to consider doing exactly the opposite.
You can’t train a cobra to do that
Episode - 192
Craig and John discuss backup plans, camera directions, and becoming so good they can’t ignore you. Plus we answer two listener questions about specificity in scene headers and how to indicate that a script is intended for animation.
Writer Emergency Pack, now in stores
Writer Emergency Pack, the deck of writer tools we Kickstarted late last year, is now available for sale in the Store and on Amazon. It’s $19, and makes a perfect gift for writers. (Or for yourself.)