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Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer.  This article is a companion to Fred’s series on French anthropomorphic animal movies. The César Awards, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma (Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema) since 1976, were frankly designed to be French cinema’s answer to the American Academy […]

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Hiya guys, I'm looking to make some irl furry friends but I have no idea how to go about that. All of my experience with the fandom comes from this subreddit and a whole lotta second life. Also I haven't been to any furry conventions because I feel like I'd be too embarrassed. What do I do?

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I'm in the process of making my first ref sheet and I was wondering what should be added to it to make it better. So far all I have is the front and back views of my 'sona. What do you guys think makes a good (or great) ref sheet?

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

I can’t go into too much detail about my most recent project, as it’s in the midst of being published and I don’t want to say something I shouldn’t! What I can say is that it is the first adult piece I’ve ever written, and thus coincidentally the first adult piece of mine to ever see publication. The piece wasn’t necessarily inspired by any one thing, it started off as a personal exercise — trying something new and seeing what I could do with it — and evolved from there.

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

I generally don’t have a specific writing process, so I’d say I’m mostly an in-betweener. If I am specifically writing for an anthology or a certain theme, my process would more reflect an outliner, whereas if I’m writing a story I was personally inspired to write, I more or less build the story as I go. It may not be the most efficient, but it’s what works for me!

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

It’s hard to say with the (what I consider) limited experience I’ve had, but as of now I definitely have enjoyed writing sci-fi the most. It’s also the genre I want to explore more, and rightfully so considering how unpolished I’ve felt my previous work in that genre has been.

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

The work itself is long gone from the public eye, as it hasn’t met my standards I set for myself in a long time. But, I most identify with the character Garrett from one of my older pieces since taken down from FurAffinity. He was very much an amalgam of my own life experiences with a healthy dose of fantasy mixed in. Some of his struggles were things I dealt with, and some were inspired by things I’ve dealt with.

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

Outside the fandom, the work of Philip Pullman and his His Dark Materials series was one of the earliest works I can recall that drew me into the concept of anthropomorphic characters. Within the fandom, the work of Kyell Gold was what showed me what could be done with adult scenes in a story, and how they could matter to the plot. Some other books (in no particular order) that have influenced me were: The Society of S by Susan Hubbard, Blasphemy by Douglas Preston, and Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

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

I’m currently in the process of reading John Dies at the End by David Wong, which is a really refreshing read for me. Horror is something I generally don’t read (thought that’s starting to change!) so something so incredibly odd is an incredible departure from what I typically read.

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

These days, my time is mainly occupied with school. When I do have free time, it’s either occupied relaxing with video games or squeezing in some writing. I’ve also recently developed an interest in origami!

8. Advice for other writers?

It might not mesh well with what other writers will suggest, but my personal opinion is be willing to NOT write. The worst thing to ever happen to my writing was when I forced myself to write a story I didn’t want to write. Don’t get caught up in the idea that you MUST write for x amount of anthologies, or write x amount of stories. Write what you want, not what you must. I tried the whole “I’ll write for this anthology and that one and this one and this one too!” spiel, and it got old, quick — and in the end none of those stories got accepted. My heart wasn’t in the words, and they ended up poor quality. So that’s my advice, don’t force yourself to write a story you don’t want to.

9. Where can readers find your work?

At the moment, you can find my story “Sugar Pill” published in Tales From The Guild, Music to Your Ears, published by Rabbit Valley and edited by AnthroAquatic. As I said, I also have a story being published that I can’t get into too much detail about at the moment, but I’ll be sure to make an announcement when I can!

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

My favorite thing has been what it has done for me, honestly. Were it not for certain people in the fandom, I would not be where I am in life or anywhere near the life I live now. And honestly, I don’t know if my life would be nearly as enjoyable if that were the case.

 

Check out Mars’ member bio here!

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Good morrow, princes and princesses, thieves and wizards, heroes of all kind.  On this magical episode of Furballd, Killick and Sepko venture into the realm of the 80s fantasy epic, Krull.  Even with Ringo pulling a disappearing act halfway through the show, the crew talk about how they feel about movies as a medium, as well as the newly discovered Nintendo Play Station prototype that never was, and the newly announce Gravity Falls game for 3DS.

Bye for now, but not forever!

This week’s song is “Bros With Dix” by Nase.  You can find the song on OCRemix here.

Junk Food Cinema podcast

The Nintendo Play Station

Gravity Falls 3DS game

 

Episode 89 – Krull: The Quest For Liam Neeson - Good morrow, princes and princesses, thieves and wizards, heroes of all kind.  On this magical episode of Furballd, Killick and Sepko venture into the realm of the 80s fantasy epic, Krull.  Even with Ringo pulling a disappearing act halfway through the...

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You heard that right, ladies and gentlefurs. Step right up and get your free dragon hug, today!

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Leon is the creation of author Pati Nagle, first appearing in her science fiction novel Pet Noir from Book View Cafe (check it out over at Amazon). Now Kymera Press have adapted Pet Noir as a full-color comic book series with art by by Anna G, Laurie Foster, and Liezl Buenaventura. “Feline investigator Leon has opposable thumbs, the ability to talk, and is possibly the most dangerous cat in the galaxy. Indentured to the Security department of Gamma Station until he’s worked off the cost of his ‘creation’, Leon alternates between harassing his human partner and roommate Devin and fighting sleazy criminals, yet he still finds time to flirt with the lovely Leila, an exotic Burmese. Will he win her heart, and more importantly, will he win his freedom?” The first issue is available now.

image c. 2015 Book View Cafe

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So basically, what I want to know is, if you had the opportunity to become an anthro in real life but be unable to change back if you regret the decision, would you take it? What would your friends and family think? What would happen to your SO? What would be the first thing you do in your new form?

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So today I went to work at Annie's, a cookie factory in Joplin MO and was placed on flour-duty with two other gentlemen. The first gentleman was a middle-aged man who looked like Moe, from the Three Stooges. The second had red hair, a shortness of 5'5", and was balding. He was 25 years old.

Flour duty meant that we would work in a sealed and refrigerated room behind white plastic tarps, throwing sacks of flour onto a table, cutting it, and dumping it into a sifting machine. We'd do this from 1:00PM to 9:00PM. It was easy money, mildly easy labor, and if we spoke over the roar of the sifting machine, we would talk as well.

Old Moe put on industrial ear protection, nor we he a talkative man, so it was just me and Little Red. It didn't take long for him to decide to spill out his life's grumps at me.

Apparently this man's a real meathead; he likes the contact sports that put people in hospitals. MMA and football are his favorite, but football's #1 above all.

He played football in highschool and was darn good at it - apparently so good that professional scouts were watching him the whole time, talking about him going pro. He could've gone pro, he tells me, if it were for getting his knee totally fractured during a game. He swore to the coach that even though his leg was swelling like a beach ball he could still play, and more-so, he'd kill the man who broke his leg. The coach called his mom and Little Red was taken to the hospital instead.

So his dreams of going pro were crushed and now he's working in the basement of a cookie plant, tossing around flour from sunrise to sunset, all day, every day.

Between the factory and highschool, he claims he smuggled drugs for a while. And that's where he made the big money. But he quit after almost getting caught.

Then we got onto the topic of success.

He's get a big bruise against the rich - the ones who might have inherited their cash, or did dirty deeds to keep their wealth. He says that if you're going to be successful like the rich, then you gotta be a greedy. You gotta be willing to hurt others every now and again.

I responded that riches didn't mean success. Those people who got their money for one reason or another hadn't succeeded at all.

He agreed, success is working your butt off to get where you are.

And this man, as I said, worked all day for so much cash and he didn't have time to spend hardly any of it.

I asked him if he was successful. He said no, he wasn't.

I said success was contentedness. He said he wasn't content with what he had at all.

Now, I was happy to getting $12 an hour when for my last two jobs I'd only gotten $8. I was a happy turnip. Now I know $12 surely isn't enough, and perhaps not even 3 million a month smuggling drugs. And recalled to my better moments of having money, they were about spending it on and for the ones I loved. My teeth would rot if I spent all my money on myself - I just don't usually work like that. And this guy's just working nonstop 'till retirement, years and years and years away...

So here are my thoughts for tonight. Be content in your wealth, and find your success in surrounding yourself with ones who love you and you love back.

Money has brought me dread, but bringing joy to my friends has brought me much joy indeed. Even if we're not spending money, at least we have our fun times on the weekends roleplaying, or watching things on Youtube. Just being together. I'm a rich turnip indeed.

I hope that all of you can look around and think of the ones on here and beyond the keyboard who love you. May you love them back and be a very successful fur.

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im actually quite new in this community and dont know much about what my fursona is etc.

im also kinda nervous my town is not great (close minded, lots of junkies etc) so i think ill stick to the Internet until i get a car and full license before i go to any cons or meets. im kinda nervous about telling my parents because i don't want to be stuck at home with them if they believe the stereotype furies have. at least its only a a year until i get my full license and am off to college and can do what i want.

anyway im not artistic at all is that a problem (paper drawing sketching etc however i do stuff on my lathe and play games.)

you don't need to be artistic to be in right... i know its a strong part of the fandom but sadly hen i draw it always looks like a 6 year old scribbled on paper.

im kinda in this for the accepting (open minded) nice community more than anything because it is better then some groups ive seen. im kinda in to anthro but not 100 percent though

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