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I am very new to furry fandom's community (like half a month new, looking around for 3), and for some reason I've been nervous as heck. I was wondering if it's normal to feel so out of place when first coming out, or if it's just me. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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So as a fuzzbutt that has a year until he is thrust into the world to go to college, I wanna ask, what are conventions like? I wanna go to one so badly but I can't until I'm out of the house. What're the people like? What should I bring? Is there anything I need to know or any suggestions on things to do? I wanna go to one so badly I would love to have some pointers on convention attendance and all that. Sorry if this isn't the right place for this ^w;;

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Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Guest posts welcome. Tips: patch.ofurr@gmail.com.  Friend of the community lost in mass shooting in San Bernardino CA. (Tip: Bosn Otter.) The tragedy on December 2 is described as terrorism-related, and left 14 dead and 21 injured. Bosn said Dan Kaufman was “a friend to the furry community… a friend […]

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Just wondering, and searching the internet is not much help.

So, i will be 18 in october of 2017, but i will not have graduated highschool. Several friends and i wanted to go together and get a hotel room, but my parents still don't want me to go without them until i have graduated highschool -_-

If i go with them, i would be unable to go with all those said friends, and we would only got for Saturday instead of the whole convention.

So, are your parents able to keep you from going once you are 18?

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December’s Book of the Month, Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard, is by member Lawrence M. Schoen. From the publisher’s website:

The Sixth Sense meets Planet of the Apes in a moving science fiction novel set so far in the future, humanity is gone and forgotten in Lawrence M. Schoen’s Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard

An historian who speaks with the dead is ensnared by the past. A child who feels no pain and who should not exist sees the future. Between them are truths that will shake worlds.

In a distant future, no remnants of human beings remain, but their successors thrive throughout the galaxy. These are the offspring of humanity’s genius-animals uplifted into walking, talking, sentient beings. The Fant are one such species: anthropomorphic elephants ostracized by other races, and long ago exiled to the rainy ghetto world of Barsk. There, they develop medicines upon which all species now depend. The most coveted of these drugs is koph, which allows a small number of users to interact with the recently deceased and learn their secrets.

To break the Fant’s control of koph, an offworld shadow group attempts to force the Fant to surrender their knowledge. Jorl, a Fant Speaker with the dead, is compelled to question his deceased best friend, who years ago mysteriously committed suicide. In so doing, Jorl unearths a secret the powers that be would prefer to keep buried forever. Meanwhile, his dead friend’s son, a physically challenged young Fant named Pizlo, is driven by disturbing visions to take his first unsteady steps toward an uncertain future.

Available for pre-order from Amazon and other retailers, to be published December 29.

 

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More back in the “where have we been?” realm is the Wereworld series of books written by Curtis Jobling — who happens to be the creator of the world famous Bob the Builder and (for Nickelodeon) Curious Cow. But he’s always harbored a soft (dark?) spot for classic horror, and now the Wereworld series is his first set of novels… still for young readers but decidedly for older kids! “Imagine a world ruled by Werelords–men and women who can shift at will into bears, lions, and serpents. When Drew suddenly discovers he’s not only a werewolf but the long-lost heir to the murdered Wolf King’s throne, he must use his wits and newfound powers to survive in a land suddenly full of enemies. Drew’s the only one who can unite the kingdom in a massive uprising against its tyrant ruler, Leopold the Lion. But the king is hot on Drew’s tail and won’t rest until he’s got the rebel wolf’s head.” And that’s just the first book, Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf from 2012. The series is up to book six now, and more are coming.  You can find the books in paperback over at Amazon, or check out the Wereworld web site for lots of background and extra goodies — or baddies.

image c. 2015 Puffin Books

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(First, apologies for this post being a little late — due to some health issues, my computer time had to be limited this week. The Book of the Month for December will be posted tomorrow, December 7, and then the regular blog schedule will resume, except for skipping the Member Spotlight on December 25.)

New Members

Welcome to our newest member Jenora Feuer!

Member News

In short stories, Renee Carter Hall’s “The First Winter” appeared in a special bear-themed flash fiction episode of Podcastle,  Carmen K. Welsh, Jr’s short story “Night Sounds” is in issue 9 of Prick of the Spindle, Tarl “Voice” Hoch has a story in Will of the Alpha 3 (in the company of several other FWG members), and Mary E. Lowd has new fiction in Ember, Daily Science Fiction, and Luna Station Quarterly.

In serial fiction, Patrick “Bahumat” Rochefort’s serial From Winter’s Ashes continues, with chapters 7.0 and 7.1 now posted, and Dark End has begun a murder mystery, “The Missing Motive“.

In novels, Baumarius has just released Victernus; Paul Kidd’s second GeneStorm novel, Fort Dandelion, is now available; and as of this posting, T. S. McNally’s novel Light: A Tale of the Magical Creatures of Zudukii is free on Kindle (through tomorrow).

And in review news, check out this roundtable review of Kristina Tracer’s Bonds of Silver, Bonds of Gold over at [adjective][species].

(Members: Want your news here? Start a thread in our Member News forum!)

Market News

Upcoming deadlines: The adult anthology Knotted has extended its deadline to December 11, so you still have a few days left to get your submissions in! In conbook news, VancouFur seeks fiction on the theme of Atlantis.

Remember to keep an eye on our Calls for Submissions thread and our Publishing and Marketing forum for all the latest news and openings!

Guild News

Want to hang out and talk shop with other furry writers? Come join us in the forum shoutbox for the Coffeehouse Chats, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern and Thursdays at 12 p.m. Eastern. More info on the Coffeehouse Chats is here.

We’re always open for guest blog post submissions from members — good exposure and a great way to help out fellow writers. See our guidelines for details.

We have a Telegram group! More info and a link in this thread.

On Goodreads? Don’t forget we have a Goodreads group and a bookshelf featuring books by our members. Feel free to add any members’ books we’ve missed so far (see the instructions here on how to do that).

Need a beta reader? Check out our critique board (you’ll need to be registered with the forum in order to view it).

Remember, our forums are open to everyone, not just FWG members. Come register and join the conversation!

Have a great month! If you have news, suggestions, or other feedback to share, send an email to furwritersguild (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below.

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