Thank you all for the warm welcome
As to your questions, Noah:
> What kinds of stories?The stories I write often take root in something I see or hear. You know; those little things out of the ordinary that make you go: "hey, that's unusual" or "that's kinda funny." And then they grow into a story. Some times those stories are furry, especially if they deal with "
those odd human habits." By having an anthropomorphic narrator, I can a step back to observe humans from a distance.
>And more importantly, how good are they? Shakespeare or J.K.?Are my stories any good?
I like to think of my stories as "passable for an amateur writer."
But what's more important to me, is to write something that has not been done to death. If I can come up with something new, my shortcomings as a writer seem less obvious.
I don't write "coming-out" stories, I don't write fan-fiction, and I don't write YIFF.
It's not that I have anything against those genres, but there are many other writers out there, already doing a better job.
Here is an example of a furry short-story I wrote, called "Five Fingers on a Dusty Window".
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32922887/(PDF format)
>And poetry! We have a couple of poets on here. Me included! How long have you been doing poetry for?
I do poetry mostly in-between finished stories, to "clear my voice."
When I work on a long story, I often feel claustrophobic about being stuck in that same voice throughout the process.
But in poetry I can play around with voice and puncutation and narrative. I can start a poem midsentence, I can finish it with an "and."
I just love that freedom.
Here's an example of my poetry, called "Freaks of Noture"
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/24440839/(also PDF)
>You're one lucky guy then, going to fur cons and having a fursuit. (I plan on doing that)I don't know if I'm particularly lucky. My fursuit is home-made and requires constant repair, because LARPing is hard on the faux fur. I pretty much have to replace everything except the head every two years.
>And so do I! I hope you have fun on here!Thanks
I'm sure I will.