Monthly Archives: June 2012

Incoming Pine Marten

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Kyell

You guys have all been waiting for that naughty happy pine marten Vaxy to invade your Kindles and Nooks, right? Well, your wait is almost over. “Science Friction” will go on sale on July 1, or as close to there … Continue reading →

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For Grown Ups

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Kyell

In this whole thread of “you should not be ashamed of the fandom,” one recurring thread comes up: what about the adult stuff? Well, that’s kind of the crux of the whole problem, right? Furry is this unusual mix of … Continue reading →

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More Tomorrow

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Kyell

I’m thinking about writing about adult material and the fandom, but I want to think about it a little more and right now I have about exactly an hour free. Since I’d rather not rush it, I’ll put off that … Continue reading →

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Heartening Response

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Kyell

I have been quite waggy at the response to my last two posts about being proud to be a furry. People in general have appreciated them and the most negative responses I’ve gotten have been “I don’t know if that … Continue reading →

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I Am A Furry

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Kyell

(There, no punctuation in the title this time.) In response to yesterday’s post, I got a thoughtful question on FA about “coming out” as a furry. Namely, why bother? It’s just a hobby, right? Do we “come out” as a … Continue reading →

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Getting To Know You … Mormons and Furries

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Kyell

Two possibly related things: Mormons and furries. Okay, so back in 2008 there was this ballot initiative here in California that you might have heard of: Prop 8, to amend the California Constitution to define marriage as being between one … Continue reading →

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Ups and Downs

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Kyell

So after spending most of the winter and spring writing, I am starting to get feedback on things, which is generally nice. I wrote a short story novelette for the Gaylaxicon conbook that the writing group liked; waiting to hear … Continue reading →

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Anthrocon Things!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Kyell

Specifically, three of them. I have three new things that you can check out at AC this year, and sadly, I will not be there to sign (but you can bring them to RMFC or RF and I will sign … Continue reading →

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Updated Publication Dates!

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Kyell

I’ve updated my upcoming e-book publication dates. Some explanations: * Green Fairy will be coming out sooner than expected in e-book format (I think). I have been talking to Sofawolf about the impact of e-book releases on print sales and … Continue reading →

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The 20-70-10 model and your writing

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Kyell

Recently I was reading a sports article about the head of the Marlins (I think) who said he uses Jack Welch’s “20-70-10” model from GE to evaluate his roster. Oversimplified, that sort of goes like this: the top 20% of … Continue reading →

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