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Recently Aardman Animations tweeted about their new CGI TV series: “Lloyd of the Flies follows the adventures of Lloyd B Fly, a housefly and the middle child of 453. Lloyd lives with his parents, his little sister PB and their 225 maggot siblings inside a compost bin they call home. In the series, Lloyd and PB are often accompanied by Lloyd’s best friend, Abacus Woodlouse, and eccentric tag-along, Cornea Butterfly. Together they explore the strange world beyond the compost bin, where there is no shortage of lessons for Lloyd to very nearly learn.” Visit the Aardman web site for a whole lot more information. Bzzz!

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In a Telegram group post, Scarlarius, chairman of Singapore’s Little Island Furcon (LIFC) has recently announced they will not be holding their event this year. To clarify, the post was made inside LIFC’s official Telegram group. The link is given here: https://twitter.com/littleislandfc/status/1110126680197087233?s=21 and internal post link https://t.me/c/1297222220/16542 He says despite the returning of local large […]

Part 2 of our special on writing retreats at @RAWRWorkshop. We discuss how the retreat went. Original Air Date: Sep 11, 2017 Ep 76 – Post-Rawr! - Part 2 of our special on writing retreats at @RAWRWorkshop. We discuss how the retreat went. Original Air Date: Sep 11, 2017

Part 1 of a special on writing retreats from @RAWRWorkshop. Hear what goes on at writing retreats! Original Air Date: Aug 15, 2017 Ep 75 – Pre-Rawr! - Part 1 of a special on writing retreats from @RAWRWorkshop. Hear what goes on at writing retreats! Original Air Date: Aug 15, 2017

We had more mail and so we kept answering it. We talk about what it means to be mainstream, marketing, song of summerking, feral as a concept in furry and other things Original Air Date: Jul 5, 2017 Ep 74 – Xmas Mailbag Pt 2 - We had more mail and so we kept answering it. We talk about what it means to be mainstream, marketing, song of summerking, feral as a concept in furry and other things Original Air Date: Jul 5, 2017

Right before Christmas we went through our unanswered emails. Original Air Date: Apr 10, 2017 Ep 73 – Xmas Mailbag Pt 1 - Right before Christmas we went through our unanswered emails. Original Air Date: Apr 10, 2017

Discussing how much species needs to matter in furry lit. Are zipperbacks okay? Original Air Date: Dec 16, 2016 Ep 72 – Fur For All - Discussing how much species needs to matter in furry lit. Are zipperbacks okay? Original Air Date: Dec 16, 2016

We discuss the Furry Writers’ Guild Original Episode – November 1, 2016 Ep 71 – Furry Writers’ Guild - We discuss the Furry Writers’ Guild Original Episode – November 1, 2016

We discuss DarkEnd’s list of themes he sees too often in his slushpile. Original Air-Date: October 9, 2016   Ep 70 – Twenty Five Erotic Clichés! - We discuss DarkEnd’s list of themes he sees too often in his slushpile. Original Air-Date: October 9, 2016  

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This week it's just Bearly and Taebyn doing what Bearly and Taebyn do.  Having a good time, discussing general subjects including Corned Beef, Guacamole, smoke detectors, and other random things.  With the crazy weather the last few weeks we were not able to record a guest, so you are going to be entertained by your hosts.  Tune in and have a great time with Bearly and Taebyn.

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Okay here’s something different: A new movie, heading to Netflix, based on a single illustration. Slashfilm explains: “Back in 2013, word arrived that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was going to make a movie based on a single drawing that appeared on DeviantArt. That’s right: Not an adaptation of a story, but a drawing… a piece called ‘Sweet Halloween Dreams’ by artist Alex Panagopoulos. The project seemed to vanish as quickly as it was announced, but now it’s back – and headed to Netflix. Johnson will produce the film, now titled Teddy and the Guardians of the Night, with Dany Garcia under their Seven Bucks Productions banner.” No word yet on a planned release date, or even any more details on the plot, but many people are making guesses based on the illustration below. We’ll let you know more when we do. Pleasant dreams!

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Fox and Burger Podcast #4: From Cosplay to Fursuit Making, Pawaii, and More - Feat Daza. ---- This time, we're going to a place that we've never been before - Indonesia. As our first non-lion guest, we're extremely excited to have Daza on the show. Daza is a fursuit maker from Indonesia, making over 50 partials and over 10 full bodies. He was also the GOH for Pawai 2018. Join us as we delve for the time into the Indonesian furry fandom! ---- Social Media Fox: https://twitter.com/foxnakh Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner Daza: https://www.facebook.com/Daz_Wolf-Fursuit-381282592429555/ https://www.instagram.com/daz_wolf21/ https://twitter.com/wolf_da ---- Footage Used: https://twitter.com/191119inori/status/1329258227284865024?s=20 https://twitter.com/wolf_daz/status/1360190671345250308?s=20 https://twitter.com/wolf_daz/status/1340157444186488832?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llhs2FMLtxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuPp5Rwm07I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_UIISregp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpYzSOIw__k Stock photos provided by Pixabay

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Hello Furry Writers’ Guild! I know it’s a bit silly to call this a guest post, but I was hoping to take of my President hat for a moment to write a post for the blog on a personal experience and I thought that it would be far more fitting. Recently, an anthology I am involved in editing had its submission call reach a larger audience of folks who haven’t worked with traditional Furry publishers before and it caused quite a stir.

I help maintain the Furry Writers’ Market so I see all the submission calls put out by the community. This call didn’t look like anything out of the ordinary. However, gaining these fresh perspectives from outside eyes showed me there are ways we could try to improve submission calls in the community to help attract more authors to write for anthologies.

I want to personally thank Personalias, Daddy Wuffster, and CK Crinklekid for opening up these discussions. I hope the information I can share with you all here can help all of us find new ways to improve the anthology process. With the preamble finished, I’ll get to the good stuff!

New Authors Don’t Know About Furry Publishing Standards

I say this not as an insult, but more of as a fact that somehow we’ve all been missing. We as authors, publishers, and editors, are used to the general process involved here. This isn’t the case to people brand new to the writing scene in general or those looking at submitting to an anthology for the first time.

For example, it’s standard for anthologies to include a section about the authors where they can promote themselves. We may know this, but an outside observer would have no clue. When we lack this transparency, even if accidentally, it’s easy for someone to look at a submission call and feel like something shady is happening. With this in mind, here are some of the things I was directly told would be awesome to see in submission calls from outside observers.

• The anthology payment is placed prominently on top of the call, not buried after explanations of stories that are being looked for.
• Mentioning the promotional section for authors.
• Stating the period of exclusivity for stories.
• Stating if stories can can use their stories as the basis for other works like sequels or continuations.
• Directly state how stories should be formatted for submission. (My number one question from new authors as President is how do I format submissions. A link to the Standard Manuscript Format could help with this.)

These suggestions made a lot of sense to me and I am positive there are more things that we take for granted but outside observers would have no clue about we don’t explicitly mention. The potential to make submissions more attractive to submit to through transparency and clarity is something we all should consider.

Payment For Anthology Stories

This will not be a debate on payment for anthologies being too low. Furry publishers cannot feasibly offer SFWA rates of eight cents per word and be able to reasonably continue production. A half cent per word has been standard for some time and some projects like Difursity have even managed to offer higher rates. In general, compensation for anthology writing has been on the rise as of late in terms of flat rates and contributor’s copies offered which is an exciting prospect.

Now, several anthologies have offered contributor’s copies as payment for their work as the only payment. This can make a lot of sense as many authors end up buying a copy of the book they are in and want a copy. With many anthologies being passion projects made more for authors than readers, this makes a lot of sense. Sometimes, the flat rate that could be offered would be less than the cost of buying the book in the first place, so to those in the community this makes sense as payment.

However, it’s easy for this to look like this is a typical vanity press scam to those who aren’t familiar with the process. This became very apparent when this became a discussion on Twitter with people upset authors were being paid “in exposure” but becoming more understanding once the situation was better explained to them. With this in mind, I was given two suggestions to improve on this.

• Have publishers offer either a contributor’s copy OR monetary compensation (author’s choice).
• Allow authors to buy the anthology at cost (or at least at a discount).

This would make it easier for outside observers to see authors are not simply being paid “in exposure” which is good optics for everyone involved. Making contributor’s copies easier to purchase could also benefit publishers and authors as well. Cheaper books create the potential for authors to purchase copies for giveaways (which grows both the publisher’s and the author’s audience) and provides another perk for authors in terms of payment. For those who writing is mostly a hobby, being able to buy copies of the book they can share with friends and family at a better price point would help bridge that gap between half a cent a word and a full eight cents per word.

Making Submissions More Attractive To Independent Authors

As previously mentioned, many Furry authors write as a way to engage with the fandom, promote Furry literature as a while, and enjoy their hobby. The goal isn’t always to make a big profit or get famous. However, plenty of authors are able to make livings (or at least have an impressive side hustle) purely writing commissions, running a Patreon, or getting donations from stories on gallery sites.

Traditional publishers cannot manage to offer the lean production a single self-published author can when producing their work and that is understandable. However, we need to realize that as it stands many anthology submissions calls would be a detriment for some of these authors to submit to.

If an author is making less on their anthology story than they would get writing a commission, what is the value in submitting to a publisher? Maybe it’s the prestige of being featured in a very competitive anthology or an easier chance to win awards. Maybe it’s just wanting to see a story in a printed book.

However, even the best furry anthologies don’t sell more copies than the views more popular authors can get on stories posted to a gallery website like FurAffinity or SoFurry. If we cannot pay them the rates for commissions and even a free story is going to offer them more exposure to a general audience, it’s reasonable for these authors to think their time is better spent writing elsewhere. This makes it harder to attract the best talent to anthologies to write, which would in turn boost anthology sales and allow publishers to pay more.

I wish I had ideas on how to do this — sadly I don’t. I’m willing to admit when I don’t have answers to a question. However, if publishers, authors, and editors all work together and brainstorm, I’m positive we can find solutions. Perhaps the Guild hosts a round table to discuss these ideas or these talks take place across whatever social media and chatrooms people participate in. It doesn’t matter where they happen, I just hope that they do so we can find ways to keep bringing Furry literature to even greater heights.

I hope everything I wrote today was useful and at least a little entertaining to read. I would like to remind everyone that while I may be the Guild President, I am perfectly capable of being wrong on a subject. If you disagree with anything said here, I want to hear that feedback (or any feedback) so I can gain more perspectives. Learning from the amazing members of the guild and those who strive to join us someday has helped lead to many improvements for us and I hope this editorial can lead to discussions that help make the Furry writing community as a whole stronger.

— Linnea Capps

First the Ursa Major Awards announce their nominees for 2020, and now the Annie Awards — considered to be the Oscars of animation — have done the same. 2020 must have been a good year for furry animation, because many of the Ursa Major and Annie nominations line up! Onward and Soul are up for Best Feature Annies, while Wolfwalkers is up for Best Indie Feature — along with Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon. And all of those are up for multiple individual achievement Annies too — like Best Character Animation, Best Character Design, Best Direction, and so forth. Best Special Production nominees include The Snail and The Whale and Shooom’s Odyssey, while the Best TV/Media for Preschoolers includes Muppet Babies, Stillwater, and The Adventures of Paddington. Also up for a variety of awards are TV and streaming favorites like Hilda, Bojack Horseman, Amphibia, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Brand New Animal, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Mao Mao — Heroes of Pure Heart. And more! Visit the Annie Awards web site to see all the nominees, and watch for an announcement about this year’s virtual awards ceremony.

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　　臺灣毛毛文化交流協會（下稱協會）於民國109年7月登記成立，是國內獸文化圈中第一個全國性的非營利人民團體，目前約有三十位成員。協會理事長為主辦圈內大型聚會《以茶會毛 FurryTeaParty》（下稱《茶會》）已有多年經驗的冰羽貓，此次特別受本報採訪，說明協會從無到有的成立過程，以及途中遇到的種種困難。

冰羽貓。圖／冰羽貓提供

協會的成立

　　 冰羽貓表示，協會能成立其實是一群志同道合的朋友們共同努力的結果。在協會成立之前，絕大部份成員的日常生活都非常忙碌，而如何想出一個共同目標讓朋友們聚在一起，便成了冰羽貓當時最大的難題。為了解決這個問題，他開始聚集朋友們舉辦小型聚會，並逐漸地擴大規模，開始嘗試舉辦大型活動。冰羽貓與他的朋友們因此從小型聚會，演變成大型活動的工作團隊，最後便成立了協會。

　　然而，協會是需經由內政部正式立案成立的全國性團體，在成立的過程中，冰羽貓等人也遇到了許多困難。「第一次總是最困難的！非常多繁瑣的資料以及公文！」由於協會是屬於全國性的非營利人民團體，申請過程除了需要準備大量公文、敏感性個人資料以外，從當初提案送件到立案成立，前後更是花了約一年的時間才完成。

疫情：挑戰，也是契機

　　剛成立後的協會，首先遇上的挑戰當屬疫情的肆虐。冰羽貓等人本來已經規劃好在協會成立後要舉辦一些活動，卻因遇上了疫情導致多數計畫被迫推延，「一切公開活動都暫時先停止了，等到疫情趨緩後才會有下一步的動作。」

　　在2020年中，協會早已與其他單位一同合作，順利舉辦了《Furry Meeting in Taiwan》（下稱《FurMIT》）。《FurMIT》作為大型活動，主辦單位在籌備時須考量到防疫的要求。除了活動本身的籌備外，在防疫的考量下，協會與《FurMIT》工作團隊也多次和主管機關申請、洽談活動準備事宜，以確保活動能在疫情下順利舉行，並保證防疫做得滴水不漏。冰羽貓也認為，《FurMIT》可說是「在疫情之下綻放的花朵」，肯定了活動在疫情嚴峻當下體現的價值。

　　對於因今年初疫情漸趨嚴重而停辦的《以茶會毛2021》，冰羽貓則表示，即使2021年的活動停辦了，但明年恰好是《以茶會毛》活動的第五周年，因此活動將以更大規模呈現在圈內同好面前。冰羽貓表示：「雖然今年的茶會因為疫情而停辦，但明年會再以更盛大的五週年復活的！」。

以茶會毛與高雄捷運的合作。圖／冰羽貓提供

以茶會毛

　　談到《茶會》，就需要介紹一下這個自2017年開始舉辦的圈內大型活動。《以茶會毛》是由冰羽貓等人在高雄舉辦的獸迷同好聚會。根據官網介紹，《以茶會毛》是一個能「讓毛毛以及喜愛毛毛的朋友們能夠一起交流」的聚會，「有著自由開放的空間能與毛毛一起互動，享受美好的午後時光」。活動從一開始參加的人數只有約為50人，到去年《茶會2019》已有423人報名參與，規模不斷的擴大。

　　對於未來擔任協會理事長後是否會繼續主辦《以茶會毛》，冰羽貓表示，自己與團隊共同主辦了好幾屆，「所以之後應該還是會繼續兼任毛毛協會理事長及茶會主辦吧」。

　　而針對日後《茶會》是否會交由協會主辦，冰羽貓則表示：「協會本身大多都還是做協助的一方而已」，協會在《茶會》的籌備上僅能算是協辦的角色，未來並不會轉而主辦這場活動。

以茶會毛與高雄捷運的合作。圖／冰羽貓提供

圈內的一大里程碑

        臺灣毛毛文化交流協會可說是獸圈內第一個全國性組織，對於國內獸文化而言，也是推廣獸文化之路上的一大里程碑。冰羽貓與他的夥伴們透過經驗與實踐，從無到有創立了協會，期望能夠促進毛毛們的權益，並持續向外推廣獸文化。

　　對於協會的成立，冰羽貓也表示：「（協會的成立）從起初帶著毛毛走到大眾及螢光幕面前開始，也很高興跟我們的夥伴們一直在一起奮鬥，未來也會繼續一直走下去，讓更多民眾了解到毛毛文化」，肯定協會的價值，也感謝與他一起奮鬥的各位夥伴。

　　被問到協會日後是否會開放給獸迷同好們加入，冰羽貓則表示協會未來會開放給更多獸迷同好加入，也會繼續協辦各式各樣的毛毛活動。

　　針對近日圈內發生的多起毛毛設定盜用事件，以保障毛毛權益為一大核心理念的協會，目前也在草擬各種具體方針，協助受害毛毛們解決問題。但冰羽貓也提到，協會目前的具體方針仍在與業界的專業人士討論，等擬定出協助受害毛毛們的方針後，才會交由協會正式公告。

結語

　　作為臺灣獸文化圈內第一個全國性團體，也是第一個以保障毛毛權益、推廣獸文化為宗旨的團體，協會在圈內所具有的價值不言而喻。具有多次舉辦《茶會》、《FurMIT》等大型活動經驗的冰羽貓，擔任了協會的理事長，日後也會繼續透過協會協助辦理《茶會》、《FurMIT》等大型活動。對於協會整體，冰羽貓表示，「我覺得協會對於毛毛來說是一個很棒的作為協助的存在價值，未來也會繼續努力推動協會」。

　　目前協會仍然算是草創期，甫成立的協會也因疫情影響，無法大力舉辦各式活動。雖因疫情影響無法辦理活動，協會現階段仍在與業界專業人士討論保障毛毛權益的方針，以應對近日毛毛權益受損的事件。

　　協會的成立，無論對於獸迷或是毛毛而言，都可說是獸文化圈中的一大里程碑。雖然協會尚未相當活躍於檯面上，但隨著時間流逝，協會也將能透過各種途徑彰顯其價值。待疫情稍微緩和後，協會便能以更積極的角色主辦、協辦獸圈內各種大、小型活動，讓獸迷文化能在協會的輔助下持續發揚。

I just want to tell you how I’m feeling … and it is sorry not sorry.

 

 

I’m so sorry….

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There is 1970’s country music about pizza. I was obsessed when I found it. I must have played it 7 times in a row. It’s so joyful, who hasn’t inhaled steam from a fresh pizza in the car and been full of longing? I’m pie-ning for some now.

Is there other country music like that? Most of what’s around these days is about trucks and things that don’t fit lyrics about spending $3.99 for a 16-incher because you’re not a penny pincher.

I have no idea when it will be safe to have furry meets again, but when it is, there’s definitely going to be a furry pizza party at my place. It would be picking up where we left off. That was the last thing that happened here before the covid lockdown, after Further Confusion 2020. We only got one started and it was supposed to be regular. Hosting 15 local furries was a nice turnout for a small private low-key night. Just add pupperoni.

Have any plans yourself?

Helped do a pizzacon furry movie marathon shindigaroonie. Not posting the group pic for privacy, but here's my pizzaratsona and art done on the spot by lovely @2ManyStripes. 15 furs came and saw Robin Hood, Animalympics (courtesy of @Skiltaire_Party), Fritz the Cat, and Zootopia. pic.twitter.com/uEenghZvca

— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) February 10, 2020

I have been building a music playlist for the return of good times. It has pizza rock, pizza punk, pizza rap, pizza disco, pizza death metal, and the tasty lyrics of Eddie Rabbitt, one of the most furry country music names I can think of.

Any way you slice it, pizza makes a common doughnominator you can top with anything. Add furries for a guaranteed win.

Don’t forget pizza cocktails and furry drinks.

I made a drink for mice pic.twitter.com/6ez50XN7Cz

— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) February 26, 2021

YES https://t.co/6h00nYMzT6

— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) February 26, 2021

If you see me post anything saucy, I’ve probably been experimenting with recipes and planning for a furpile.

Message me privately for a link to a 50+ song playlist. Here’s a few fun ones.

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