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Little Birdie, Big Bear
Put this in the “offered again” category (since we apparently missed it the first time!). Renaud Dillies, creator of Bubbles & Gondola and Betty Blues (both of which we’ve reviewed before) returns with a new full-color graphic novel in hardcover. This time, his subject is a young bird named Abelard. “To lure pretty Emily, Abelard sees only one solution: to catch the moon for her! So off he goes to America, the country which invented flying machines. Armed with his banjo and his proverb-sharing hat, he launches out on the country roads, meets Gypsies, then Gaston, a grumpy bear with whom he will share a good bit of his way! With this funny animal road-movie where the absurd becomes poetry, Regis Hautiere and Renaud Dillies offer us another small jewel.” Once again, brought to us by the folks at NBM. Find out more over at Blog Critics.
image c. 2016 NBM
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Ep 70 – Twenty-five Erotic Cliches - Lead Heat editor, Dark End, recently ranted about his latest slushpile, coming up with a list of twenty-five erotic cliches he sees too often in submissions. We go through each of them and discuss their validity, the c
Lead Heat editor, Dark End, recently ranted about his latest slushpile, coming up with a list of twenty-five erotic cliches he sees too often in submissions. We go through each of them and discuss their validity, the core of them and how to avoid them. All while having fun doing it!
Check out the list here: https://storify.com/KyellGold/dark-end-s-tips-for-erotic-stories
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Ep 70 – Twenty-five Erotic Cliches - Lead Heat editor, Dark End, recently ranted about his latest slushpile, coming up with a list of twenty-five erotic cliches he sees too often in submissions. We go through each of them and discuss their validity, the core of them and how to avoid [...]FC-247 Sabertooth Sucking Logistics - From mindless silliness to intricate political discussion, this episode is packed!
From mindless silliness to intricate political discussion, this episode is packed!
Watch Video Link Roundup:- The future of furry trash
- DeviantArt tweets at Newt Gingrich
- The Racoon’s Den.com
- Seasons After Fall – Game Trailer
- South Furry Con kickstarter
- The Tab – Day In The Life of a Furry
- 2016 Furry Survey
- Foxes are just dogs with cat firmware tweet
- 20 years later, a furry MMO fights to stay alive
- Gay Werewolf tail from the 12th Century
- FBI now considers animal abuse a felony
- Court stops fish & wildlife from killing red wolves
- How the most hated animal in america outwitted us all
- Super fleas with giant penises aren’t about to invade your home despite ‘experts’ saying so
FC-247 Sabertooth Sucking Logistics - From mindless silliness to intricate political discussion, this episode is packed!
From mindless silliness to intricate political discussion, this episode is packed!
Watch Video Link Roundup:- The future of furry trash
- DeviantArt tweets at Newt Gingrich
- The Racoon’s Den.com
- Seasons After Fall – Game Trailer
- South Furry Con kickstarter
- The Tab – Day In The Life of a Furry
- 2016 Furry Survey
- Foxes are just dogs with cat firmware tweet
- 20 years later, a furry MMO fights to stay alive
- Gay Werewolf tail from the 12th Century
- FBI now considers animal abuse a felony
- Court stops fish & wildlife from killing red wolves
- How the most hated animal in america outwitted us all
- Super fleas with giant penises aren’t about to invade your home despite ‘experts’ saying so
[Live] Sabertooth Sucking Logistics
From mindless silliness to intricate political discussion, this episode is packed!
Link Roundup:- The future of furry trash
- DeviantArt tweets at Newt Gingrich
- The Racoon’s Den.com
- Seasons After Fall – Game Trailer
- South Furry Con kickstarter
- The Tab – Day In The Life of a Furry
- 2016 Furry Survey
- Foxes are just dogs with cat firmware tweet
- 20 years later, a furry MMO fights to stay alive
- Gay Werewolf tail from the 12th Century
- FBI now considers animal abuse a felony
- Court stops fish & wildlife from killing red wolves
- How the most hated animal in america outwitted us all
- Super fleas with giant penises aren’t about to invade your home despite ‘experts’ saying so
Episode 329 - And Your Kids Die Too
Rock Dog — Finally
Presented here, verbatim, from our friends over at Cartoon Brew: “Lionsgate has acquired the Chinese/American co-production Rock Dog for release through its Summit Premiere label. The film will debut in American theaters on February 24, 2017… In one of the first examples of reverse-outsourcing in American feature animation, the Chinese backers farmed out the entire production to Dallas-based Reel FX, the company that produced Free Birds and The Book of Life. Rock Dog was conceived by Chinese rockstar Zheng Jun, who wrote and illustrated a popular graphic novel upon which the film is based. The film follows the story of Bodi, a Tibetan Mastiff, who dreams of following in the footsteps of Angus Scattergood, a British cat musician. Directed by Toy Story 2 co-director Ash Brannon, the film was touted as an attempt by Chinese producers to create a culturally-Chinese animated film that would appeal to a worldwide audience. To increase its chances for success in the global marketplace, the film’s original production language was English, with a cast that includes J.K. Simmons, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Matt Dillon, Sam Elliot, Lewis Black, and Kenan Thompson. In the U.S., Rock Dog will open one week after Warner Bros.’ The LEGO Batman Movie.” Ouch. Here’s a direct link to the new trailer.
image c. 2016 Lionsgate
Spirit Hunters Book 3: Tails High, by Paul Kidd – book review by Fred Patten.
Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer.
Spirit Hunters. Book 3: Tails High, by Paul Kidd. Illustrated.
Raleigh, NC, Lulu.com/Perth, Western Australia, Kitsune Press, September 2016, trade paperback $26.59 (423 pages), Kindle $7.90.
Here are four more of Paul Kidd’s witty tales of the Sacred Isles, the land of Japanese mythology; about a hundred pages apiece. The Spirit Hunters are a quartet who venture throughout mythical Japan hunting inimical yōkai (supernatural spirits) to exorcise or kill them. They are Lady Kitsune nō Sura, a fox woman, and her companion Tsunetomo Tonbo, a huge human samurai, who hope to be paid for their services; Asodo Kuno, a young low-ranking human samurai who has joined them to gain a reputation and higher status; and Nezumi nō Chiri, a shy rat-spirit who Sura has invited to join them. Sura and Chiri, and any other animal-people who the quartet meet, can shift among three forms: human except for animal ears and tail; anthropomorphic, looking human but with an animal head, full fur or feathers, and tail; and fully animal but still able to talk.
Book 3: Tails High is a bit darker than the first two. The first tale is light, but it turns ominous in its final paragraphs. These four are set a little later than 900 or 1000 A.D. The Emperor is faced by rising powerful regional lords (daimyō). He must decide whether to fight to retain his authority and have the Sacred Isles rent by civil war, or to appoint a warlord as his supreme general – his shogun – and submit to becoming a mere figurehead. We know how this turned out in our Japan. But in the Sacred Isles, with the Spirit Hunters’ aid …?
Book 3 contains the Eighth through Eleventh Encounters. In “Eighth Encounter: The Art of Being Koi …”, the Spirit Hunters come to an entire community of friendly animal-spirits:
“The main house had a great, broad porch shaded by a maple tree. A fine maiden dressed in white priestess’ robes sat in the shade, comforting a desolate young wife.
The weeping young woman was startlingly beautiful. Skin covered in magnificent golden scales, her face was that of a golden carp, with a delicately fanned fish-tail peeking out beneath her robes. Utterly exhausted from weeping, the carp spirit’s long sleeves were wet with tears.” (p. 26)
Tosakingyo Lady Asuka and Lord Chikaaki’s infant son Chōisai has been kidnapped. He is still in his formative period; without his parents’ guidance in learning to shape-shift, he will never become more than an especially radiant carp. The first half of this Encounter is a mystery; the Spirit Hunters must learn the motive and who among several suspects is responsible for the kidnapping. In the last half they must retrieve Chōisai; no easy task since the child is a large golden fish who must be kept in water. Sura’s and Chiri’s shape-shifting abilities come in handy here, and the entire Tosakingyo clan is exotic:
“The lesser samurai and ji-samurai that came and went from the courtyard were in human form – but the gold, black and silver patterns of their hair and tails peeking from beneath their robes showed that many of them were fish spirits. Tonbo watched with interest as the carp spirits moved back and forth, admiring their strange, gentle grace.” (p. 27)
The reader is shown why breeding decorative koi was such an art form in ancient Japan. This Eighth Encounter is the first to contain some characters from an earlier tale, the Sixth Encounter: “Friendship’s Sword”; Reiju the priestess, Hako and the Aki-Nami ninja, and Tanchō the crane-woman.
The “Ninth Encounter: Playtime’s End”, is much darker. The Spirit Hunters come to a haunted forest in which both samurai warriors and young children have been vanishing for a decade. The four investigate and find two kinds of menacing yōkai, one of which is truly horrid:
“The black water heaved. Bursting from beneath came a vast, hideous mass of tentacles and countless screaming skulls.
The creature was a nightmare – a titanic, bestial amoeba made of rotting flesh, old armour, swords and fused bone. Skulls were packed all through the immense creature’s body, all shrieking and gibbering in hate.
Like some titanic beast, the entity heaved itself up out of the lake, lashing out with tentacles to seize onto the trees. A mouth as big as a cave formed, suddenly splitting open – countless rusted sword and spear blades dripping like rotten fangs.” (p. 131)
The other seems much nicer but is equally dangerous. For the first time, two of the Spirit Hunters fall prey to the yōkai. They must be rescued by the other two, plus a new ally.
In “Tenth Encounter: Stealer of Skins …”, one of the three Sacred Treasures necessary to invest a new Emperor is stolen. The Spirit Hunters are charged with quietly retrieving it. They track it to a large monastery. Two of its monks have been replaced by deadly mamono – monsters – who have killed and skinned them to impersonate them. The Spirit Hunters must unmask the false monks before they can get back the stolen treasure.
In “Eleventh Encounter: Tears of Ice”, the four venture into the snowy mountains of the Sacred Isles because Sura wants a winter holiday. They come to a small village along a mountain pass that has a hot-springs bath house, the Inn of Mists, for a week’s rest. But the inn’s hostess is mysteriously sad, her son is horribly scarred, most of the village’s shops are dusty and empty, the villagers are reluctant to talk with any outsiders, and the local priestess is openly hostile. Sura wants to just relax, while Chiri wants to investigate what is wrong. It isn’t until one of the Spirit Hunters becomes a victim that the other three go into action against who, or what, has the village secretly terrorized.
Spirit Hunters. Book 3, Tails High (cover by R. H. Potter and interior art by Voracious Fescue) will be enjoyed by readers of the first two. Each book is basically standalone, so those who haven’t read the first two don’t need to. Kuno and Tonbo, the two samurai, are suitably brave and invincible warriors, but it is the impish, exhibitionistic red-furred Sura (“Trust me … I’m a fox!”), and the shy but resolute white-furred Chiri with her two loyal elementals, Bifuuko (an air elemental that looks like a dragonfly) and Daitanishi (an earth elemental resembling a small rock with eyes) that the fantasy reader comes for. The reader will not be disappointed.
Book of the Month: Dog Country
October 2016’s book of the month is Dog Country, by Malcolm F. Cross.
A crowdfunded civil war is Azerbaijan’s only hope against its murderous dictatorship. The war is Edane Estian’s only chance to find out if he’s more than what he was designed to be.
He’s a clone soldier, gengineered from a dog’s DNA and hardened by a brutal training regime. He’d be perfect for the job if an outraged society hadn’t intervened, freed him at age seven, and placed him in an adopted family.
Is he Edane? Cathy and Beth’s son, Janine’s boyfriend, valued member of his MilSim sports team? Or is he still White-Six, serial number CNR5-4853-W6, the untroubled killing machine?
By joining a war to protect the powerless, he hopes to become more than the sum of his parts.
Without White-Six, he’ll never survive this war. If that’s all he can be, he’ll never leave it.
Dog Country is available exclusively as a Kindle ebook from Amazon ($4.99 to buy, or available through Kindle Unlimited).
Part Boy, Part Dragon, Part Chuck Jones, Part Pixar
Humanoids is a well-known publisher of hardcover graphic novels in Europe. Now they have brought Brussli: Way of the Dragon Boy to North America. “Beak-faced Brussli is bullied by the village children. Curious about his true origins, the dauntless ‘Dragon Boy’ sets off on a quest of adventure and discovery. What he finds, however, turns his world upside down and puts him face-to-face with a unique cast of fantastical fairies, talking rabbits, wily wolves, battle-hardened nuns, demonic beings, and much much more, in this hysterical and heartwarming comedy adventure. ” It’s written by Jean-Louis Fonteneau and illustrated in full color by J. Etienne. Over at Doom Rocket they have a much more detailed preview to look at.
image c. 2016 Humanoids
Return of the Wild Things – San Francisco’s unique adult furry fetish party, November 2016.
It’s another event from the WILD THINGS crew – producers of sexy, gutsy, creative happenings for boundary-breaking expression. There may be no other formal events in the world like this!
With their previous events, Dogpatch Press asked: is furry a “sex” thing? NO, but there’s overlap… nothing wrong with that. There are all kinds of other hobbies like that (cars are sexy). If you read the naughty history of their events, don’t overlook the tags: BDSM, cat box cake, controversy, fetish, furries, kink, murrsuits, petplay, porn, sex… Wild Things!
Now here’s the new one everyone’s been waiting for. (NSFW poster below.)
Saturday, November 26, 2016 · 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM
SF Citadel 181 Eddy St., San Francisco, California
$25 at the door, **$5 discount available**
Dress code: Animal-themed, fetish, creative costumes, etc.
Twitter: WildThingsSF
Wild Things is back at The Citadel, catering to your inner animal! Featuring:
- Dancing on our light-up disco floor with AuralIncarnation (Bent), Gretchen Weeners (Death Guild, House of Nox), & Koira (House of Nox)
- Petplay demos by Azalea
- Suspension demos by Naturalturn (Naughty Knotty)
- Vacuum bed & waxplay demos by Spottacus
- Fursuit gear demos
- Blanket fort cuddle & cartoon zone. (Littles welcomed!)
- K9 pup playpen
- …and more, to be announced!
Meet new friends, and participate in fun, playful, sexy activities. Dress up, play, and express yourself as part of the show! Creative expression is highly encouraged. The crowd for Wild Things tends to be very LGBTQ friendly, and on the younger, high-energy side, but we’re open to all ages, 18 and up. Shy and new people are especially invited, with a large casual lounge for meeting new people, and activities and demos geared towards those who are new and finding their way. SF Citadel is a supportive, accepting, safer sex-positive environment which stresses consent, but your play is as limitless as your imagination.
We are rewarding those who take time to RSVP and join our Wild Things community with a special $5 discount for this event! Simply RSVP as “I’m Going!” and show up reasonably early for the event. If you’re one of the first thirty people who mention the RSVP at the door, you get $5 off the price of your admission!
Interested in volunteering? Sign up HERE! It’s quick, easy, a great way for new visitors to meet people… and it gets you in for FREE!
This party stresses participation. Bring your costumes, creativity, energy, talent, and your sexy selves. Your favorite animal play style has a place at Wild Things!
If you would like to host an activity, be a performer, conduct a workshop or demo, have culinary skills to share, or want to celebrate a very special birthday party, message organizers directly.
Wild Things exists thanks to our volunteers. Please help make it a regular, successful event at SF Citadel by attending, RSVPing, telling friends, or offering to carpool in the Wild Things community. (You must be 18 or older to attend, so bring your ID.)
We look forward to seeing you there!
Special organizers note: Please spread the word!
The organizers are working *VERY* hard to promote. At SF’s Folsom Street Fair, a HUGE amount of flyers were handed out to furries, petplayers, pups, ponies, littles, and vendors such as Bad Dragon and Well Kept Pet. Flyers went to as far as Southern California to people who are really excited, and want to carpool.
PLEASE SHARE. Help get this on social media, in communities, forums, event calendars, chat rooms, or blog posts. Talk to others you know, or write them a personal invitation, and ask them to RSVP. Encourage others to demos, workshops, or be a vendor with their wares. Offer carpools, or help arrange for people from out of town, and share info about the area or where to stay. Talk to anyone you know who is a “maybe” and try to get them over into the “Going!” column. If they can’t afford to go, encourage them to volunteer for free entry.
When you help, let us know what you’re doing, so everyone else is motivated too. If you know other communities with crossover interests, where they gather, or when and how to get them flyers, please tell us. You are the experts! This is your event, for people from every community, to build a culture of ownership… so equal, empowered people are asked to join in making this happen.
Episode -24 - Update shark
Furry Worldbuilding: Farming - How would farms operate in a furry world? Do you plant deer antler-first or foot-first? Learn the answer to these questions and more on this week's WagzTail podcast!
How would farms operate in a furry world? Do you plant deer antler-first or foot-first? Learn the answer to these questions and more on this week’s WagzTail podcast!
Metadata and Credits Furry Worldbuilding: FarmingRuntime: 26:33m
Cast: Draculion, Levi, Wolfin
Editor: Levi
Format: 196kbps AAC Copyright: © 2016 WagzTail.com. Some Rights Reserved. This podcast is released by WagzTail.com as CC BY-ND 3.0.
Furry Worldbuilding: Farming - How would farms operate in a furry world? Do you plant deer antler-first or foot-first? Learn the answer to these questions and more on this week's WagzTail podcast!
How would farms operate in a furry world? Do you plant deer antler-first or foot-first? Learn the answer to these questions and more on this week’s WagzTail podcast!
Metadata and Credits Furry Worldbuilding: FarmingRuntime: 26:33m
Cast: Draculion, Levi, Wolfin
Editor: Levi
Format: 196kbps AAC Copyright: © 2016 WagzTail.com. Some Rights Reserved. This podcast is released by WagzTail.com as CC BY-ND 3.0.
Take A REAL Bite Outta Crime!
From Graphix comes Dog Man, a new full-color graphic novel for kids by Dav Pilkey. Once again, the publishers describe it best: “New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it’s Dog Man, the #1 New York Times bestselling, crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?” Find out more at Mr. Pilkey’s web site. Volume 2 is already on its way!
image c. 2016 Graphix
FA 039 Maintaining the Spark - Are divorces seasonal? Can you rekindle a relationship that's lost its spark? Should you downplay mistakes you've made to a partner? All this, and more, on this week's Feral Attraction
Hello everyone!
This week we open with a discussion on weddings and divorce. While the majority of weddings- at least in the USA- take place in the month of June, do divorces follow a seasonal trend? We look into why that might be the case and some research behind seasonal divorce.
Our main topic is on Maintaining the Spark. When you are in a long-term relationship it can often be difficult to keep a relationship feeling fresh and exciting. We discuss why that is, define some terminology, and give steps on how to approach and avoid a lack-luster long-term relationship.
We close out the week with a question on whether it is appropriate to downplay mistakes you've made in a relationship. Sharpen your pitchforks and light your torches, we're disagreeing with some common wisdom here!
For more information, including a list of topics, see our Show Notes for this episode.
Thanks and, as always, be well!
FA 039 Maintaining the Spark - Are divorces seasonal? Can you rekindle a relationship that's lost its spark? Should you downplay mistakes you've made to a partner? All this, and more, on this week's Feral AttractionParents Say He Can't Spend His Allowance to Commission Art of His Fursona
A few years ago I found a great artist, and he's been my favorite artist, and a huge inspiration for me ever since then. I was only 10 when that happened, so I obviously wasn’t old enough to commission art from anyone at the time. I’m 13 now, and now that I'm old enough to get money here and there from whatever extra work I can do around the house, and I'm comfortable with my fursona (I haven't changed him in forever and I don’t plan to because I'm really happy with him), I feel like it’s about time to commission him. I saved up enough money, and asked my parents as soon as I noticed I had enough, but they said no? They've always been supportive when it comes to me being a furry, and an artist, and liking other people's art and stuff like that, but they said that buying art from him would be a waste of money. When I asked why they said because "you can't do anything with it but look at it (because it's digital art)". I tried explaining to them why people buy art of their characters, and how long I had been wanting to commission him, but they continued to say it was a waste of money. I then said it wasn't fair since I earned the money myself, but they said it was basically their money, since they paid it to me and I'm still a kid. I'm really upset, and confused on what to do. Should I keep trying to help them understand, or just wait till I'm old enough to have a real job? Or do something else? Thank you!!
Anonymous
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Dear Furiend,
This is an excellent letter, and thanks for sending it (and sorry for the slow reply). Okay, so what we are dealing with here is, essentially, a verbal contract between you and your parents in which they pay you some money to do some chores around the house, and they agreed that the money is yours. However, they then apparently are under the impression that they can tell you how to spend it or not to spend it.
*Buzzer noise* Wrong-o! That is SUCH the wrong message to teach your child, which is essentially saying “We let you hold the money but it’s really still ours.” Sheesh. There are a number of articles online you can reference (for example, this one from KidsHealth) about how to handle allowances, which is basically what you are doing. Some parents give kids an allowance without asking anything in return; others pay an allowance for the kids doing chores around the house.
Now, what is the purpose of an allowance in exchange for chores? It should be for a couple of things, mostly as an instructional tool:
- To teach children the value of money (you need to work for the things you want). You give the perfect example by saving your money to buy a piece of artwork. You saw something you wanted, and you saved up for it. Good job!
- To be able to do something fun as a result of the fruits of your labors and, therefore, appreciate what you buy far more than if your parents had just given it to you outright.
- Having an allowance is also a good opportunity to open your own bank and learn how to manage money, use a debit card, and so on. You can open a savings account at almost any age, and when it comes to a checking account there are often some restrictions, such as you must be 13 or 14 (about your age now) to do it. I would start with a savings account.
- This is also an opportunity to learn how to make a budget. You might even start to learn how to invest money, perhaps even opening a separate account specifically to save for college.
What I would suggest to you, then, is that you approach your parents and tell them you would like them to help you learn how to save and spend money wisely and that you would like to open an account at your local bank. Many banks have what is called a “teen bank account.” You will have to have a minimum deposit, but usually it is quite low, such as $25. Now, don’t let your parents fool you: in most cases, you do NOT need them to have their names on your account. Insist that the account be in YOUR name and your name only. BUT! Be completely open with the account. Promise them they can see your statements any time they wish. Do not hide your spending and saving habits from them as this will develop mistrust on their part, and you don’t want that. Finally, it must be understood by them that, once they give you money in exchange for chores as agreed upon, it is YOUR money, not theirs.
Next, talk to them about budgeting. Agree to a sensible plan in which you save a percentage of the money you make each year, BUT you also are allowed a certain percentage for discretionary spending. This means buying anything you wish that is fun. After all, part of the fun of having money is spending on toys, right? You can’t tell me your parents never spend money on something frivolous.
This brings us to the example of the art you wish to buy. They say you are wasting money on art because, “You can't do anything with it but look at it (because it's digital art).” I guess if that’s your attitude then a Picasso or a Monet is also a waste of money because you can only look at it. That’s just plain stupid. So it’s digital art? So what? If you wish, you could print it out on some nice photo-quality paper and frame it. Would that make it more legitimate? Plus, once you have this artwork of your fursona, you can use it over and over again: as a badge, as a shirt (you can print things easily on shirts these days, or anything else that matter, such as a phone case or an ornament), you can use it as an avatar, and on and on. Endless uses for the art. And, most importantly, it makes you happy. If they are truly supportive of you being a furry, then they should be made to understand that an avatar of your fursona is very important.
If you are still having problems with this, then I would suggest you find an income from another source, such as raking lawns, shoveling snow, doing odd jobs for your neighbors, and so on. Then they definitely cannot pull the “it’s really our money” baloney on you.
Hope that helps.
Hugs,
Papabear
October 2016 is Furry Book Month!
Huskyteer of the Furry Writers’ Guild sends a super cool announcement for fandom book lovers. Furry Book Month is an initiative to promote anthropomorphic literature. Please give some love to the authors and publishers of the fandom – not just established ones you know, but also newer ones like Thurston Howl and Weasel Press. Learn more in Fred Patten’s recent article, The State of Furry Publishing.
Furry Book Month logo by Ultrafox
October 2016 is Furry Book Month!
This October, we’re raising the profile of anthropomorphic literature and bringing it to a wider audience.
The Furry Writers’ Guild has joined forces with some of our fandom’s great authors and publishers. They will offer special deals during the month, from free shipping and discount codes to free books.
Even if you don’t read furry fiction yet, try the special offers for a furry book in October.
Already a reader? Give a book to a friend, try a new author, or write a book review! Reviews on Amazon and Goodreads can be short, and really help authors. Got lots to say? Submit a review to Flayrah, Dogpatch Press, or Claw & Quill.
What will you do this Furry Book Month? Please spread the word on social media using #FurryBookMonth!
Visit furrywritersguild.com/furry-book-month/ for the list of offers.
And here’s love to Fred Patten from authors who had their work reviewed on Dogpatch Press. They’ll return your attention too if you submit one.
Justin Swatsworth, author of The Origin Chronicles: Mineau –
“I wanted to write a quick note and thank you for taking the time to review my novel. As I mentioned before, it was quite an honor to have someone of your knowledge and standing in both the anthropomorphic and anime fields take an interest in my story. I really appreciate the insights, kind words and great synopsis you provided in your review. It will definitely be of assistance to me, as it is my hope in the near future to begin writing a second story that has been slowly coming together in my mind. I hope you had a fun journey while reading about my cetacean society and it’s history. I will happily link to your review on all my pages, and also share it with anyone who might be interested! Thank you once again and have a great day! Justin Swatsworth”Jess E. Owen, author of Song of the Summer King –
“Awesome, thank you so much for taking the time! – Jess E. Owen.”
History and State of Furry Publishing to be translated to Polish.
“My name is Szymon Brycki. I would like to translate into Polish and publish over the Net some of your texts, especially “the state of furry publishing” and two parts of “history of furry publishing”. I promise that – if you will allow it, of course – I will grant access to these texts equally and free of charge. Could I do so, please?
Yours sincerely,
Szymon Brycki”
Don’t be afraid to share anything you see published on Dogpatch Press (with credit of course.) This is a free nonprofit service to the community.
You Remind Me Of The Babe
With the death of David Bowie earlier this year, lots of people have been remembering his 1986 turn as the Goblin King in Labyrinth. Now Boom! Studios have their own salute to that landmark film as they bring us Jim Henson’s Labyrinth 30th Anniversary Special. “Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the beloved Jim Henson fantasy film with stories from inside the magical walls of the labyrinth. Featuring fan-favorite characters like Ludo, Hoggle, Sir Didymus, and a few surprises, this special celebration collects for the first time all of the Labyrinth Free Comic Book Day stories along with new tales from Eisner Award winner Jonathan Case (The New Deal), Gustavo Duarte (Bizarro), and more!” Entertainment Weekly did a special preview recently.
image c. 2016 Boom! Studios
Deep Shit! - skepticism - Another inbetweenasode! Xander and Draggor discu…
Another inbetweenasode! Xander and Draggor discuss the practice of skepticism, where it's missing in today's culture, the roots of its absence, and more! We (Xander & Alkali) will be at Fur Reality for an all new (hopefully LIVE) Dragget Show, so we hope to see you there!!! If you can't be there, we will hopefully be broadcasting FRIDAY night at midnight, so keep tabs on the Youtube Channel! Deep Shit! - skepticism - Another inbetweenasode! Xander and Draggor discu…