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Red Savage (her handle on FA and weasyl, not sure what she called herself elsewhere) was hit and killed by a truck this morning while changing a flat on the highway. This is so fucked up. Red was such an amazing person and didn't deserve to go that way. I'm not really sure why I decided to post about this here in this sub. I guess i'm just looking for some kind words and support. I'm sorry I'm such a fucking wuss.

edit: wow, over twenty comments already. You guys are the sweetest. This is why I love the furry community. thank you <3

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So after meeting a fellow fur on a chat website, we traded skype info and quickly became pretty good friends! We chatted for some time, almost 7 months. We both graduated High school at the same time, so we were the same age which was fun. Being a California resident, and him a Nevada resident, we never thought we would actually meet in real life. Well one day, his friends and him planned a road trip to California and one of their stops was Disney Land! Realizing my schedule lined up well with his trip, I was able to go and meet him! We spent the whole day in California Adventure riding rides, getting food and just hanging out. We ended the night with the amazing World of Color show. (Which I recommend all of you see :3) After hugs and good bye's we had to part ways again. It was an amazing day and I thought I could share it with you guys. :) Thanks for reading! -Mulligan

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This got a ton more comments than I'd ever imagine. Glad to stir up conversation :D

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1. Tell us about your most recent project (written or published). What inspired it?

Windfall – debuted at Anthrocon 2015

It’s a cosmic-horror romantic-comedy starring an otter named Kylie who’s fallen in love with her best friend, a husky named Max. The two of them used to be minor characters on a supernatural cable TV show. After the series ends, he comes to visit for the summer and she has find a way to confess her feelings to him as they discover their TV show was actually real.

Previews:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/10973174/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12950193/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12278672/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/14827336/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/14467401/

I also have Nordguard: Tribes of the White Land that came out at Anthrocon 2015. It’s an expansion to the Nordguard card game, with all-new art from Blotch and Chromamancer. A very different means of telling stories, but it certainly helps to have a writing background.

I’m also working on an interactive children’s sci-fi novel called Allison & The Cool New Spaceship Body to teach kids about transhumanism and artificial intelligence. Working on it with me are world-class interactive fiction experts from Ball State University and Gamebooks.org, as well as actual AI scientists from the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. It also has talking space dolphins who fly around with jet-packs!

You can play through the book-in-progress here:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/16159961/

2. What’s your writing process like? Are you a “pantser,” an outliner, or something in between?

Somewhere in between, I suspect. I toss ideas into “pool” files in Scrivener as they come to me. Sooner or later, enough ideas coalesce to make a plot I can’t resist writing. I use that to develop my outline, then make successive passes at expanding it until it turns into a story. Often I write all the dialog first, much to the despair of my editors.

3. What’s your favorite kind of story to write?

One with a kooky central idea — some bit of trivia or motif that clicks into place with a plot. Love stories are also a plus, since I’m a total sap.

4. Which character from your work do you most identify with, and why?

Each of my characters has a shard of my personality. In Sixes Wild, Blake has my tendency to be a square while Six has my defiant side. We all constructed of contradiction.

5. Which authors or books have most influenced your work?

James Gurney’s Dinotopia has been the biggest influence on my personal philosophy. I’m a big believer in the power of peaceful cooperation, science, and art to improve the world. This optimism pervades my stories.

6. What’s the last book you read that you really loved?

I’m hooked on Steven Brust’s Vlad series (which feature a sorcerer assassin chef). Technically, the most recent book I read that I’m excited about was the new Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Players Handbook. : ) D&D is actually a really cool way to practice storytelling—you get immediate feedback. I’ve used tabletop RPGs before to test out worlds I later write about.

7. Besides writing, how do you like to spend your free time?

I teach writing classes at Bismarck State College — my fursona was the instructor of the semester there last winter. I have skied the longest run in North America. I also enjoy when friends or my girlfriend take me for walks.

8. Advice for other writers?

Write the story you’d want to read. Your enjoyment will show through in the final product.

9. Where can readers find your work?

https://www.furaffinity.net/user/tempo321/
https://tempo.sofurry.com/
https://www.weasyl.com/~Tempo

My published works are available from Sofawolf Press and Furplanet Press, as well as on Amazon.

Heat #7 – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/heat-7
Heat #8 – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/heat-8
Heat #9 – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/heat-9
Heat #10 – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/heat-10
Heat #11 – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/heat-11
Heat #12 – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/heat-12
Sixes Wild: Manifest Destiny – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/sixes-wild-manifest-destiny
Nordguard: The Card Game – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/nordguard-card-game
Nordguard: Tribes of the White Land – https://www.sofawolf.com/products/nordguard-card-game
Windfall – http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=798

10. What’s your favorite thing about the furry fandom?

How it brings people together. In the furry fandom, it doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you look like — what matters is your talent, enthusiasm, and good cheer. In the past month, I’ve been interviewed by furry journalists from Canada, Brazil, South Africa, and Mexico. World peace looks a lot like the furry fandom.

Check out Tempe “Tempo” O’Kun’s member bio here!

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