Character Creator Set: A deck of cards for creating characters

We just launched a Kickstarter for the Character Creator Kit, the newest addition to the Writer Emergency Pack family.

It’s fun to return to Kickstarter, where we first created the Writer Emergency Pack back in 2014. For a short time we were the top-grossing card project on the site.

The Character Creator Kit is the brainchild of Sam Shapson, a former Scriptnotes intern who first showed me a primitive version of this deck a year ago. I’m really proud of how it turned out. A deck is a practical tool, not a magic wand. It doesn’t try to force you into any patterns. Rather, it helps you explore and consider new possibilities for your characters.

This project was led by Sam and Daniel Sauve-Rogan. I was much more modest than during our previous launch. Beyond my editorial guidance and some signatures, it’s their baby. It’s interesting to see the Quote-Unquote team independently planning and delivering projects. Of all the things I’ve built, this little company is one of my favorites.

The Character Builder Kit is available exclusively through Kickstarter now, with the first thousand decks shipping by Christmas.