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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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April Fools

Hello, everyone! As many of you are aware, this blog was an April Fools joke blog. Unfortunately, that means it must come to an end. The ask box is closed, but there are a few that came in late last night and are queued to post in the next couple of hours. 

I would like to thank the ScriptX Family for sending me pictures of their pets and allowing me to use them for this blog. 

I hope you all had a wonderful time with all the ScriptX Family joke blogs.

~*Mod Den from @scriptflorist*~

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Last Customer of the Night

For @scriptflorist​!

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The rattle of keys was Den's favorite part of Friday night closing at Scripty's Floral Creations. She could just hear the gothic metal band at Divorces Waiting to Happen -- the coffee shop next door -- warming up for their first set of the night. Thinking only of a tasty brownie (with a little something extra baked in) and a redeye, she got the keys out of the cash register and took one step toward the front door -- Only to stop in her tracks when a shadow passed in front of the plate glass window. Shit! It was 6:59, so technically the store was still open for business. Grumbling to herself, she dropped the keys back in the register and closed the drawer as front door opened with a cheerful, tinny chime from the alarm. "Hi! Welcome to --" was as far as she got, because what walked in wasn't human. Oh, it was human-shaped, in that it had two legs and two arms and something on top that might have been a head. But it was hunched and moved bonelessly, as if its joints were put together wrong, and the space behind it seemed to fold and twist before Den's eyes. She blinked, absurdly wondering if her glasses were dirty, and tipped her head to look over the rims. That was worse. So much worse. Because the shadows behind the (thing) customer were all wrong, not black but a deep nacreous green, darker than the void of space, filled with an eldrich light that cast no glow but seemed to consume the very air around it. Her heart lodged in her throat when the (customer) thing stopped before the counter. Den felt herself baring her teeth, a fear-reaction torn from the depths of her soul. "Flowersss," the (thing) customer burbled at her. When it spoke, the tentacles at the bottom half of its face swayed, like seaweed stirred by a riptide. "For --" She coughed and tried to look at the rack of pre-made bouquets, but she couldn't tear her eyes away. "For --" "Anniverssssary." When she pointed at the refrigerated case of roses, her hand wasn't shaking. The rest of her was, but her hand wasn't, and she was proud of that. The (thing) customer turned and shuffled towards the fridge. As soon as its eyes (oh god in heaven, so many eyes) were off her, she slumped back against the shelves of vases. The (thing) customer slid open the door and started plucking roses out -- which was Den's job, but she was not going to protest. When the (thing) customer returned to the counter, it was holding a bundle of roses (had they always been sickly yellow?) in a smooth fist with far too many fingers. Den thought of filler and greenery and something to wrap the flowers. She thought of touching those roses. A drop of blood slipped from a thorny stem. It hit the counter, searing a hole right through with a hiss like a thousand angry wasps. Den felt a little tremor through the soles of her feet and wondered if that hole went all the way through to the core of the earth. "Are --" Another cough. Why had she gone into floral design? She could've been a podiatrist, like her sister. "Are you a teacher or senior citizen?" "Eterrrrrrnal. I prrrrredate the univerrrrrse." Now her hand was trembling. It took her three tries to get the register to cooperate as she punched in the senior citizen discount. To hell with asking for ID. She barely managed to choke out, "Thirty-two fifty, please." The (customer’s) thing's other hand (hand?) reached out, offering a card that she had no choice to take. It was oily black and left a film on her fingertips. It had no print, no chip, no magnetic strip. But when she ran it, the register flashed TRANSACTION COMPLETE. THANK YOU. She slid the card across the counter and jerked her hand back. "Haveanicenight," came out in a rush. The (thing) customer burbled something in response. It turned, giving her another look at the eldrich shadow behind it, like tattered wings, before it disappeared into the night. She had no idea if it opened the door or simply stepped into another dimension. A pop! broke free the scream that had been building in her chest. She spun, slamming a hip into the register, and caught the smell of smoke from the back room. Her only thought was that if the back room on fire, she'd have to flee out the front door, where that (customer) thing had gone. But there was a fire extinguisher and a phone to call 911 and maybe her therapist, so she braced herself for an inferno and raced into the back. But all she saw was smoke rising in ozone-scented curls from the ancient DVR hooked up to the security system. Apparently, their last (customer) had done it in. Shaking with relief, she slumped into the creaky chair by the manager's desk and nodded to the DVR. "You and me both."

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ScriptX Family Weekly Update

1/4/2017

Heyo! We’re back and better (hopefully) than ever. After a holiday, it’s nice to be able to get back into a bit of a rhythm. Anyways, on to the important things.

Announcements

We have a huge announcement this week!

@scriptmedic moderated the VERY FIRST scriptX family writing contest!

The winners are:

@fourandahalfapple

@kathrynabbott

@pielover1967

Congratulations!

Also this week,

@scripteconomist is open to mod applications. Please message her if you are interested.

@scripteducator is looking for a co-mod with special education teaching experience. Please message her if you are interested.

@scriptsocialwork is still looking for a mod that has knowledge in the foster care system and has knowledge in adoption.

Featured Posts

19 Khajiits and Counting

The mild mad Greek goddess ( @pissed-off-persephone ) is back wondering how two different species could do the do and get results. But wait, what if we want the child to be more one parent than the other? @scriptgenetics answers this one pretty quick.

The Fish Say Moo

Fish are great! What with their swimming and their, uh, swimming and… swimming? Ok so maybe they aren’t the most fun pets, but hey you could always use them for food. But would it make sense to have fish the size of, say, sheep and keep them like cows? @scriptecology is here for this asker, with a bonus bit by @allthebellsinvenice .

The Deeper You Go, The Darker It Gets

So the deep/dark web: what is that? Creepypasta readers may be familiar with the idea, but you may not be know enough to write your own horror story filled with vomitous imagery. Well, @scripthacker has the McBasics ready for you to read and learn.

Characteristics of an Abused or Neglected Child

Writing many times looks at the darker side of humans. In consideration of the “show, don’t tell” rule, @scriptsocialwork has provided this list of characteristics that could be used in your story of the horrors of a dark home.

Decomposable Income

What makes something a good currency? Well, you probably wouldn’t want something subject to decay. @scripteconomist helps out this asker with a creative idea for currency, but maybe not practical. Who knows? Maybe it will work in the end.

An American Freshman in London

So obviously school is different when you’re in a different country, but an explanation of something basic like grade levels would be nice. Well say a “thank you” to @scriptbrit because Mod Tea has a chart here for you and a brief summary.

Invasion of the Land Snatchers

Long ago, the nations lived together in harmony. That all changed when that one nation attacked. Only @scripthistory, master of all the eras, could provide a reason for the asker. And when he was needed most, he was there with open ask box. Days passed and the question was answered. And though the blog has many questions left to answer, I believe Captain can save the errors of the scripts.

A Day in the Indoor Garden

She pulls the keys out of her purse and locks the door. It’s been a long day at the shop with everyone needing flowers for Valentine’s day. She sighs turning around as she walks to her car and thinks about the daily routine. It involves plenty of…. well @scriptflorist has that covered.

A Nuke at a Debate

Your character just moves into a house and go figure, it’s haunted. Well, he’s pretty sure, but he's not certain. How is he going to go about taking care of this spooky problem? @scriptwitchcraft has some advice that would be perfect for this.

A Book Here, A Book There, A Book Everywhere

And finally, you can set down your pen for a moment, and bask in the glory of a draft well done. The series has been selling well and now your last book is ready for publishing. You reminisce on the good times you’ve had in your fantasy world. That cave scene was epic, one of your proudest moments. Maybe, just maybe, you could somehow continue the story. But your characters are done, all their arcs completed. No what you need is new characters. And now, @scriptstructure has some advice for you on how you could do your new narrative.

How To Write More Memorable Doctors (Even If They Never Speak)

(Hey, hey, guess what. This post, right here? Yeah it appeared first on Patreon. Go check out Aunt Scripty’s Patreon and consider donating. See the future of the Script Medic.)

Billy Badbones? More like Broken bones after he jumped out that window. And now he’s in the hospital and he is BORED. He looks through the glass door and sees two nurses. Well, duh, he sees nurses, but who are these nurses? How can you make even a background character like a doctor or nurse be the character your readers remember? Bada bing, bada boom- @scriptmedic has a post for you!

Quotes

I’m trying this quote section out, see how it goes.

“I'm sorry, I was given sugar and a cat and left unsupervised to talk about cannibalism.” -Kayl ( @scriptlibrarian ) A summary of the chat

“On one hand, we have deep therapeutic discussions, and then it INEVITABLY turns to murder, cannibalism, or both.”- @scriptshrink Also describing the chat

"Tripping on your own insides is bad"-Aunt Scripty ( @scriptmedic ) Upon being asked whether someone could walk after being stabbed in the abdomen

“For a second I thought that said human sacrifice not human medicine and was about to offer help”-Ajk’in( @scriptmyth ) Realizing that she had misread something Dr. Ferox ( @scriptveterinarian ) has said

Ask Box Statuses

@scripthistory will not be answering at sks from January 5-14. The ask box will still be open.

New Family

We have two new blogs that have joined the family!

@scriptautistic run by Mods Cat and Aira. Click their names for their respective introduction posts.

@scriptspoonie is here to help you write people with illnesses that don't leave them much energy. The title is based off the concept of spoon theory which you can read about here. Learn about their mods here.

@scriptsoldier also has new mods. Please welcome LT Robin4 and PO1 Knight, both with Navy expertise. See the updated Mods page for more information.

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Quick Update

@scriptflorist has filled the mod position. Congrats florist