*I feel so conspicuous being the only person with a human picture posting in this thread.
Welcome to the forum! As you can tell, I am also new. I've found everyone to be super friendly.
You'll find a lot of furries have a strong artistic streak; this community certainly encourages it! There's forums here for RP and fursuiting, even writing (which I really should post on), as I'm sure you've seen already. Take advantage of them!
I mean this in the spirit of good-natured ribbing and in a nonsexual way; fursuits are, for a lot of furries, the ultimate fetish item. But there is lots to do in the meantime! Developing a fursona can take a lot of time and care. If you're putting a lot money and time into a fursuit you're going to want to complement that by portraying your fursona well. I'm just starting to develop mine now (a white tigress named Cira), have you thought about a fursona? Like a fursuit, a fursona isn't something you need but is certainly fun to have!
Anyway, take it as advice from one newcomer to another. Have fun!
*Edit: Sorry, Gabag. Didn't see you there.