Follow the link below- all the info is there!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5508973/

I've started my research on getting short stories published. I've discovered a few things that are important, and which will be disheartening to some of my friends who also write, the most important of which is that putting a manuscript of any kind on the web in a public format constitutes publication in the eyes of most publishers.

What this means is that in general if a story has appeared on a personal website or on a publicly accessible website, that story HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. Most will not take such a manuscript for publication.

There ARE still options to get the tale into print. Self-publication is one avenue, and publishers MAY still consider your work even if previously published online. But it becomes an uphill battle. I've about 20 or so short stories that are now essentially invalid for publication, which is annoying but hardly the end of the world.

I suspect that if a work is sufficiently changed from a previously-published version on the web, that it MIGHT be applicable for consideration; if your manuscript is not in final form, you may still have a shot.

I have three stories I'm considering for publication. One of them, titled 'Monsters' is in the 'really, really iffy' category. I CAN submit it for publication in a different format, so I can still offer it to a podcast (audio format) or a visual format such as an illustrated comic. I'm going to have to look into things more- there may be publishers who WILL take such 'published' works regardless, considering the limited audience the tales have so far reached.

To my writer friends- this is NOT the end of the world. Your works are still able to be gotten into dead-tree format. You just have altered avenues, and will have to do your research.

For my part, any fiction I plan to publish will no longer appear on FurAffinity, DeviantArt or any of the other 'public' venues that I've put things up on in the past. I seriously do wish to be a writer, so I have to keep these considerations in mind.

Oh, last thing. I'd hoped to offer a story I'm currently working on, 'The Old House', to Reader's Digest. Weirdly enough, they really don't solicit for or accept original fiction! O well. There are lots of places who do. :)

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12530368/

 gargoyale needs help! THeir cat is very ill, and anything can help! Donate or pass the word! Their paypal is in the original journal- follow the link!

If you're going to leave, PLEASE actually consider other sites than DA and Weasyl. They are NOT furry sites, though they DO allow furry art, so you know. Weasyl also is STILL IN BETA. Try out SoFurry! Yes, I'm shamelessly promoting the site, but the code is excellent. All they lack is the artist-base.

That'd be a hint, folks. :)

https://www.sofurry.com/welcome

At least check it out!

As to my opinion of the drama here... All I'm going to say is that the problem is NOT the site; bailing might express your ire, but it WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING. I won't discuss it further than that

Well, I FINALLY kinda set up my SoFurry account. It has FAR less stuff then here, but I plan to expand it over time. I'm NOT leaving here, nor even contemplating it- I like FA just fine, thankyew. Anyway, the addy is https://sorien.sofurry.com - If that doesn't work, I'm Sorien there just like here. :)

THanks for the fix, Sylvan!

People should check out  Nothing41 here on FA. She doesn't have much up yet, but she's VERY good and people should follow her streams! Woo!

I got home from Midwest Furfest yesterday around 4 PM or so in generally good order. No item that I'm aware of has gone missing, and I had a pretty good time. We had the Pizza Shootout on Saturday around 12:30 PM, but we're waiting on one person's vote to determine who won. As we'll have one person abstaining, and it's currently tied with two people's remaining votes (including theirs) I think it should be considered a tie!

I only got two pieces of art this year- one from  DarkNatasha (a badge) and one from  Ironfeathers (of my character Arath in our local Pathfinder game, which resumes a week from Saturday). As predicted, I spent more than I wanted to and most of that on food.

I met up with varied people, some who I knew and many I didn't, and I was able to sleep EVERY NIGHT OF THE CON. Woot! I slept well last night as well, and now I have to change back to my usual vampire pattern. I'm looking forward for next year. :)

Definitely next year I request a NON-TOWER room; bloody things are teeny.

We got to the hotel just after noon, and I'm all checked in.  sylvan is off getting his friends at the airport (they're not im my room), and I'm here in Ten Forward getting lunch.  picklejuice is showering, then will be coming down to meet  sylvan as he gets back from there.

For those interested, I'm in room 510. See all of you who'll be here soon!

Okay. I'm up. Today I head out with friends on the drive to Chicagoland and Midwest Furfest! I've got all my crap packed, and aside from a few dishes in the sink I'm essentially ready to go. I'm looking forward to this- I definitely need a vacation.

In the previous three weeks ending last Thursday, I want through one of the longer bouts of insomnia I've had. I think it was longer than usual because there were multiple things contributing to it- stress (of course), a need for a change, bedding overdue for a change, allergies and I really need a new mattress.

Other than that, things have been mostly quiet... Mostly. Two weeks ago while coming home from work I had the tie rods on the front right wheel snap whilst on the ramp from 35W Northbound to New Brighton Boulevard. For those that don't know, the tie rods are what hold the wheel in place and allow it to turn. Well, they snapped and that wheel no longer turned!

After a three hour wait and a tow to my folks place, I got home using my mom's car. a few days later it was fixed, and its back running fine.

That pretty much sums up recent events. I'll post again from the con.

Okay, the spot was filed! Sorien's room in the Hyatt is no longer looking for more. See all of you whom are going there next week!

Lookie here!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5187055/

Good luck, everyone!

Hey! I'll be at Midwest Furfest from Wednesday the 20th to Monday the 25th, and I need one more person in the room for at least Thursday to Monday! I have a room with a single bed and a rollaway, the rollaway is up for grabs. I'm asking $40 a night. There will be a total of three people in the room counting whomever takes the rollaway. There are a few conditions, but they're not bad ones.

1. Be clean.

2. Respect your roomies! If you have an 'assignation' in mind, please do it elsewhere!

3. Payment up front upon meeting at the convention (or before if possible- contact me!)

I don't care if you're male or female or whether you're a fursuiter- just remember that space in ANY hotel room is at a premium. I'll post here when I've found the candidate, and I'll hook up with email with the person as soon as I get it. I'll likely take someone I know over a stranger, but it's nothing personal. Leave a response here or contact me at (shaggy (at) visi (dot) com). See you at the con!

This has also been posted on the MNFurs Forum: http://www.mnfurs.org/

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5144509/

Check her work out, it's excellent! I can't afford something myself right now, but I CAN at least spread the word! Commission her already!

Lookie! This here is pretty cool!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5101472/

Thank you,  shikoba for doing this!

You!

Yeah, you. I have something for you.

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/masked-lion/

She's gonna be streaming today, so take a look and get a commission! She does great work, especially ferals! So go look!

Just keep an eye on her page, she'll post when she's starting. :)

The other day I was watching a stream and was in line for a free slot. No biggie, free is free, and if I don't get something I've no issue there. However, I kind-of wanted to watch the artist, but forgot to do that during the stream...

And I can't recall the bloody name. I've not seem him stream since. His 'streaming' ad pic was of a tiger-anthro negative image. Anyone know who it was?

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/atroquine/ is VERY good, and VERY fast. I don't know if she's taking commissions, but you should AT LEAST look at her stuff! :)

 atroquine does impressive things, and I think she's going places with her work.

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/blaqink/

 blaqink is doing an Iron Artist thing- free art! Go take a look at the link I placed above!

A journal: http://www.furaffinity.net/journals.....e/#jid:4780698

The artist's page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gargoyale/

Neat stuff!

Check this out! http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4772179/

And here's a link straight to the userpage: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lyc.....plz=1372125373

Gotta love the potential for free art. :)

I've (almost) completed another story. It's called 'Intentions' and stars Vasily Polykov, my werewolf in the Silver & Bone group on DeviantArt. I have to add a few locational details and edit it, but I should have it up here (and there) soon. It currently clocks in at 5694 words.

I think I'm improving!

Go here! http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4643650 SO that's the deal. :)

I've a bunch more stories up for those interested. They're all from the Dreamcatcher World created by  Crystala and the settings therein belong to her. The characters and everything else are mine. :)

In chornological and series order they are:

Whitechapel ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10329266/ )
Season of Change ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10457638/ )

and Citylost ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10390053/ )

Season of Change may have to be downloaded to read- it seems to be just over the displayable limit in size for FA.

Enjoy, and PLEASE comment!

Take a look here, and enter if you want!

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4562533

Oh, and Watch them!

I have 270 watchers. I guess people like what I commission! Hopefully people are also lookin' at my writing too. :)