diff --git a/fish/.config/fish/conf.d/text_editor.fish b/fish/.config/fish/conf.d/text_editor.fish
index 8243343..4b10495 100644
--- a/fish/.config/fish/conf.d/text_editor.fish
+++ b/fish/.config/fish/conf.d/text_editor.fish
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # fish config related to text editing
 
 set -x VISUAL nvim
+set -x EDITOR nvim
 
 alias clem='emacsclient -n'
 
diff --git a/script/.local/bin/mkscript b/script/.local/bin/mkscript
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ddde08e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/.local/bin/mkscript
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# script to automate generation of executable shell scripts
+
+FILE=$1
+SHELL=$2
+
+if [ -z $FILE ]
+then
+	echo "No file name specified."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ -e $FILE ]
+then
+	echo "File already exists."
+	exit
+fi
+
+printf "#!/usr/bin/env ${SHELL:-bash}\n\n\n" > $FILE
+
+touch $FILE
+chmod +x $FILE
+exec ${EDITOR:-nvim} $FILE '+$'