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For our penultimate author of the month, we speak to Mog Moogle, author of arguablythe most infamous parody story ever published in the furry writing community – but don’t worry, we aren’t here to discuss TBAGS! Instead, Mog is here to discuss his more conventional stories and how he goes about crafting them.

Tell us a little bit about your most recent project (written or published). Was there a particular inspiration for it?

I recently wrapped up a YA fantasy novel. It was an underdog coming-of-age story. The setting was a lot of fun. An order of knights that ride dragons. The main character has a disability that doesn’t allow him to telepathically link with the dragons, so he’s forbidden to actually be a dragon rider. If I had to pin it down to a particular inspiration, I would probably say that Anne McCaffrey’s Dragon Riders of Pern was an influence. I know there will be similarities, but it wasn’t a direct one-to-one.

Also finished edits on the urban fantasy noir novella, got it to draft 2, as well as edits on the medieval fantasy, taking it to draft 2. Both of those are distinctly furry, unlike the YA fantasy that has humans and sentient feral dragons.

What is your favourite thing about the furry fandom? Why write furry fiction?

I like the people. I like interacting with them and my best friends are furry. It’s a tolerant place, a safe place, where I can be myself. That’s something that just kind of seems lacking in most of the rest of the world. I do miss the conventions a lot. I would do writing panels almost all day at conventions. I miss helping other writers in that in-person way.

Why do I write furry fiction? That’s a question and-a-half, isn’t it? I suppose the simple answer would be I really enjoyed reading it, and decided I wanted to try and write it. I found of all the creative things I have attempted, writing has been what I’m best at and enjoy the most.

What is your writing process like? Do you outline and plot, or are you a “pantser”?

My writing process usually starts with an idea. Cliché, I know, but that idea is just something that pops into my head and I have to write it down quickly or I lose it. I have a text file of one line sentences that are the ideas that pop into my head. That gets a little more fleshed out if it’s something I am particularly obsessing over.

When it comes to larger projects like the novels, I do outline. It’s very basic, usually has the key points I want to hit, but I am very much a pantser in letting the characters get to them on their own. I like that, because I surprise myself often, and find that I’ve accidently foreshadowed when I’m reading back. That’s all done subconsciously, and it tickles me to read back and see I accidently a good. Also, letting the characters take charge and move the story without me tightly regulating them leads to interesting developments. In the medieval fantasy, two rivals fell in love. When I was writing that, I remember thinking, ‘well, I didn’t see that coming.’

What do you consider your biggest strength as a writer?

Characters. That’s not something I can objectively say from my own observations, because I am attached to each of them in my own way. My opinion would be biased, I’m sure. But, time and again, one of the biggest compliments I get are how my characters seem relatable and people get invested in them. I am really grateful for that, because I do invest a lot of myself in them. I am normally a very empathic person, so conveying those emotions that I feel with them to the reader is a huge compliment.

What is your favourite kind of story to write? Does it align well with what you like to read?

I like to write the stories I would like to read. The urban fantasy noir story, for example, I had not scene that mix of genres. I’m sure it exists somewhere, but I thought it would be interesting to read one, so I wrote it. I would say it does align well with what I like to read, because I find myself reading a lot in the genres I most often write. Right now, I seem to be on a big fantasy kick. All three of the last big projects have been a flavor of fantasy. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the last novel I read through was a steampunk fantasy, and before that, it was Koa of the Drowned Kingdom by Ryan Campbell.

Which character of yours do you most identify with, and why?

I don’t think I can narrow that down to one character. Some of me goes in all of them. There are characters I really enjoy writing, some more than others, but to nail it down to a specific one would probably be impossible. I guess I could cheat and say that the self-insert character of Mog, (not Professer Mog, (yes that’s misspelled but it’s supposed to be,) in a few stories I wrote for a friend would most directly be identifiable to me.

Which authors or specific books have most influenced your work?

Wow, that’s also hard to pin down. I suppose if we are going back to the very beginning, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien and The Giver by Lois Lowry are what made me fall in love with reading. By extension, that means I fell in love with writing a little later down the line. Andy Wier with his light hearted but techy sciencey writing has been a fun inspiration of late. That lets me know a story can be goofy and accurate.

In fandom, two of the biggest influences would be Faora Meridian, of which I really enjoyed Cold Sleep and his Blood and Water stories. Ryan Campbell for his fantastic worldbuilding and vivid imagery while having an amazingly approachable writing style with an economy of words. Several friends in the various writing groups and organizations like Jaden Drackus, T.J. Minde, NightEyes Dayspring, Slip Wolf, Ocean Tigrox…and many many more. Tim Susman and MCA Hogarth on the more mainstream side of things. Rukis was an early inspiration. Yeah, I could go on for a while and still not name all the authors and works that influenced me.

And, I certainly don’t want to forget to mention Dwale. It was my go-to for anything related to poetry, and my Leo for Top to Bottom is definitely partially credited to it.

What is the last book you read that you really love?

Hmm…would it be pretentious to say Piety of the Damned by Mog Moogle? I mean, that was technically the last book I read that I really loved. But if we’re talking about something I didn’t write, then it would have to be The Martian by Andy Wier. I was hooked from the opening line.

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

Pina coladas and walks in the rain? No, not really. Don’t like pina coladas and walking in the rain just gets me wet. I used to BMX a lot, but since I tore the ACL, there is much less of that. Occasionally, I’ll get hooked on a video game and feel the need to play through it. I do like stuff outdoors. Recently cowboy camped on the river. Sleeping on rocks isn’t so fun, but being so far out that you can see the Milky Way is always a treat. I like to walk around the falls not far from me. But, these past few months, a lot of my free time has been writing, reading, or thinking about writing. Hammered out two novel drafts in three months.

Do you have any advice to give other writers?

There is one thing I say at almost every panel I’m on, because it is very universal. The only incorrect way to write is not to write. Writing is like any skill. Sure, you can call it talent, but what most people mistake for talent is actually hard work, dedication, and thousands of hours of practice.

Is there anything you would like to see more of within furry fiction?

I had to think about this for a long time. Things are moving in good directions overall. I do wish there would be more calls for submissions, but the past few years have thrown wrenches in about everything. So what I finally came up with is I would like to see more of us getting mainstream crossover. Ursula Vernon, Tim Susman, Watts Martin, they’ve all done so and shown we’re just as good, and in a lot of cases better, than some fairly big mainstreamers. So it would be nice to see more of that for sure.

Where can readers find your work?

Well, I’m around here and there. I recommend doing a search on Furplanet’s, SofaWolf’s, and Weasel Press’ websites for Mog Moogle to see the various anthologies I am in. As for something more direct, there’s my SoFurry page, which is the most up to date public releases and one-off works.

https://mog-moogle.sofurry.com/

I co-host a furry literary review podcast called Up Fur Review. (I promise we’ll get back to releasing episodes soon,) and I do that with TJ and Jaden Drackus. You can find us on twitter @UpFurReview

I recently started streaming the writing, and that has been loads of fun with a lot of great interaction and co-working with others that watch the stream.

https://www.twitch.tv/mog_moogle

Links to everything can be found on the twitter, along with writing updates, stream notifications, pictures of food, and other twittery stuff @Mog_K_Moogle

Tomorrow we speak to our final author, and after that we shall be concluding the month with another publisher. Please do come along for both of those as we bring Furry Book Month to a close for another year.

For our penultimate author of the month, we speak to Mog Moogle, author of arguablythe most infamous parody story ever published in the furry writing community – but don’t worry, we aren’t here to discuss TBAGS! Instead, Mog is here to discuss his more conventional stories and how he goes about crafting them.

Tell us a little bit about your most recent project (written or published). Was there a particular inspiration for it?

I recently wrapped up a YA fantasy novel. It was an underdog coming-of-age story. The setting was a lot of fun. An order of knights that ride dragons. The main character has a disability that doesn’t allow him to telepathically link with the dragons, so he’s forbidden to actually be a dragon rider. If I had to pin it down to a particular inspiration, I would probably say that Anne McCaffrey’s Dragon Riders of Pern was an influence. I know there will be similarities, but it wasn’t a direct one-to-one.

Also finished edits on the urban fantasy noir novella, got it to draft 2, as well as edits on the medieval fantasy, taking it to draft 2. Both of those are distinctly furry, unlike the YA fantasy that has humans and sentient feral dragons.

What is your favourite thing about the furry fandom? Why write furry fiction?

I like the people. I like interacting with them and my best friends are furry. It’s a tolerant place, a safe place, where I can be myself. That’s something that just kind of seems lacking in most of the rest of the world. I do miss the conventions a lot. I would do writing panels almost all day at conventions. I miss helping other writers in that in-person way.

Why do I write furry fiction? That’s a question and-a-half, isn’t it? I suppose the simple answer would be I really enjoyed reading it, and decided I wanted to try and write it. I found of all the creative things I have attempted, writing has been what I’m best at and enjoy the most.

What is your writing process like? Do you outline and plot, or are you a “pantser”?

My writing process usually starts with an idea. Cliché, I know, but that idea is just something that pops into my head and I have to write it down quickly or I lose it. I have a text file of one line sentences that are the ideas that pop into my head. That gets a little more fleshed out if it’s something I am particularly obsessing over.

When it comes to larger projects like the novels, I do outline. It’s very basic, usually has the key points I want to hit, but I am very much a pantser in letting the characters get to them on their own. I like that, because I surprise myself often, and find that I’ve accidently foreshadowed when I’m reading back. That’s all done subconsciously, and it tickles me to read back and see I accidently a good. Also, letting the characters take charge and move the story without me tightly regulating them leads to interesting developments. In the medieval fantasy, two rivals fell in love. When I was writing that, I remember thinking, ‘well, I didn’t see that coming.’

What do you consider your biggest strength as a writer?

Characters. That’s not something I can objectively say from my own observations, because I am attached to each of them in my own way. My opinion would be biased, I’m sure. But, time and again, one of the biggest compliments I get are how my characters seem relatable and people get invested in them. I am really grateful for that, because I do invest a lot of myself in them. I am normally a very empathic person, so conveying those emotions that I feel with them to the reader is a huge compliment.

What is your favourite kind of story to write? Does it align well with what you like to read?

I like to write the stories I would like to read. The urban fantasy noir story, for example, I had not scene that mix of genres. I’m sure it exists somewhere, but I thought it would be interesting to read one, so I wrote it. I would say it does align well with what I like to read, because I find myself reading a lot in the genres I most often write. Right now, I seem to be on a big fantasy kick. All three of the last big projects have been a flavor of fantasy. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the last novel I read through was a steampunk fantasy, and before that, it was Koa of the Drowned Kingdom by Ryan Campbell.

Which character of yours do you most identify with, and why?

I don’t think I can narrow that down to one character. Some of me goes in all of them. There are characters I really enjoy writing, some more than others, but to nail it down to a specific one would probably be impossible. I guess I could cheat and say that the self-insert character of Mog, (not Professer Mog, (yes that’s misspelled but it’s supposed to be,) in a few stories I wrote for a friend would most directly be identifiable to me.

Which authors or specific books have most influenced your work?

Wow, that’s also hard to pin down. I suppose if we are going back to the very beginning, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien and The Giver by Lois Lowry are what made me fall in love with reading. By extension, that means I fell in love with writing a little later down the line. Andy Wier with his light hearted but techy sciencey writing has been a fun inspiration of late. That lets me know a story can be goofy and accurate.

In fandom, two of the biggest influences would be Faora Meridian, of which I really enjoyed Cold Sleep and his Blood and Water stories. Ryan Campbell for his fantastic worldbuilding and vivid imagery while having an amazingly approachable writing style with an economy of words. Several friends in the various writing groups and organizations like Jaden Drackus, T.J. Minde, NightEyes Dayspring, Slip Wolf, Ocean Tigrox…and many many more. Tim Susman and MCA Hogarth on the more mainstream side of things. Rukis was an early inspiration. Yeah, I could go on for a while and still not name all the authors and works that influenced me.

And, I certainly don’t want to forget to mention Dwale. It was my go-to for anything related to poetry, and my Leo for Top to Bottom is definitely partially credited to it.

What is the last book you read that you really love?

Hmm…would it be pretentious to say Piety of the Damned by Mog Moogle? I mean, that was technically the last book I read that I really loved. But if we’re talking about something I didn’t write, then it would have to be The Martian by Andy Wier. I was hooked from the opening line.

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

Pina coladas and walks in the rain? No, not really. Don’t like pina coladas and walking in the rain just gets me wet. I used to BMX a lot, but since I tore the ACL, there is much less of that. Occasionally, I’ll get hooked on a video game and feel the need to play through it. I do like stuff outdoors. Recently cowboy camped on the river. Sleeping on rocks isn’t so fun, but being so far out that you can see the Milky Way is always a treat. I like to walk around the falls not far from me. But, these past few months, a lot of my free time has been writing, reading, or thinking about writing. Hammered out two novel drafts in three months.

Do you have any advice to give other writers?

There is one thing I say at almost every panel I’m on, because it is very universal. The only incorrect way to write is not to write. Writing is like any skill. Sure, you can call it talent, but what most people mistake for talent is actually hard work, dedication, and thousands of hours of practice.

Is there anything you would like to see more of within furry fiction?

I had to think about this for a long time. Things are moving in good directions overall. I do wish there would be more calls for submissions, but the past few years have thrown wrenches in about everything. So what I finally came up with is I would like to see more of us getting mainstream crossover. Ursula Vernon, Tim Susman, Watts Martin, they’ve all done so and shown we’re just as good, and in a lot of cases better, than some fairly big mainstreamers. So it would be nice to see more of that for sure.

Where can readers find your work?

Well, I’m around here and there. I recommend doing a search on Furplanet’s, SofaWolf’s, and Weasel Press’ websites for Mog Moogle to see the various anthologies I am in. As for something more direct, there’s my SoFurry page, which is the most up to date public releases and one-off works.

https://mog-moogle.sofurry.com/

I co-host a furry literary review podcast called Up Fur Review. (I promise we’ll get back to releasing episodes soon,) and I do that with TJ and Jaden Drackus. You can find us on twitter @UpFurReview

I recently started streaming the writing, and that has been loads of fun with a lot of great interaction and co-working with others that watch the stream.

https://www.twitch.tv/mog_moogle

Links to everything can be found on the twitter, along with writing updates, stream notifications, pictures of food, and other twittery stuff @Mog_K_Moogle

Tomorrow we speak to our final author, and after that we shall be concluding the month with another publisher. Please do come along for both of those as we bring Furry Book Month to a close for another year.

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Bearly and Taebyn are joined by Rayne Raccoon, Tick Tock, and Lux Operon to discuss what they did at BLFC 2021!  Join us and relive some great memories!

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Bearly Furcasting S2Special1 - BLFC Recap

Furries in space, coming true? Furry gene research group Vulpine Designs will soon attend the International Astronautical Conference in Dubai. The event focuses on space technology. Vulpine Designs stand for the so-called ‘freedom of form’ with genetic engineering. It is an idea in which humans can adjust their body however they like. Promoting this idea […]

中文：“莫抱卡蒂”风波再起

Bewhiskered 2021 American convention Bewhiskered named their guest of honours for their 2021 convention. They are vaccine scientist Chise and fursuit maker Eddie Bear. Attendee tickets are sold out. The convention is set to hold Nov 12-13 this year. Furality 2021 Virtual reality event Furality announced more updates this week. They debuted a new accessory […]

TigerTails Radio Season 13 Episode 35 Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf For a full preview of events and for previous episodes, please visit http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show.

　　第十一屆台北地下街浴衣祭，於10月16、17日在Y區地下街舉辦。喜愛日本文化的民眾們紛紛前往參加，其中也不乏許多獸迷與獸裝扮演者們。今年因應疫情嚴峻，台北地下街官方決定將以往於七夕情人節前後舉辦的地下街浴衣祭，延期至今年10月16、17兩日舉辦，成了首次在秋季舉辦的浴衣祭，並配合台北市政府的「2021大稻埕情人節」於同日舉行，與先前一樣維持著供民眾「穿浴衣、看煙火、逛市集」的日式慶典模式。

抱著狐狸玩偶的小丸。攝影／大助

　　雖然中央流行疫情指揮中心將疫情警戒維持在第二級警戒，但近日疫情和日前相比，已有逐漸穩動的趨勢，因此今年參加浴衣祭的人數仍相當可觀。活動區域內可看到許多穿著浴衣光顧市集攤位的民眾，許多獸裝扮演者也前往參加，體驗日本祭典中會出現的遊戲，讓充滿了日本文化色彩的地下街頓時多了幾分「毛」色。據了解，兩天活動約有20多位獸裝扮演者參與其中，民眾的目光也紛紛被在場的毛毛們所吸引。臺北副市長黃珊珊在活動的第一天也曾到會場，並與毛毛雷德托爾合照。

黃珊珊副市長與雷德托爾。圖／取自黃珊珊的粉絲專頁

神社前的八狸。攝影／大助

        由於疫情嚴峻，許多預計在今年舉辦的獸迷聚會與展覽紛紛延期舉辦，因此本屆浴衣祭可說是自今年疫情趨緩以來，少數幾場有許多獸迷出席的展覽活動。許多獸迷紛紛在活動期間內前往地下街與朋友們相聚，一同參加浴衣祭的各項活動，或與在場的毛毛們互動、拍照，一圓幾個月以來因疫情而無法與同好聚會的遺憾。

神社前的毛毛大合照。攝影／大助

　　活動主辦單位九藏喵窩也在粉絲頁上預告，明年的台北地下街浴衣祭活動，將會有不同以往的活動內容，等待大家一同來參加。

This week- Strikewatch is back with news from Amazon in NY and Paizo publishing, internet shitstirrers use the same playbook twice, antivaxxers get consequences, you can minmax your own vax booster, and Texas' terrible Lt. Gov actually pays out.

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Episode 504 - LHM

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Moobarkfluff!   This week is a short episode as Bearly and Taebyn get ready to embark on a journey to BLFC. Why are engineers so practical? Does it really all come back to 9?  These questions and many more will be answered on this weeks episode. So tune in and laugh along! Moobarkfluff!

 

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Bearly Furcasting S2E26 - Short One, Engineers, Jokes

Rattles reviews "Rock and Rule," a Canadian animated film that nearly destroyed its creators careers. Merch, Sweet Tees and stuff: https://teespring.com/stores/culturally-fd-merchandise Support Culturally F'd: https://www.patreon.com/culturallyfd

TigerTails Radio Season 13 Episode 34 Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf For a full preview of events and for previous episodes, please visit http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show.

This week- it's Striketober! The hogs demand their treats! Brain flakes! Real men don't care about scantily clad women, they want dragons! And a 100 year old fatal nutshot.

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            Episode 503 - RMFD

US-based furry radio station Furry Broadcasting Network, or FBN, recently had some turbulence on its six-year journey so far. Between Oct 11-12, the radio station said in a series of posts a combination of personal, staff and financial struggles had caused instability. They announced closure. FBN however says their leader, Shadow LeRawr, is currently in […]

Chinese furry event organisation Central China Furry Union, or CCFU, have released details about their 2022 convention Friday (Oct 15). Information about their mascots are released, and event pre-sign ups are now open. Themed “Steamworks,” the furcon is set to hold 15 Oct next year, at the Wanghe Hotel in Wuhan city. In a statement […]

For the third time, Mexico convention Furnexion has shifted their dates – towards 2022. They are at first planned for Feb 26-28 this year. But due to strict COVID-19 measures that time, they changed to Dec 10-12. Dates are changed again and are set for March 18-20 next year. The furcon says it is to […]

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Moobarkfluff!   We are joined today by furry and fantasy novelist Ian Madison Keller.  He chats with us about his processes and all his novels and stories.  Bearly is now part of Capital Pride in Salem Oregon (go Bearly). Why are we obsessed with Wallabys this week? Ziggy calls in for Five Minute Furs and the Ghosts mess with our audio feed! There actually is some furries in the News this week! We play This or That and Trivia. Taebyn talks about a mathematical conjecture. So come set with us a spell! We love to have you listening! Moobarkfluff!

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Ian Keller Links:
Website:  http://madisonkeller.net

Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Ian-Madison-Keller/e/B00MX2UZQW

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/maddiekellerr

Books Series:

Dragonsbane Saga:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753LVHHT

Urban fantasy w/publisher:  https://goalpublications.com/series/changing-bodies/

Flower's Fang (currently free for Furry Book Month):  https://books2read.com/u/4XgN2a

Furry Fiction is Everywhere:  https://books2read.com/u/3nEWEK

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Bearly Furcasting S2E25 - Special Guest Ian Madison Keller, This or That, Trivia, Math

TigerTails Radio Season 13 Episode 33 Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf For a full preview of events and for previous episodes, please visit http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show.

This week- tech gremlins, cereal strikes, scammers getting scammed, weird tapping sounds we don't know the source of right now, twitch income, and more.

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Episode 502 - They‘re Not Grrreat