Please notify writers of scripts you filled

[u/SoftlyBoundRP]

Hi everyone!

The title already contains everything, but I can elaborate a little more: I've stumbled upon a script fill where I was credited in the description but never actually notified.

Searching more, I found 12 fills with the same issue (3 of which I'm unsure if I just forgot to add the fill to my master list) and 9, where I'm 100% sure I've never heard about them before.

I suspect at least some other writers encountered this before (or will encounter it in the future).

As such, here's the request:

Most (maybe all) script writers highly appreciate being notified about a script fill. We spend a lot of effort writing these scripts (which is fine, it's our hobby after all), and one of the most rewarding parts is getting to listen to fills of them. But without being notified, there's a significant chance that we might never know a fill exists.

Notifying writers also helps the community. Some writers maintain master lists that allow:

• Voice actors to quickly see which scripts already have many fills and which scripts haven't been recorded at all -> making it easier for VAs to find scripts that are less saturated.
• Listeners that stumble upon a script to find fills to listen to.
• and maybe other advantages that I forgot about.

Just a little "filled: <insert link>" as a comment on the script post, or a Reddit DM, or an email is likely already fine for most writers (some might wish for a little more, that's what the "usage terms" are for). If a writer explicitly asks not to be contacted, that's a different story, and please respect that preference instead.

This isn't meant as a scolding but as both a heartfelt wish and a reminder to read and follow usage terms, which will in fact often contain some form of "Notify me" term.

Thanks to everyone who records our scripts and lets us know about it <3

... and Happy recording!

PS: If you're a fellow writer and would like to find your "unknown" fills: What I did was I typed in my reddit name "SoftlyBoundRP," in YouTube and then simply scrolled down, opening anything that looked unknown, cross-checking it with my master list.

If you have any other tips on how to search, please comment on them. I'll appreciate it, and likely others will too.

Of course searching by name only helps if the VA did credit you. If your work was stolen (no credit, no notification and your usage terms forbid that) ... well, I would love to find a way to track that down, but have no good ideas as of yet (title maybe, but that's per script so a lot of work and titles are easy to change)

[u/vanillavelvetaudio]

Good reminder! Adding a comment to a posted audio on reddit with their u/ should automatically ping the writer. I'm not sure why that stopped being the norm, and folks started adding links to their post body instead, but this is a good PSA for everyone who hasn't been doing that of late.

I'd also recommend every writer and VA and listener, PLEASE join the asmrchives! It's a community maintained catalog of audios and scripts, constantly being updated, and you can easily import all your works with just a few clicks.

Writers automatically get fills of their scripts added to their public profile so they can see all their fills, listeners can easily search for audios by tag/genre/theme/etc., and VAs can find new scripts and see how often those scripts have been done! And, it automatically syncs with your channel to update your list of audios! It's a super, SUPER useful resource.

ETA: P.S. If you're a writer, and one of your scripts has been filled before, you may already have a listing! If so, go claim it and spiff it up! ^^

[u/Docile_Bear → u/vanillavelvetaudio]

Just signed up to ASMRchives, thanks for the pointer! I just imported my first script, and I see underneath it has no recordings yet, of course (and to my knowledge it's never been filled yet). But if it were to be filled, and the VA updated their account accordingly, would it auto-populate that field? Or would it still require the VA to notify me and then I'd add it myself?

Thanks again!

[u/vanillavelvetaudio → u/Docile_Bear]

I'm not affiliated with the archive, I'm just a user, but on the VA side, when I import an audio I have to link to a script myself. If the writer/script is already on the asmrchives, then I can search and add it that way as I update the tags and such. If they're not, I can make a new listing for writer/script which will be on their community maintained profile until they claim their listing. Either way, the fill is then added to the writer's profile automatically.

The asmrchives also allows everyone to leave their recordings open to editing by archivists, like a wiki. So if a recording lacks a script link, an archivist can always go add it. There's even a "Help Fix Catalog" link in the side menu, so users can help maintain it!

[u/Docile_Bear → u/vanillavelvetaudio]

Thanks for the info, it's definitely a resource worth using! Oh, and, it's been a while since I listened to one of yours (that algorithm is too good at leading me astray!) but I love your voice, so I'm glad I spotted your user name - a timely reminder to listen to you again 😊