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ScriptX Weekly Update

2/15/17

Hey, y’all and welcome back to the update. A lot of exciting stuff happened this week, so stick around to see what’s happening.

Announcements

@script-a-world would like me to remind you that we have @scriptastronomer for questions about the effects of planets and moons on fictional worlds.

Featured Posts

A Wild Guest Post Appears

@scriptmedic has recently had an opportunity to guest post on the blog Writers Helping Writers. In this post, Aunt Scripty talks about how to write your character’s pain well. She covers the scale of the pain, how often an author should bring it up, and how much it can ebb and flow.

Welcome to Columbia!

So if you were to build a floating city a la Columbia from Bioshock Infinite, what would you need to consider for your humans to survive? Well, good news: @scriptecology has a post with details on what you need to think about with people that high.Maybe make the launch day April 20th.

Pyromancers Sans Pyro

So, unlike firebenders, someone who wants a fire in real life needs a fuel source (Unless it’s an M. Night Shyamalan firebender). @scriptchemist helps out this asker with figuring out how a sorcerer could light up the night using realistic scientific principles.

“Is a Character With X a Spoonie”

What is a spoonie? According to @scriptspoonie , a spoonie is ““someone with a chronic illness or disability that regularly impacts their energy levels and/or ability to get things done.” With that in mind, there are many illnesses that can make someone need to budget their energy. In this post, the mods give us readers some ideas of what

After the End

Law school is expensive, takes an incredible amount of effort, and it would be such a shame it you were to be disbarred. And then your character is. Whoops. So instead of throwing all that time and money away, what else could your character do? @scriptlawyer has a few ideas for you.

Common Canadian Wildlife

If you’re unfamiliar with Canada, trying to figure out the wildlife you might encounter may be difficult. Luckily, @scriptcanuck has a quick list that you could use for reference.

Flower Here, Flower There, Flower Not Supposed to be There

So you’re going along, writing your story, and your character stops to smell the roses. But then you remember, your character is at the top of a snowy mountain in the middle of winter. Why the heck are there any flowers up here? Well, with a little bit of magic, maybe there could be some? What do you think @scriptflorist ?

Let's Talk Tropes

Tropes are all over the place. Tropes are essentially what help us identify a genre. So how can you use them properly? @scriptstructure helps us writers with some ideas to use our basic components to make a phenomenal new story.

Ask Box Statuses

@scriptkink ‘s ask box is closed due to her hiatus. She thanks you for your patience.

New Family

We have two new family blogs this week. Everyone please welcome

@scriptfirefighter - here to shed some light on, well, firefighters.

And @scriptequestrian - here to help you with your questions about horses and riding.

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Hello Tumblr!

I’m scriptcanuck! but you guys can call me Canuck, I’ve lived in Canada my entire life. So If you’re writing about The Great White North and need to know something about it, just drop a question in my inbox!

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The ScriptX family as of 01/01/2018

Have writing questions, but don’t know who to ask? Check out the ScriptX family of blogs, all of whom provide detailed writing advice on a huge variety of topics!

First, ScriptFeature shares some of the best posts from the ScriptX blogs, as well as giving updates and announcements about the family: @scriptfeature

The rest of the blogs are in alphabetical order in two groups, with active blogs first, and inactive/archived blogs second. If you are looking for something in particular, try searching using Ctrl+F or ⌘+F

Active:

Accountant: @scriptaccountant (Accounting)

Autistic: @scriptautistic (Autistic characters)

Ballerina: @scriptballerina (Ballet and dance)

Canuck: @scriptcanuck (Everything Canadian)

Chemist: @scriptchemist (Chemistry and chemical laboratories)

Criminal justice: @scriptcriminaljustice (Criminal justice system, including court procedures and criminal investigations)

Equestrian: @scriptequestrian (Horseback riding)

Firefighter: @scriptfirefighter (Firefighting, including fire science and safety, forced entry, rescue, HazMat and related topics)

Florist: @scriptflorist (Flowers, florists and flower shops)

Foodie: @scriptfoodie (Food and drink)

Genetics: @scriptgenetics (Genetics and evolutionary biology)

German: @scriptgerman (Everything German)

Hacker: @scripthacker (Data retrieval, steganography, cryptography, white hat hacking, and general purpose computing)

History: @scripthistory (History) [on hiatus]

LGBT: @scriptlgbt (LGBTQ+ characters, community, and issues)

Librarian: @scriptlibrarian (Librarians and libraries)

Medic: @scriptmedic (The original! Medicine, human anatomy/physiology, hospitals, EMTs and paramedics)

Myth: @scriptmyth (Mythology and folklore from around the world)

Pastor: @scriptpastor (Religion and people of faith)

Sailor: @scriptsailor (Navy, sailors and nautical history)

Script a world: @script-a-world (Worldbuilding for science fiction and fantasy)

Script structure: @scriptstructure (Story structure, narrative and themes)

Shrink: @scriptshrink (Clinical psychology, psychiatry, therapy and therapists)

Sociology: @scriptsociology (Social sciences applied to world building)

Spoonie: @scriptspoonie (Characters with chronic illness, disability)

Torture: @scripttorture (Torture methods, torture victims, and torturers throughout history)

Trauma Survivors: @scripttraumasurvivors (Writing survivors of psychological trauma)

Veterinarian: @scriptveterinarian (Veterinary medicine for animals domesticated, wild and occasiontally fantastical)

Witchcraft: @scriptwitchcraft (Witchcraft)

Archived/Inactive: These blogs are not currently active but are still a useful resource when researching your stories

Astronomer: @scriptastronomer (Astronomy)

Brain Scientist: @scriptbrainscientist (Neurology) [ARCHIVED]

Brit: @scriptbrit (United Kingdom) [ARCHIVED]

Economist: @scripteconomist (Ecomonics) [ARCHIVED]

Educator: @scripteducator (Schools and teachers)

Kink: @scriptkink (Sex and sexuality)

Lawyer: @scriptlawyer (Legal stuff)

Linguist: @scriptlinguist (Linguistics)

Pharmacist: @scriptpharmacist (Pharmacies and pharmaceuticals)

Politics: @scriptpolitics (Politics, world-building political systems, and international relations) [ARCHIVED]

Publishing industry: @scriptpublishingindustry (Publishing industry, including writers, editors etc)

Service Dogs: @scriptservicedogs (Service dogs, emotional support animals, and therapy dogs)

Social work: @scriptsocialwork (Social workers and the field of social services) [ARCHIVED]

To get the most up-to-date version of this list, be sure to check this link here:  scriptshrink.tumblr.com/scriptfamily

Are you an expert in a topic? Interested in joining the ScriptX family? Apply here!

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The ScriptX family as of 5/10/17

Have writing questions, but don’t know who to ask? Check out the ScriptX family of blogs, all of whom provide detailed writing advice on a huge variety of topics!

First, the Fascinating Feature, where you can get the best posts of all the ScriptX blogs, as well as updates and announcements about the family: @scriptfeature

The Matriarch of Medicine: @scriptmedic  The Astonishing Astronomer: @scriptastronomer The Caustic Chemists: @scriptchemist The Helpful Hacker: @scripthacker

The Saintly Social Worker: @scriptsocialwork The Shrewd Shrink: @scriptshrink  The Terrific Trauma Survivors: @scripttraumasurvivors The Tactful Torturer: @scripttorture

The Eclectic Economist: @scripteconomist  The Harmonious Historians: @scripthistory  The Laudable Linguist: @scriptlinguist  The Plucky Politicians: @scriptpolitics

The Amazing Accountant: @scriptaccountant The Breathtaking Ballerina: @scriptballerina The Fearless Firefighter: @scriptfirefighter The Fair Florists: @scriptflorist The Learned Librarian: @scriptlibrarian The Patient Pastor: @scriptpastor The Powerful Publishers: @scriptpublishingindustry The Sincere Sailor: @scriptsailor The Splendid Soldier: @scriptsoldier

The Autistic Answerers: @scriptautistic The Radiant Rainbows: @scriptlgbt The Shining Spoonies: @scriptspoonie The Wondrous Witches: @scriptwitchcraft

The Valiant Veterinarian: @scriptveterinarian The Eager Equestrians: @scriptequestrian

The Audacious Australian: @scriptaussie The Beautiful Brits: @scriptbrit The Charming Canadian: @scriptcanuck The Germane German: @scriptgerman

The Wonderful World-builders: @script-a-world The Stupendous Structurer: @scriptstructure

Inactive / archived blogs:

The Brilliant Brain Scientists: @scriptbrainscientist The Edified Educator: @scripteducator The Fantastic Foodie: @scriptfoodie The Gentle Geneticist: @scriptgenetics The Knowledgeable Kinkster: @scriptkink The Lively Lawyer: @scriptlawyer The Majestic Mythologists: @scriptmyth  The Phenomenal Pharmacist: @scriptpharmacist The Stalwart Service Dogs: @scriptservicedogs

This list is current as of 5/10/17!

The changes are:

@scripttraumasurvivors and @scriptpastor have joined the family!

Scriptecology has decided to leave the family and is now located at @flukedoesecology. We wish her well in her future endeavors.

Several blogs have gone inactive. 

To get the most up-to-date version of this list, be sure to check this link here: scriptshrink.tumblr.com/scriptfamily

Are you an expert in a topic? Interested in joining the ScriptX family? Apply here!

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“Those script blogs are useful for writing” I say and then have scriptcanuck recommended to me

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Which script blog can I get information from about how a character should identify based on their nationality? The internet hasn't been helping me and I was wondering if there were any experts on the topic or if you could point me to any other blogs that could help?

Your question is a little vague. What do you mean by “identify”? Are you referring to what they call themselves like “I’m American/German/British”?

Depending on what nationality your character is, @scriptbrit @scriptaussie @scriptgerman or @scriptcanuck might be able to help you.

@writingwithcolor may also be able to help you as they have many mods of many nationalities.

If you need, feel free to resubmit with a bit of clarification 

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The Script Family as of 3/8/17

Have writing questions, but don’t know who to ask? Check out the Scriptfamily blogs, all of whom provide detailed writing advice on a huge variety of topics!

Announcing with an abnormal amount of alliteration:

First, the Fascinating Feature, where you can get the best posts of all the scriptblogs, as well as updates and announcements about the family: @scriptfeature

The Matriarch of Medicine: @scriptmedic The Ebullient Ecologist: @scriptecology The Caustic Chemists: @scriptchemist The Astonishing Astronomer: @scriptastronomer The Gentle Geneticist: @scriptgenetics

The Shrewd Shrink: @scriptshrink The Phenomenal Pharmacist: @scriptpharmacist The Saintly Social Worker: @scriptsocialwork

The Plucky Politicians: @scriptpolitics​ The Lively Lawyer: @scriptlawyer The Helpful Hacker: @scripthacker

The Harmonious Historians: @scripthistory The Majestic Mythologists: @scriptmyth The Learned Librarian:  @scriptlibrarian The Laudable Linguist: @scriptlinguist The Powerful Publishers: @scriptpublishingindustry

The Eclectic Economist: @scripteconomist The Amazing Accountant: @scriptaccountant

The Stalwart Service Dogs: @scriptservicedogs The Valiant Veterinarian: @scriptveterinarian The Eager Equestrians: @scriptequestrian

The Fearless Firefighter: @scriptfirefighter The Splendid Soldier: @scriptsoldier The Sincere Sailor: @scriptsailor The Fair Florists: @scriptflorist The Wondrous Witches: @scriptwitchcraft

The Autistic Answerers: @scriptautistic The Shining Spoonies: @scriptspoonie The Radiant Rainbows: @scriptlgbt

The Germane German: @scriptgerman The Beautiful Brits: @scriptbrit The Audacious Australian: @scriptaussie The Charming Canadian: @scriptcanuck​

The Tactful Torturer: @scripttorture

The Wonderful World-builders: @script-a-world The Stupendous Structurer: @scriptstructure

Currently Inactive:

The Brilliant Brain Scientists: @scriptbrainscientist The Breathtaking Ballerina: @scriptballerina​ The Fantastic Foodie: @scriptfoodie The Knowledgeable Kinkster: @scriptkink​ The Edified Educator: @scripteducator

This list is current as of 3/8/17!

The changes are:

@scriptpolitics​ and @scripttorture joined the family. 

Forenscripts has decided to leave the family and is now located at @fantasticallyfactualforensics. We wish them well in their future endeavors.

Several blogs have gone inactive. 

I’ve also changed the order of the list a little bit.

To get the most up-to-date version of this list, be sure to check this link here:  scriptshrink.tumblr.com/scriptfamily

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The Scriptfamily as of 2/15/17

We’ve had some changes to the fam, so I figured I’d update this post!

Announcing with an abnormal amount of alliteration:

The Matriarch of Medicine: @scriptmedic The Ebullient Ecologist: @scriptecology The Caustic Chemists: @scriptchemist The Astonishing Astronomer: @scriptastronomer The Gentle Geneticist: @scriptgenetics

The Brilliant Brain Scientists: @scriptbrainscientist The Shrewd Shrink: @scriptshrink The Phenomenal Pharmacist: @scriptpharmacist The Saintly Social Worker: @scriptsocialwork

The Lively Lawyer: @scriptlawyer The Helpful Hacker: @scripthacker

The Radiant Rainbows: @scriptlgbt The Knowledgeable Kinkster: @scriptkink

The Harmonious Historians: @scripthistory The Majestic Mythologists: @scriptmyth The Learned Librarians:  @scriptlibrarian The Edified Educator: @scripteducator The Laudable Linguist: @scriptlinguist The Powerful Publishers: @scriptpublishingindustry

The Eclectic Economist: @scripteconomist The Amazing Accountant: @scriptaccountant

The Stalwart Service Dogs: @scriptservicedogs The Valiant Veterinarian: @scriptveterinarian The Eager Equestrians: @scriptequestrian 

The Breathtaking Ballerina: @scriptballerina The Fearless Firefighter: @scriptfirefighter The Splendid Soldier: @scriptsoldier The Sincere Sailor: @scriptsailor

The Autistic Answerers: @scriptautistic The Shining Spoonies: @scriptspoonie

The Fair Florists: @scriptflorist The Wondrous Witches: @scriptwitchcraft  The Fantastic Foodie: @scriptfoodie

The Germane German: @scriptgerman The Beautiful Brit: @scriptbrit The Audacious Australian: @scriptaussie The Charming Canadian: @scriptcanuck

The Wonderful World-builders: @script-a-world The Stupendous Structurer: @scriptstructure

And last, but not least, The Fascinating Feature, where you can get the best posts of all the scriptblogs: @scriptfeature

@scriptfeature also covers updates and announcements about new blogs, which blogs are going on hiatus, and just general news.

This list is current as of 2/15/17!

The changes are: @scriptfirefighter and @scriptequestrian joined the family! 

To get the most up-to-date version of this list, be sure to check this link here:  scriptshrink.tumblr.com/scriptfamily

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The Scriptfam as of 2/2/17

We’ve had some changes to the fam, so I figured I’d update this post!

Announcing with an abnormal amount of alliteration:

The Matriarch of Medicine: @scriptmedic The Ebullient Ecologist: @scriptecology​ The Caustic Chemists: @scriptchemist​ The Astonishing Astronomer: @scriptastronomer​ The Gentle Geneticist: @scriptgenetics

The Brilliant Brain Scientists: @scriptbrainscientist​ The Shrewd Shrink: @scriptshrink   The Phenomenal Pharmacist: @scriptpharmacist​ The Saintly Social Worker: @scriptsocialwork

The Lively Lawyer: @scriptlawyer​ The Helpful Hacker: @scripthacker​ The Fervent Forensics: @forenscripts​

The Radiant Rainbows: @scriptlgbt The Knowledgeable Kinkster: @scriptkink​

The Harmonious Historians: @scripthistory​ The Majestic Mythologists: @scriptmyth​ The Learned Librarians:  @scriptlibrarian​ The Edified Educator: @scripteducator​ The Laudable Linguist: @scriptlinguist The Powerful Publishers: @scriptpublishingindustry

The Eclectic Economist: @scripteconomist​ The Amazing Accountant: @scriptaccountant​

The Stalwart Service Dogs: @scriptservicedogs​   The Valiant Veterinarian: @scriptveterinarian

The Breathtaking Ballerina: @scriptballerina​ The Splendid Soldier: @scriptsoldier​ The Sincere Sailor: @scriptsailor

The Autistic Answerers: @scriptautistic​ The Shining Spoonies: @scriptspoonie​

The Fair Florists: @scriptflorist​ The Wondrous Witches: @scriptwitchcraft     The Fantastic Foodie: @scriptfoodie​

The Germane German: @scriptgerman​ ​ The Beautiful Brit: @scriptbrit​ The Audacious Australian: @scriptaussie The Charming Canadian: @scriptcanuck

The Wonderful World-builders: @script-a-world​   The Stupendous Structurer: @scriptstructure

And last, but not least, The Fascinating Feature, where you can get the best posts of all the scriptblogs: @scriptfeature

@scriptfeature also covers updates and announcements about new blogs, which blogs are going on hiatus, and just general news.

This list is current as of 2/2/2017!

The changes are: @scriptpublishingindustry joined the family!

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2,000 Followers and Special Announcement!

Y’all, Holy. Shit. 2,000 followers??? :O

Thank you so much, Shrinky-dinks, for coming to my blog and listening to me talk about stuff. I’m sure you’ve heard this all before, but I wanna say it again - I would never have gotten this far without y’all. <3

So to celebrate, I’ve got someone for y’all to meet!

Say hello to Brainy!

Huh. Brainy, you look a little angry. Is something wrong? 

Wait, where are you going with my DSM-5??

...You know what, you can borrow that as long as you need to, Brainy. 

:D

Huge thanks to @scriptcanuck for these fantastic drawings!

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The Scriptfam as of 1/14/2017

We’ve had some changes to the fam, so I figured I’d update this post!

Announcing with an abnormal amount of alliteration:

The Matriarch of Medicine: @scriptmedic The Ebullient Ecologist: @scriptecology​ The Caustic Chemists: @scriptchemist​ The Astonishing Astronomer: @scriptastronomer​ The Gentle Geneticist: @scriptgenetics

The Brilliant Brain Scientists: @scriptbrainscientist​ The Shrewd Shrink: @scriptshrink   The Phenomenal Pharmacist: @scriptpharmacist​ The Saintly Social Worker: @scriptsocialwork

The Lively Lawyer: @scriptlawyer​ The Helpful Hacker: @scripthacker​ The Fervent Forensics: @forenscripts​

The Radiant Rainbows: @scriptlgbt The Knowledgeable Kinkster: @scriptkink​

The Harmonious Historians: @scripthistory​ The Majestic Mythologists: @scriptmyth​ The Learned Librarians:  @scriptlibrarian​ The Edified Educator: @scripteducator​ The Laudable Linguist: @scriptlinguist

The Eclectic Economist: @scripteconomist​ The Amazing Accountant: @scriptaccountant​ 

The Stalwart Service Dogs: @scriptservicedogs​   The Valiant Veterinarian: @scriptveterinarian

The Breathtaking Ballerina: @scriptballerina​ The Splendid Soldier: @scriptsoldier​ The Sincere Sailor: @scriptsailor

The Autistic Answerers: @scriptautistic​ The Shining Spoonies: @scriptspoonie​

The Fair Florists: @scriptflorist​ The Wondrous Witches: @scriptwitchcraft     The Fantastic Foodie: @scriptfoodie​

The Germane German: @scriptgerman​ ​ The Beautiful Brit: @scriptbrit​ The Audacious Australian: @scriptaussie The Charming Canadian: @scriptcanuck

The Wonderful World-builders: @script-a-world​   The Stupendous Structurer: @scriptstructure

And last, but not least, The Fascinating Feature, where you can get the best posts of all the scriptblogs: @scriptfeature

@scriptfeature also covers updates and announcements about new blogs, which blogs are going on hiatus, and just general news.

This list is current as of 1/14/2017!

The changes are: @scriptgambling is no longer active; @scriptcreature has been unresponsive; @scriptautistic, @scriptspoonie, @scriptsailor, and @scriptlinguist joined the family.

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ScriptX Family Weekly Update

1/25/2017

Welcome back y’all! Just as a quick note before we start, @scriptservicedogs has a special announcement at the end. Anyways, on to the announcement.

Announcements

@scriptautistic has acquired over 1,000 followers!

Featured Posts

A Beautiful Mind

Drugs: they do weird things to the mind. There’s a reason marijuana is sometimes referred to as the magic weed. As writers, it’s good to know how various drugs affect the mind and some of the side effects. @scriptbrainscientist has a great post that explains what’s happening when your character tokes up.

Frozen Desert

As part of a series on the biomes of the world, @scriptecology has written this brief introduction to deserts, explaining what makes a desert and the types of deserts you could use in your world building.

Masterpost on Stimming

When you’re writing your autistic characters, there are plenty of traits that you need to keep in mind. One that can be easy to forget about is stimming, which is why @scriptautistic has written this masterpost on stimming discussing what it is and some examples for a few of the main senses that you could easily use yourself.

All Dressed Up and Two Places to Go

When your character is torn between two places to live, it can be tough for courts to decide where to send the young character. @scriptsocialwork helps this detailed ask and maybe it can help you too.

Insurance and Supers Through the Roof

So a recent superhero movie trend has been to think about the repercussions of the supers doing their work such as in Captain America: Civil War, but what those movies don’t think about that much is how it affects the common folk moneywise. @scripteconomist gives writers an idea of what one would need to keep in mind for their stories in a super powered universe.

A Brief Overview of the Provinces and Territories of Canada

For those of us who don’t live in the great white north, trying to name the provinces your characters visit can be difficult. @scriptcanuck has provided a quick reference for the McBasics of Canada’s provinces and territories.

I'll Make a Man Out of You

This asker’s character is about to pull a Mulan and pose as a man. The problem is, when your story is set before the invention of stretchy fabrics, binding so the chest is flatter is on the wrong side of dangerous. @scripthistory gives some ideas as to what an author would need to keep in mind for the design of the character’s binder.

Where the Wildflowers Grow

Where can [plant] grow? Though this asker has a specific plant in mind, @scriptflorist provides an answer that helps with most plants if you know what environment it thrives in. There’s even a convenient map with the climate zones!

Dream of a Silver Screen

You have an idea. But it’s not just any idea, it’s an idea for a movie. You know exactly what you want and how long you want it to be.

You aren’t sure how much a page of script equals in movie time. How are you going to do that? @scriptstructure had an asker recently with the exact same question, and the answer should be able to help you too.

The Truth Will Set The Lawyers on Your Tail

@scriptmedic ‘s BS Tropes is back. This time we have truth serum. Guess what, it doesn’t work as well as Hollywood says it does. Funny how Hollywood productions have such huge budgets and can’t do the research to confirm whether this stuff actually works. So read the post. Be informed. Make Hollywood look bad.

Quotes

“You're not a real writer until you're on at least one watchlist.”

- @anauthorandherservicedog ( @scriptservicedogs)

“I'm a trained professional. Just not in this profession.”

- Den ( @scriptaccountant ) not referring to accounting

Ask Box Statuses

@scriptgerman is going to be on hiatus for about 3 weeks because finals are a thing, but the ask box is still open.

@scripteconomist is having a busy time right now, but all waiting asks are at least partly answered and the ask box is still open

@scriptwitchcraft has an empty ask box, so if you have questions, now is a great time to send them in

New Family

We’re still looking for additional moderators for an upcoming blog on writing characters in the publishing industry (authors, publishers, editors, agents, cover artists, proofreaders, book bloggers — the works!) If you’re interested in joining the ScriptX family and have experience in the publishing industry, especially with a Big 5/Big 6 publisher or the art/marketing side of the house, please contact @scriptservicedogs. Please note that this is NOT a blog meant to advise people on actually getting published.

And that’s all for this week. See y’all next week.