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Episode 470 - Fear Of A Bi Planet - This week: The Army retreats, Twitter plans to implode, bi men confirmed to exist, and we discuss "The Last Bronycon: A Fandom Autopsy".LINKSSaid youtube video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fVOF2PiHncBehind The Bas

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This week we visit with furry author and artist Rukis. We hear a few jokes, and learn about prime numbers (no they are not numbers you get from Amazon Prime!).  Join us for our weekly furcast!

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Bearly Furcasting #13 - Special Guest Rukis, bad jokes, and Math

Woo, here’s a complicated set-up! Listen to the pitch for Hyperbreed, a new full-color science fiction comic from Storm King Productions: “Byrr, Fext and Cammo: Hyperbreed human-animal ‘splices’. They’ve been given a cushy assignment: Board an ancient freighter, transport valuable Explosive Ore to a mining colony, and earn a large delivery bonus. But when they drop out of spacefold, Mak pirates — robot monsters wearing the body parts of vanquished enemies — attack. Fighting against cruel odds, with Mak Yik crystals infesting their ship, our heroes begin to suspect that their lucky break is really a setup for annihilation.” Written by Louise Simonson and illustrated by Guy Dorian, the whole series is overseen by horror great John Carpenter. Issues are available now.

image c. 2020 Storm King Productions

Welcome to another interview with a member of the Furry Writers’ Guild! Recently, Bound Tales released an anthology called Sensory De-Tails. Before we go any further this is an adult anthology that is most certainly NSFW that we will be discussing today. However, it’s not simply the adult nature that makes this anthology one worth exploring.

Bound Tales offers a deluxe edition of the anthology which includes things like cologne samples, faux fur, and a music CD. The idea is to allow readers to interact with the stories presented in the anthology. Today we’ll be talking to the editor of Sensory De-Tails, Thurston Howl, to discuss multimedia fiction ad how the anthology came to be. He has edited works like The Electric Sewer, Infurno, and more. He’s also made several anthology appearances including some in ROAR, FANG, and HEAT.

Enough with the introductions, let’s get to the interview!

FWG: First for the folks that might not know you, tell us a little bit about yourself and your writing.

Howl: Sure! So, I’m Thurston Howl. I’m an editor for Sinister Stoat Publications and the lead anthology editor for Thurston Howl Publications. I founded the Furry Book Review program and have received both Leo Literary Awards and Ursa Major Awards for my writing. I typically work in erotic horror, both inside and outside the fandom. I’ve been a judge for the Silver Falchion Award and the Claymore Award, both horror awards in the Killer Nashville program. Personally, I am a bigender person living with HIV and work with a lot of activism regarding that.

FWG: What inspired you to make an anthology like Sensory DeTails?

Howl: So, before Sensory De-Tails, I’d edited a lot of furry anthologies. What bothered me very often, even with big-name furry writers, was that canines couldn’t hear someone turning the corner up ahead. A feline couldn’t smell musk until they were right up against a body. A snake didn’t have any taste buds different from the canine or feline. And for me, it wasn’t a matter of “accurate” biological representation. It was about untapped potential.

In non-furry erotica, sensory details are great for immersion in sex scenes. In furry erotica, usually not much had changed despite heightened senses. So, I started the anthology as an exercise for furry writers and readers. Show off furry senses in unique and erotic ways.

FWG: So when was it that you came up with the idea to add an interactive element to the anthology? Where did the idea come from?

Howl: Well, it’s not the first time I’ve gone for something interactive. 12 Days of Yiffmas had an erotic holiday music album to accompany it, for example. The stories in Sensory De-Tails begged for an interactive component. When Al Song describes how erotic a classical piece of music is, you kind of have to hear it to believe it. When Linnea describes why you’d want to rim a beaver, well, we need to taste that, too. It just seemed totally natural to do.

FWG: Since you obviously have a well storied writing career, pun somewhat intended, you’ve edited quite a few anthologies over the years. From what you have seen, have multimedia anthologies, or multimedia fiction in general, gotten more interest from audiences? Sold more? Generated more interest?

Howl: It’s a hard question to answer. About a year ago, I wrote a blog post about how anthologies generally don’t do well. Period. Talking with other publishers, that seems to be the standard (though each of our definitions of “well” might vary). I can’t say that multimedia anthologies have done any better sales-wise. But when they are read and reviewed, people always comment on how enjoyable those components are and how they really make the reading a full experience.

FWG: So in general, the audience benefits, and that gets more people possibly interested in furry lit?

Howl: Perhaps. I don’t think I went about the anthology explicitly trying to get more people interested in furry lit. But I think that’s part of the drive for producing anthologies in general.

FWG: Let’s take a look then at how making a multimedia anthology works then. Other than picking the stories, formatting, and things seen in typical anthologies, what kinds of challenges were there in getting the deluxe edition out there?

Howl: For scents, I worked with Shoji Tiger. They work with making colognes already as a small hobby business. I had them read the stories, and they crafted scents based on the way that smell appears in those stories. One was easy, a very sweet smell. The other was a bit tougher, “muskier.” That one took a lot of trial and error.

For sounds, I just had to make a CD featuring classical songs related to the stories. Not as bad.

For sight, an artist read the stories and focused on the ways colors mattered in them, making colored art prints based on them.

For touch, I went to a hobby store to pick up textured fabrics, faux furs, and leathers in order to match the featured species of those stories. A bit tough to get it just right, but I think it’s at a good point now.

For taste, I actually had a barista turn flavor profiles from those stories into latte recipes! They taste great.

FWG: So if another editor, publisher, maybe even a self publisher, wanted to add interactive elements to their book, what suggestions might you have for them?

Howl: For starters, I’d say only do it if you want to for non-financial reasons. I’ve seen too often people pay for exquisite art, bookmarks, posters, etc. for their book, and it sell under ten copies, and they’ve been devastated. If you want to do interactive stuff, do it because it’s just fun for you. And because you want those ten people to have a good time.

FWG: Do you think there’s any smaller ways individual authors might be able to make their own stories interactive? Like a playlist to go with their story or something similar?

Howl: For sure! Playlists are one easy way (we did that with Electric Sewer). Little recipes, too. If your story has a world-building element, throw in a “Which Nation Would You Be From?” quiz. If you ship your own works, add little things like stickers, textures, Valentine’s Day cards from the characters, etc. There are so many options, and they largely depend on what kind of story you’re telling. But by all means, go for it. A little goes a long way!

FWG: Before we wrap up on things, any last bits of general advice to writers, editors, and publishers out there?

Howl: Be safe. Be well. Keep fighting against oppression. Keep being creative.

We hope you enjoyed our interview with Thurston Howl and learned a bit about multimedia fiction in the process! In lieu of our usual social media promotion for those interviewed, Thurston requested that we ask readers to check out Difursity.  It’s an anthology that features stories written only by furries of color, many of which are FWG members. That’s all we have for you today so until next time, may your words flow like water.

夏天到了當然就是要去海邊涼快一下啦！今天要為各位帶來的，是由死兔所繪製的《海灘的大貓》。在炎熱的夏日中，穿上清涼的海灘褲坐在沙灘上吹著舒服的海風，也可說是獸生中的一大享受呢！

就讓我們一起欣賞死兔的精美作品吧！

作者：死兔

作品名稱：海灘的大貓

And more new series we’re finding out about thanks to Animation Scoop: “Joining the HBO Max lineup this Thursday July 23rd is the new Cartoon Network-produced animated series Tig n’ Seek. It’s about an eight-year-old boy, a cat, and their quirky co-workers at the Department of Lost & Found. Myke Chilian not only provides the fun as show creator, but also as the voice of the main character, Tiggy.” Along with an interview with Mr. Chilian, check out the preview video in the article — this is definitely one strange pup, er, kitty!

image c. 2020 HBO Max

Loggerhead is a new apocalyptic monster comic by Bryan Silverbax. “The world as we knew it changed after the last of the great wars leaving a large portion of North America a dead wasteland. It’s in that wasteland that tales of a monster only known as Loggerhead exist. Within this wasteland valuable elements and minerals have been unearthed creating a hotbed of illegal mining and overrun with scavengers. When some children find themselves endangered while witnessing an illegal scavenger mineral hunt, a protector rises from the murky depths of the wasteland to exact retribution.” Issues (and other merch!) are available now from Scout Comics. There’s a preview video up on YouTube also.

image c. 2020 Scout Comics

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Gozi is a golden tiger fairly new to the furry platform, but has already made a name for himself. After calling out bad actors in the community on Twitter he typically tries to do his part in spreading the word on small time creators using the platform he's built for himself, knowing how hard it really is. 
Honestly he's someone I've started to personally look to when everyone else seems crazy. Though, I guess everyone's got a little crazy in them, right? 
This episode in particular notes a bit of a format change as we pivot into interviews focused on small content creators while retaining that tangy, zesty, dose of reality. 

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After bouncing around and looking for distribution for literally years, we finally have a release date for the new CGI animated feature Animal Crackers, directed by Scott Christian Sava and animation veteran Tony Bancroft (Mulan). The film is being released this Friday, July 24th on Netflix (of course!). Animation Scoop has an extensive interview with the directors about their efforts to get the film made, and out to the world. We’ll say this at least: The new trailer looks better than what we’ve seen before. See what you think this Friday.

image c. 2020 Netflix

 

In the past week, 4 furcons mainly from the Americas continent are cancelled; Red Deer Mini Con (Canada), Midwest FurFest (Illinois USA), Aquatifur (Wisconsin USA) and Confuror (Mexico). So far, Mexico’s Confuror has officially announced that they are going to become fully virtual for free this year, on 9 – 11 October, their originally planned […]

七月轉眼間已經過了三分之二了，但夏日祭典可是不會這麼快結束的！

這次皓然要為各位帶來的，是由B. Cat所繪製的作品！夜晚中的夏日祭典，在B. Cat的筆下顯得更為熱鬧。就讓皓然帶著大家一起來欣賞B. Cat的作品吧！

作者：B. Cat

This week: Furry con Armageddon, the military on Twitch, and Twitter got seriously compromised. Patreon, its pretty ok: https://www.patreon.com/Southpawscast 

Episode 469 - Awoo Fest - This week: Furry con Armageddon, the military on Twitch, and Twitter got seriously compromised.Patreon, its pretty ok: https://www.patreon.com/Southpawscast 

Xira is a new full-color science fiction comic series written by Mauro Mantella, with art by Diego Giribaldi. Check it out over at Bleeding Cool: “Xira has been experimented on her entire life to help mankind create the perfect astronaut, making her smarter, faster, stronger. When Xira is allowed to have a baby who will also be experimented on Xira has had enough and will do whatever it takes to get herself and her child to freedom.” The first issue should be comic to comic book stores soon from Red 5 Comics.

image c. 2020 Red 5 Comics

It’s been 10 years of FurCast! Thank you all for making it possible. How about another 10? Maybe by then cons will stop being canceled!

FurCast is sponsored by Twin Tail Creations. Use coupon codes REDWOLF or BLUEFOX to save 15% on silicone products during checkout. Free FurCast Themed Colorations are also available which can be applied as a color choice to your toy purchase.

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Link Roundup:

• MFF 2020 Canceled
  • Canceled video bloopers
• Confuror 2020 Canceled
• New Years Furry Ball 2020 Canceled
• Further Confusion 2021 Canceled
• JMoF 2021 Canceled
  • PDF Version
• Fur Squared 2021 Canceled
• VirtualFurence doing a VRChat dance comp
• Firr continues to be out of control, modeling the MFF hotel
• Tweet thread to SwiftOnSecurity about the firefox fursuit
• Proton VPN responds to Swift by dressing up in dolphin suits
• Netflix’s Twitter is basically furry
• Beastars coming back in 2021
• Redskins team being renamed to Red Wolves
  • Team rename could help save the species
• SirusXM is buying Stitcher for $325 million
• Flayrah article on socialist teeth
• Grant Imahara passes away
• SciShow: No your dog doesn’t think you’re the alpha
• Canada & US agree to keep border closed another month
• FCC approves 998 as new suicide hotline number
• London Foxes show early signs of self-domestication

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• Man Unearths Witch Bottle
• Mysterious Covid On Ship
• London Foxes show early signs of self-domestication
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This week we talk with Khord Kitty and read a letter from Taebyn's Tail. We do a little magic math and hear a few bad jokes. And what exactly is a Folf?  Spend some time with Bearly and Taebyn and let's have a great time!

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Bearly Furcasting #12 - Khord Kitty, Magic Math and Bad Jokes

Papabear,

As a furry artist, I’m currently taking commissions and I submitted a price list in a furry discord server, how long should I wait until I get a commission offer? Should I also post in other social media’s instead to gather the attention of others? Thanks.

~Silver

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Dear Silver,

As an artist looking for commission work, you should post your availability on every furry (and nonfurry) site possible, not just Discord. You should be posting on FurBuy, Inkbunny, FurAffinity, SoFurry, Furry4Life, Furrific, FurrTrax, DeviantArt, Weasyl, VCL, Furry Amino, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Etsy, Tumblr, and anything else you can find.

I, personally, feel that all artists should also maintain a website so that they can direct people to a site where you can display and sell your art to the best effect. Make your art omnipresent so that you get noticed. Some of these sites allow you to sell your art while others just allow you to display it; either way, direct them to your website. Make sure you have samples of your art available for people to check out.

How long should you wait for a commission? Until what, you give up? If you give up, you will never sell your art. So, wait for as long as it takes.

Hugs,
Papabear

　　日前原訂於10/30～11/1舉行，卻因疫情宣告取消的「獸無限Infurnity」，在今日(7/18)宣佈推出本年份的特殊活動線上獸聚「獸無限Online」，主打不論身在何方，只要有網路便可參加！ 　　 　　

　　「獸無限Infurnity」(下稱獸無限)是台灣知名的獸迷聚會之一，每年舉辦皆吸引國內外眾多毛毛及獸迷們共襄盛舉。歷年的獸無限皆會有特定主題，如今年度的主題「戲獸台灣」，繪師藍道夫，鑰鑰，肯尼，斷翼等皆繪製了相關慶祝圖。

　　但今年由於新冠肺炎的影響，基於獸迷的健康因素考量，大型獸展紛紛宣告取消延期，其中便包括獸無限，令廣大獸迷們捶胸頓足。 　　

　　然而疫情並不能澆熄眾「獸」的熱情，網路使得距離不再成為阻力，先前即有國外的VirtualFirence等獸聚為大家開例，此次獸無限Online也透過網路形式，以新型態之姿在保障參與者健康安全的情況下，匯聚獸迷的熱情。 　　

　　獸無限Online將於10/31舉辦，至於相關內容形式，獸無限團隊在貼文中表示各類線上企劃正在募集，也歡迎大家查看新的活動網頁得到最新資訊。

　　獸無限Online網站：https://online.infurnity.com/

Just over a year ago we mentioned that Laurence Yep’s popular fantasy novel The Tiger’s Apprentice would be on its way to movie screens in 2022. Well now thanks to AWN we have an update: “Time to brush up on your Chinese Zodiac! Hunky Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians, Last Christmas) is set to lend his vocal talents to his first ever voice acting gig as the shape-shifting tiger, Mr. Hu, in Paramount Animation’s feature film adaptation of Laurence Yep’s 2003 best-selling children’s book, The Tiger’s Apprentice. The film marks the feature directing debut for Carlos Baena, a former Pixar animator known for his work on Wall-E and Toy Story 3, as well as his award winning 2019 animated short, La Noria… The Tiger’s Apprentice, book one in a trilogy of the same name, follows Tom, a young boy living in San Francisco. The real world and one of magic collide when Tom meets Mr. Hu, a talking tiger who mentors the child in the art of mystical protection against evil.” No word yet on any changes to the date, so hopefully we can still look forward to it on February 11th, year after next.

image c. 2020 HarperCollins

In the about-damn-time department, word is spreading fast that Stan Sakai’s iconic furry comic Usagi Yojimbo is being adapted into a new animated TV series for Netflix of all places… but, with a twist. Here’s how Comics Beat put it: “Variety reports that Netflix and Gaumont Animation are teaming to create a CGI animated series based on the character. The series will be executive produced by Sakai, titled Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, along with a handful of others including Mike Richardson of Dark Horse Entertainment and James Wan. According to Variety, the series won’t be a straight adaptation of Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo series, but will use the comics as lore for a series set in the far future. The story will follow Rabbit Samurai Yuichi, a descendant of Miyamoto Usagi, and ‘a ragtag team of misfit heroes’ who accompany him on his quest to live up to his ancestor’s legacy.” Stay tooned for more news about a release date.

image c. 2020 by Stan Sakai