#scriptfirefighter

[cripplecharacters]

do you happen to know of any tumblrs that do what you do, but for other... types(?) of people? i'm struggling to find an active LGBT writing guide blog specifically at the moment but it'd be nice to have a masterlist of any blog of this variety, since tumblr's search is remissfully unhelpful..! tysm

Hi lovely asker!

So there used to be a whole lot of blogs that were labeled "Scriptx" blogs and of course others too. Good thing is a lot of them were archived! So while they're not open for new questions you can still use the search and use the information provided to other asks they answered. So I'm gonna tag the other active blogs or the ones that are just on hiatus and then I'm gonna link all the archived ones!

Active:

@yourbookcouldbegayer

@scriptlgbt

@fuckyeahasexual

@writingquestionsanswered

@scriptmedic

@blindbeta

@askablindperson

@writingwithcolor

@creatingblackcharacters

@howtofightwrite

@script-a-world

@scriptstructure

Not active/Archived:

scriptservicedogs-blog

actuallyservicedogs

scriptshrink

scripttorture

scriptveterinarian

scriptautistic

asexualadvice

scripttraumasurvivors

scriptpharmacist-blog

scriptpolitics

scriptpublishingindustry

scriptfirefighter

writenavy

scriptwitchcraft

scripthacker

scriptcriminaljustice

scriptgenetics

scriptflorist

scriptlawyer-blog

scriptastronomer

scriptchemist

scriptmyth

scriptspoonie

scriptkink

scriptequestrian-blog

scriptsocialwork

scriptbrainscientist

fantasticallyfactualforensics

scriptaccountant

scriptballerina

scripthistory

scriptlibrarian

scripteconomist

scripteducator

scriptlinguist-blog

I briefly scrolled through a few of these that I personally wasn't aware of but I can't vet and scroll through each and every individual blog in its entirety because well it would take a very very long time. Also of the active blogs some don't have their ask box open and/or some are on small hiatus'. Please be respectful of that, pretty please, everyone puts in a lot of time and effort and yeah.

~ Mod Virus 🌸

[scriptfeature]

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.

[scriptautistic]

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!

[scriptmedic]

Hey Scripty, happy October - loving the blog you are doing many wonderful things. My Nano project is going to revolve around the recovery of a character who breaks his back and right femur in an aircraft crash (incomplete t-11, paraplegia and wheelchair dependency). Crash happens at an airshow so medics would be on hand; my question is what would the extraction from the wreckage of the aircraft look like, the period between the crash and getting the chara in the chopper?

Ooooooooooooooooffff. Recovering people from an airplane crash is not my forte; my people would only go to work after @scriptfirefighter ‘s kin put out the flaming wreckage and manage scene safety. 

The first piece is making it safe -- making sure nothing is going to go boom or set the crew on fire. 

The second challenge is cutting them out of the wreckage. 

The third challenge is caring for them medically, which means a) stabilizing the C-spine with manual stabilization (hands on the side of the head) and a collar, then immobilizing them with a spine board, b) cutting their flight suit off, c) doing a full trauma assessment, d) fixing anything life threatening, e) getting IVs in place and possibly putting an airway in place if they’re not breathing or not breathing well.) 

Then medevac, then surgery, then long, protracted recovery period. 

Good luck with your story and I hope Doc can help you, his is an excellent blog! 

xoxo, Aunt Scripty

[disclaimer] 

Special Disclaimer: Please Do Not Crash Your Airplane Into Crowds, It Is Rude. 

[scriptshrink]

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!

[writingguide1]

Need help that Google just can’t give?

Try some of these great blogs! (Just click the blog name--they’re linked!)

Accounting/Finance: ScriptAccountant

Animals/Veterinary Science: ScriptVeterinarian

Astronomy: ScriptAstronomer

Autism/Autistic Characters: ScriptAutistic (run by three fabulous autistic bloggers)

Ballet/Dance: ScriptBallerina (currently inactive)

Books/Libraries: ScriptLibrarian

Britain: ScriptBrit (this blog has been indefinitely archived and is no longer taking asks, but it’s still a great resource!)

Chemistry: ScriptChemist

Criminal Justice: ScriptCriminalJustice

Ecology/Earth: FlukeDoesEcology

Economics: ScriptEconomist

Fire/Firefighting: ScriptFirefighter

Flowers: ScriptFlorist

Forensics: FantasticallyFactualForensics

Genetics: ScriptGenetics

Germany: ScriptGerman

History: ScriptHistory

Horses/Equestrianism: ScriptEquestrian

Islam/Muslim Characters: This great post from Writing With Color

Law/Court: ScriptLawyer (though they are based in British Columbia, so I’m not sure if they’re informed on American law for the American writers out there)

LGBT: ScriptLGBT

Linguistics/Language: ScriptLinguist (especially great for high fantasy writers who are developing languages for their world building)

Medical: ScriptMedic

Medicine/Pharmaceuticals: ScriptPharmacist

Military: TranscriptTroopers

Mythology: ScriptMyth

Ocean/Navy: ScriptSailor

Religion/Religious Leaders: ScriptPastor (seems to be geared towards Christian religions)

People of Color: WritingWithColor (tw: discussion of stereotypes, microaggressions, etc; I am constantly visiting this blog; currently not taking asks)

Politics: ScriptPolitics

Psychology: ScriptShrink

Service Dogs: ScriptServiceDogs

Sociology: ScriptSociology

Stereotypes: This cool masterlist from Writing With Color

Tech/Hacking: ScriptHacker

Torture: ScriptTorture (tw: graphic torture explanations, etc.)

Trauma Survivors: ScriptTraumaSurvivors (tw; a lot of triggers are going to be present on this blog, so be cautious, and understand that the experience can be different for everyone)

Wicca: MoonLightAcademy or ScriptWitchcraft

Please be respectful with your asks! If you can easily Google something, try that first. Also be aware that some of these blogs receive a lot of asks and may not respond immediately. These are all blogs written specifically for the use of writers and are not meant to help you with real-life issues (I.E. ScriptSociology specifically states that they cannot help with real-life social work).

I haven’t personally spent a lot of time at all of these blogs, so if you find them highly problematic or inaccurate, please let me know! 

[scriptmedic]

Hiya! This may be out of left field, but I was wondering what paramedics/firefighters do when they pull pets out of burning buildings. Do they give them oxygen like people? Treat injuries? Or rush them to a vet? Thank you!

I think this is a fine question for @scriptfirefighter ! 

[scriptfeature]

Script Family Weekly Update

5/31/17

Hey, Y'all, and welcome back to the update. I’m traveling now, meaning I’m typing this up on my laptop while in the car going to my aunt’s wedding. Fun stuff. Moving on to the stuff you care about.

Announcements

@scripttorture has posted its first media analysis on George Orwell’s 1984. Check that out here.

@scriptpolitics is still on hiatus. Your patience is appreciated.

Featured Posts

An Introduction to Technical Rescue

With many careers, you have a standard path where you learn the basic skills of the job and master them, but more specific options are available. For firefighters, these options include various technical rescue paths, such as structural collapse- mentioned in this ask. @scriptfirefighter briefly talks about how these teams handle a structural collapse.

Galaxy Explosive 7

You are likely familiar with how lit Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was.

Though that may not have been beneficial to the consumers, Samsung, most airports, and probably anybody in a five-foot (1.5-ish meters) radius of the device, maybe your MC can do something useful with it- say setting off a fire alarm remotely due to the smoke from the device. Would they be able to rig the phone to explode when they want it to? @scripthacker would say yes and provides a couple of alternatives to get that fire alarm to go off.

The Man Behind the Curtain

Who is the great and mighty publisher?

*Ahem* Publisher. To rephrase, who is an author talking about when they say, “My publisher says [x]”? Is it a single person, or is it the company? @scriptpublishingindustry gives us some insight into this phrase.

Mapmaking Part 1

Many authors like to make maps as a reference for themselves or their readers. Maps enable someone to orient themselves in the fictional world. This mapmaking tutorial by Pylon Bina of @script-a-world starts on the basics of drawing a continent map.

Shattered Leg, Shattered Pride (CW: discussion of animals amputating their own legs)

This asker’s sapient canine is a strong, independent girl who needs nobody, or at least until she broke her leg. Also, she’s not sure, but it might be infected. She’s definitely having trouble hunting. The asker’s question: would it make sense for her to amputate her own leg? @scriptveterinarian talks about how this scenario might play out.

“Bestfriends” (CW: this one is from @scripttraumasurvivors and discusses PTSD, symptoms of PTSD, and triggers)

PTSD is most often associated with soldiers returning from war. However, post-traumatic stress disorder can come after many types of trauma.  Many symptoms result from this disorder and have different degrees of intensity for different people. @scripttraumasurvivors talks about some of those symptoms in this post.

Post-Apocalyptic Diet

Say goodbye to your money, your water, your electricity, and everything else you hold dear because the apocalypse is here! So now what? Your character still has to eat. What’s even going to last more than a day without a fridge? @scriptfoodie can help you our here.

Ask Box Statuses

@scriptmedic still has her ask box open until the 3rd. Remember, her ask box empties at the end of each month. 

New Family

We have no new family this week.

And that’s all for this week. Tune in next time for more from the script family. Until then, this is your host signing off

-Splat

Edit: Thank you anon for pointing out that i didn’t have the links. Sorry folks. 

[scriptshrink]

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

[scriptshrink]

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