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What an impressive Dobermen! Well... I think I'll go cool off now. (It's Impressive all the video production techniques modern fursuiters get up to.)
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Talking about macro movies and TV. At least ones other than Godzilla and Pacific Rim - which we've covered before. We go over Macro Movie origins, shrinking and growing scenes, and other lesser known stompy tropes that we tend to overlook. Also, we learn how to pronounce Geemo, piss everyone off with opinions on dragons, throw a spotlight on new artists, talk about our new microphones, and more. Episode 21: "Mega Media: Movies and TV" (2019-04-08)

A more chilled out than usual rundown of the news.

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Link Roundup:

• Anthrocon attendees can ride the rails with Anthrotracks
• Furry friends: Pittsburgh restaurants welcome Anthrocon furries with specials, signs and long straws
• BBC iPlayer April Fools SkipTheSex button
• Lovers of Aether Dating Sim
• A New Furry Convention is Coming to the Carolinas!
• There was actually a study to determine if red wolves are wolves. The answer could have doomed them
• Chronos Ring – Bullet time array of 48 high-speed cameras
• Dog Training: How to train a human pup
• Furry fandom: Cornwall schoolgirl’s costumes reflect fursonas
• 6 THINGS ELON MUSK COULD BE DOING INSTEAD OF DENYING HE’S A FURRY
• Long-Lasting, Injectable PrEP Is Coming Soon, Scientists Say

News:

• Giant Waterbeatle is a Great Dad, but eats Ducklings
• Band of Toddlers Escapes (Rugrats Real-Life)
• ‘Distracted Driver’ Turns Out To Have 250-Pound Pig On Lap
• Wanted Man who shoved Chainsaw down Pants

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Vox, Roland, Adoom and Tal are all here to talk about pokemon, USB and other things tonight! Episode 59 - Who's that sharkemon

You may recall about three years ago when we introduced you to Charles Thurston and his hand-made books for young kids, introducing them to various nerdy topics and story settings. Well we ran into Mr. Thurston at WonderCon and discovered his latest project: Detailed artwork created entirely with hand-cut pieces of paper. A very, very time-consuming way to create — and he does it well. Fortunately for us, many of his works are also available in less-fragile print versions. Visit his web site to see what we mean.

image c. 2019 by Charles Thurston

Here is a new short from The Blue Wolf Studios [1]... Oh crap, my allergies are kicking up again and making my eyes water... Yeah, that's the reason. "Friendships come in all shapes and sizes, even between a bird and a plant dog." [1] https://twitter.com/bluewolfanimate
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Katelyn McCaigue is an artist and illustrator we met at WonderCon last week. She describes herself as a “monster and character artist”, and a look at her web site seems to back that up. Recently, she’s been working on a project to illustrate 100 different dragons based on ideas submitted to her by her fans and subscribers. She’s still got a ways to go but she’s intent on finishing! Many of her current monster designs are also available as prints.

image c. 2019 by Katelyn McCaigue

It's about time we got our own song. (By TwoFurryBros) Awoooo indeed ... that will be $350.
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Don't Starve Together [1] is a multiplayer game on a bunch of platforms and has a serious Edward Gorey [2] art feel. This short is based off of a Wortox [3] which is a impish creature that craves eating souls that recently was added to the game. Who else would a Wortox hang out with but a Krampus? "Subscribe for more Don't Starve animations! A playful imp with a colourful past, Wortox was once a gentle (if rascally) forest creature without a care in the world -- until the day he inherited a terrible curse, and lost a close friend. Unlike the other Survivors, he does not appear to be trapped in the Constant. Perhaps he views this as some sort of game?" [1] https://www.klei.com/games/dont-starve-together [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gorey [3] https://dontstarve.fandom.com/wiki/Wortox
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Something we recently discovered: The Freelance Familiars series of fantasy novels by Daniel Potter. Here, check out this summary of the first book, Off Leash: “When Thomas Khatt awakens to the magical world following the sudden, violent death of his elderly Archmagus neighbor, he doesn’t get the standard package of awesome power combined with a hero destiny. Nope, he trades his thumbs in for a tail, tawny fur and four feet with a very low co-efficient of friction on linoleum. His destiny as one of three talking mountain lions in the magical world? To be sold at auction and bonded to some pimply faced apprentice for life. Thomas would rather eat dirty kitty litter. Armed only with an impressive set of chompers and buckets of snark, Thomas faces off against a lightning-bolt throwing granny and a sexy union recruiter as he desperately tries hold the threads of his old life together. To stay off the leash he’ll have to take advantage of the chaos caused by the Archmagus’ death and help the local Inquisition solve his murder. A pyromanic squirrel, religious werewolves, and cat-hating cops all add to the chaos as Thomas attempts to become the first Freelance Familiar.” Mr. Potter has already finished two more books in the series, Marking Territory and High Steaks, with a fourth on the way, Rudy and the Warren Warriors. Want more? He also has a separate fantasy series about air pirates fighting dragons. Yes. Needless to say, you should visit his web site!

image c. 2019 fallenkitten.com

Here is a Senior short film made by Victoria Aldis [1] and I gotta say I absolutely love the character design and overall style. I really would love to see a short series with these characters. [1] https://www.instagram.com/vicorish/?hl=en
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Tugs continues his conversation about Furries of Color with guests Hyboran and Watcher!





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Show Notes
Special Thanks

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Sebastian

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Music

Opening Theme: RetroSpecter – Cloud Fields (RetroSpecter Mix). USA: Unpublished, 2018. ©2011-2018 Fur What It’s Worth. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Century Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
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Closing Theme: RetroSpecter – Cloud Fields (RetroSpecter Chill Mix). USA: Unpublished, 2018. ©2011-2018 Fur What It’s Worth. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!) S8 Episode 12: Furries of Color – Part 2 - Tugs continues his conversation about Furries of Color with guests Hyboran and Watcher! - NOW LISTEN! -   Show Notes Special Thanks Hyboran, one of our guests Watcher, one of our guests Sebastian - Patreon L

Here is a trailer for a graphic novel book we managed to pick up at Wondercon this weekend and the art is wonderful. Very Secret of Nimh shoved though Watership down with magic. "In Cottons [1], rabbits and foxes inhabit a world where magic, technology, and art are used as weapons of war. Written by Jim Pascoe, with bold illustrations from Heidi Arnhold. To her neighbors in the Vale of Industry, Bridgebelle is an ordinary rabbit. All day long, she toils at the carrot factory. After a hard day, she returns home to care for her ailing auntie. And whenever she's out, she's watchful of the murderous foxes who prey on her kind. But Bridgebelle is not ordinary―she's a rabbit with talents beyond her own understanding. Using cha, the mysterious fuel that powers her world, she can change everyday objects into thokchas―magical, transforming works of art. Bridgebelle makes thokchas because they're beautiful. But there are those in her world who want to harness her powers and turn her art into a weapon." [1] https://www.amazon.com/Cottons-Secret-Wind-Jim-Pascoe/dp/1250157447
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It’s April! We’re not joking about all the accomplishments that are happening in this post.

 

Guild Newsroom

If you missed them, check out our recent spotlights on members Frances Pauli and Leilani Wilson! If you have a recent or upcoming release, or a project you really want to talk about (and you haven’t been a Member Spotlight before, message our Bat Veep, @tralekast on Twitter), to be considered).

Attention, all members on Twitter! When making posts about your writing, be sure to use the hashtag #furrywriting so that we can keep up with your work and share it with the world!

 

Member Highlights

Some highlights from last month, as featured from our FWG Member News section on the forums:

• Michael H. Payne‘s poem “The Protest: Ant Work Ethic”, which appeared in vol. 3 of Civilized Beasts, has been nominated for a Rhysling Award, which are given out annually by the SFPA.
• James L. Steele has released Dangerous Experiments, the second book in his Archeon Series.
• Madison Keller‘s short story, “The Widehorn Herd”, has been accepted to ROAR vol. 10. Also related to that anthology, Madison will be the new editor of ROAR moving forward.
• Jaden Drackus has had a story accepted to “Foxers or Friefs”, and anthology to be published by Armoured Fox Press. They’ve also been accepted to attend RAWR in June.
• Miriam “Camio” Curzon has a paper that will getting published through the new LGBT magazine at Brown University. They’ve also been accepted to attend RAWR in June.
• Alison “Cybera” Cybe has had stories accepted in the “Even Furries Hate Nazis” and “Movie Monsters” anthologies. They’ve also been interviewed by AwooNews for their series, “Realms of Valeron”. Lastly, they’ve been selected to edit a new anthology by Thurston Howl Publications, “Trans-fur-mation: Tales from Transgender Furry Voices”. See our Marketplace section for details.
• S. Park has had two short stories accepted—one to the “Even Furries Hate Nazis” anthology, as well as another into the “Burnt Fur” anthology from Blood Bound Books.

 

Our usual reminder to all our member that have had something exciting happen in the past month not featured here: be sure to keep up with your FWG Member News thread on the forums! Not only is this how we get our information, but these threads are able to be viewed by any person logged into the forums. Share your achievements with the rest of the writing community!

 

The Marketplace

For those of you looking to submit, keep an eye on the open markets on our website. For those of you who just forget, The Marketplace is your reminder for all things open for submissions!

Short Story Markets:

Publisher Title Theme Deadline Pay Zooscape  Zooscape Zine General furry Fiction Ongoing $0.06/word (maximum $60) Thurston Howl Publications Trick or Treat: A Furry BDSM Anthology Furry erotica featuring BDSM May 1st One copy of the anthology (non-paying) Thurston Howl Publications The Haunted Den: Furry Ghost Stories Furry ghost stories June 1st One copy of the anthology (non-paying) Thurston Howl Publications Give Yourself a Hand Furry erotica featuring masturbation June 15th $0.0050/word plus one copy of the anthology Thurston Howl Publications Pawradiso: The Ten Spheres of Furry Heaven furry stories based around the spheres of Heaven (in reference to Paradiso) July 15th One copy of the anthology (non-paying) Furplanet The Reclamation Project Furry stories in a shared, post-cataclysmic future August 31st $0.0050/word plus one copy of the anthology Thurston Howl Publications Trans-fur-mation Furry stories with strong trans pride themes November 1st $20.00 plus one copy of the anthology

FANG Vol. 10 will be updated on our paying markets page shortly, once the theme has been announced. We can tell you, however, that submissions will open on May 1st, 2019.

 

Novel Markets:

• Thurston Howl Publications is open to novel/novella submissions, with no planned date for submissions to close.

 

Special Events and Announcements

While most of these are the same announcements as last month, we feel that they are still relevant and should be repeated.

Goal Publications/Fanged Fiction has announced that they will be opening for novel/novella/Pocket Shot submissions on July 1st, 2019. Look forward to that!

Australian publisher Jaffa Books has announced that they will be closing their doors at the end of 2019. Thank you to Jay for all you’ve done with it, and we hope this gives you a chance to work more on your writing!

ROAR editor Mary E. Lowd has announced that, after finishing up the current volume, she will be handing the reigns off to Madison Keller. Thank you Mary for doing such a great job with the anthology, and we look forward to seeing what Madison brings to the table.

FANG editor Ashe Valisca has decided to hand the project to Sparf, who will be assisted by Kyell Gold. Thank you, Ashe, for your hard work with this series, and we wish the best of luck to the new editors.

 

Wrap-up

Our forums are open to all writers, not just full members of the FWG. Check them out here and join in on the conversation. While you’re there, check out how to join our Slack and Telegram channels. Before joining any of these, though, we ask that you please read up on our Code of Conduct! With all the negative going around in the world these days, both furry and non-furry, we want to make sure the guild feels like a safe place to all its participants, free of threats and hate speech.

We have two weekly chats, called our Coffeehouse Chats! Our first one is Tuesday at 7:00pm EST in our Slack channel, and our other is Thursdays at Noon EST on our forums in the shoutbox on the main page. Both of these chats feature writers talking about writing, usually with a central topic. As with the above, these chats are open to both members and non-members, though you must be registered for the forums.

Another new project we found out about thanks to Animation World Network: “Jessy and Nessy is a 40 x 11’ mixed-media preschool series about Jessy, an innately curious little girl and her best friend, Nessy, a five-and-a-half-thousand year old sea monster, with a penchant for pickles… At the heart of the show is Jessy; an inquisitive, fun loving, spectacle wearing six-year-old, who happens to see the world a little differently through her magical glasses, or as Jessy calls them — her ‘Inspectacles’. They allow Jessy to see and talk to all types of animated characters, including Nessy, who lives in a fountain in Cara Park opposite Jessy’s apartment building. Together this unlikely duo explore life’s curiosities like why birds fly south, why things don’t fall up instead of down and even why some people snore? Jessy and Nessy reveal how all these seemingly everyday curiosities have fantastical answers — leading the home viewer to explore their own curiosities and to find the extraordinary in the ordinary.” Look for the new show later this year on Amazon Prime Video.

image c. 2019 JAM Media

A chill week somehow resulted in a packed & upbeat episode.

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Link Roundup:

• Telegram’s new privacy of “deleting messages”
• Frank Sinatra style Still Alive
• Daniel Radcliffe REALLY LIKES WOLVES
• J.T. interviews Ash Coyote on AwooNews
• The Fandom – EP2 Suits (Furry Documentary)
• Japanese Service Creates Wearable Super Realistic Replicas Of Your Pet’s Head
• Kerfluffle 13 – Seas the Day!
• ThaiTails Convention 2019
• Charlie the sea otter celebrates record 22 year birthday.
• Sexual Orientation Laws in the world from ILGA

News:

• Beto O’Rourke falsely called a furry by NRCC after Democrat opens bid for Presidency
• Energy Drink Banned After Reports Of Dangerously Prolonged Erections
• Irish villagers complain Viagra plant fumes have men and dogs walking around with ‘hard-ons’
• Viral Twitter Hoax Tricks People Into Deleting Their Accounts
• Ottawa ‘Goosebuster’ pilot wishes he could start bullying birds before June
• Australian Court Rules Farting At Someone May Not Be Bullying
• Man’s Mobile Phone Protects Him From Arrow Attack
• Judge Orders Man Not To Drink Pepsi While On Probation
• Man Forced To Shorten Fence Gets Revenge With Naked Mannequins
• The share of Americans not having sex has reached a record high
• Scientists uncovering birds nest arms race and how each side fights back

[Live] The Great Flaccid

IDW Publishing have an interesting new take on a very famous anthropomorphic story. They talk about it over at Bleeding Cool: “IDW will be publishing a gender-swapped adaptation of H.G. Wells‘ The Island Of Dr Moreau by IDW founder Ted Adams and Locke & Key co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez. Protaginist Edward Prendick is now Ellen Prendick, as the comic book will be told Promethea-style in double page spreads… The Island of Doctor Moreau, an 1896 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells tells the story of a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature. Wells himself described it as ‘an exercise in youthful blasphemy’. And it is handily in the public domain.” This new version mini-series is due out in July.

image c. 2019 IDW Publishing

David Attenborough narrates this Stop Motion commercial based on The Wind In The Willows for the Wildlife Trusts [1]. Who else to promote the British Nature reserves than Badger? And yes this has Stephen Fry as Badger and Catherine Tate as Ratty ... Seriously, I want this full on Attenborough Wind In The Willows right away! If you are not up on Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts was founded in 1912 by Charles Rothschild [2] and is currently a movement made up of around 46 Wildlife Trusts: independent charities trying to preserve wildlife. You can find out their history here: [3] [1] https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rothschild [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wildlife_Trusts
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