Writer Emergency Pack

It’s not enough to be told that characters are the best at what they do — we need to see it on screen. The Writer Emergency Pack XL card “Perfect Balance” wants you to think about when yo...

https://writeremergency.com/2022/11/23/the-brothers-bloom-show-off-and-so-can-your-characters/

The Writer Emergency Pack XL card “Handcuffs of Fate” reminds us forcing two opposing characters to work together can move the story forward. Let’s dig in to the suggestions on “Handcuffs...

https://writeremergency.com/2022/11/05/3-practical-ways-fury-road-binds-characters-together/

Stuck onboard an actual spaceship modeled on the sets of their old TV show Galaxy Quest, Jason Nesmith and his co-stars need to stop pretending and become heroes if they’re going to return to E...

https://writeremergency.com/2022/08/27/travel-to-the-stars-with-galaxy-quest/

The Simpsons episode “Marge vs. the Monorail” doesn’t feature any flesh-eating ghouls. But it does offer examples for writing zombies of another kind: people stuck in a mob mentality.

https://writeremergency.com/2022/08/18/writing-zombies-who-dont-crave-brains/

Looking at how Nope forces its characters to Fight the Giant. Warning: Spoilers ahead!

https://writeremergency.com/2022/08/03/right-here-you-are-going-to-witness-an-absolute-spectacle/

For the first half of Die Hard, John McClane is completely on his own against Hans Gruber and his men. Learn how the script keeps forcing him to work harder to get help!

https://writeremergency.com/2022/07/28/welcome-to-the-party-pal/

This post contains spoilers. Don’t let that scare you off. You’ve likely seen all these movies, but even if you haven’t, knowing how a movie ends shouldn’t detract from the pleasure of wa...

https://writeremergency.com/2016/12/06/endings-new-beginnings/

We're thrilled that Writer's Digest featured Writer Emergency Pack in this month's "Top Shelf" section

https://writeremergency.com/2016/03/02/writer-emergency-pack-featured-in-writers-digest/

One year ago today, I held my first Writer Emergency Pack. It was a test deck, full of typos and formatting errors, but it felt like something worth pursuing. I showed the prototype to screenwrit...

https://writeremergency.com/2015/10/14/writer-emergency-pack-turns-one/