Anthro/furry novels http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364 Byddie-Pop Hi all, it's Byddie-Pop! I'm curious if anyone else is writing a story starring athromorphic animals? Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:20:05 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_6362 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_6362 Amaikokonut I'm not writing one personally, but I have quite an affinity for them, so it's nice to see people writing them! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:38:59 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_31585 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_31585 jmjuly20 I do not know if you would consider mine furry, because it is not full anthro, but the main character is a fox. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:02:38 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_55881 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_55881 Blackstrap I am, and dang is it hard! I've always felt this is an underrepresented genre, and I'm starting to see why perhaps more writers haven't explored it. When creating characters, it's difficult to find a good balance between an animal's natural personality and the requisite human element. I suppose you have to find the balance that works for you, but there are so many possibilities! Has anyone else struggled with this? Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:30:23 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_76773 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_76773 jmjuly20 I agree. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:24:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_81023 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_81023 ManInTheBowlerHat You could have a human suddenly transformed into an animal or their soul could inhabit an animal, and their morality would be trapped within the animal, causing the conflict between a highly moral human and the bloodlust of a wild animal. It could possibly get very philosophical. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:46:09 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_88226 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_88226 Tamesis Aorta Sounds interesting... Meh, still have 2 weeks to decide. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:56:31 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_117784 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_117784 Eirien I might be turning one of my RPG campaign/story worlds into a novel and it may include anthro/humanoids. Either furry or reptilian, though could be both. It would be somewhat medieval with a magic and/or mech space-travel theme. It's possible I may do a set of stories w different characters all inter-connected to the 'main' story. I think if I do it this way I'm sure it'd be an easy way to introduce a new campaign world and NPCs for aspiring players. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:49:21 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_118557 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_118557 Vyctori Also not writing Furry per se but one of my main character is an anthropomorphic* Lion-oid. * Classical anthro so all the human traits are mental. Though there is a Jackal-man in my story, he's more of a mysterious side character. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:52:35 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_166184 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_166184 Draggar Though I haven't made up my mind quite yet, I'll probably go with anthropomorphism. I think I might want to do something with birds or rewrite my first NaNo, which was an animal story. Then there's always Redwall fanfiction that I might do. ^^ Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:41:56 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_166579 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_166579 Squeakerblue Mine will, it's a Fanfiction, but the OC's are Genetically Engineered Shapeshifters bred and born to fight in a war that's spanned 10,000 years. (Stargate Atlantis) The main character is a wolf, but there are multiple distinct clans, Bear, Wolf, Deer, Horse, Etc. They can interbreed, but one genetic legacy will be dominant and there will never be a half-Wolf/half-Bear. You might get a VERY large wolf, but it would only be a wolf or bear. Nor is it possible to have a Wolf out of a pairing that has Wolf grandparents but aren't Wolves themselves....if that makes sense. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:33:56 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_170595 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_170595 Uskaro I have a race of people that possess SOME of the physical qualities of animals, while retaining a completely human mentality. Some people are more animal-like than others and whatnot. It's a source of deep cynicism and tragedy for my novel, also. What happens when a child is born with gills? It's a very imbalanced system. (Magical mutations are FUN.) Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:02:31 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_172329 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_172329 EnterOrion I might to a story about birds (because birds are awesome), though with a lot of human traits (focusing on our less desirable traits like aggression, racism, and grudge holding). It would be out of my normal realm, but would be a lot of fun to write about. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:25:59 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_190849 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_190849 CallMeMara hooray for Redwall! Woo hoo! no i'm not writing a redwall fanfic but the plot for my story did come from a Redwall RPG and features weasels, ferrets, and otters. actually i'm the head script writer for a budding animation company and i'm trying to turn a vague RP plot into a full story that will eventually be animated. if i didn't really need to churn the words out for that i might have been writing a prequel to the steampunk novel i did for NaNo last year. it's nice to be back to the furries though. when a friend of mine was reading my novel from last year she said she kept picturing the human characters as hamsters or something because i guess that's what i'm good at. i did have a hard time last year not writing paws instead of hands in several scenes. ah yes back to the furries for me and as much description as i can cram into it so i can explain what it's supposed to look like to a bunch of storyboarders when i get done. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:41:42 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_205439 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_205439 Lydia_Ember Why didn't I think of that? I was gonna do a story in honor of Redwall, but didn't. Oh well. I guess I can always fix up the first "series" I wrote one day. Not huge into this, so I dunno: Would werebeasts fall into this? In a Sci Fi world I'm working on, I opted to cut to the chase and say that all the werebeasts world over finally fought back and won. After several hundred years I'm thinking that they can't be your average werebeasts anymore. They're the dominant species, so I'm thinking they are a lot more open and okay with their animal nature. Very few attempt to repress it, but those are mostly their young. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:54:55 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_205647 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_205647 Meilos Quite a few of my main characters are animals. So they're not exactly anthropomorphic, but they're talking and they have personalities like humans. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:26:39 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_215484 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_215484 Foxstar2000 I'm writing Warrior Cats fanfiction where all the characters are cats. Does that count? (I assume so) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:55:59 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_220005 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_220005 RoeCocoa Some of my characters are humanoid dolphins, but my viewpoint characters are plain humans (so far). Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_233375 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_233375 Byddie-Pop Yus! My story actually has cats (who would be villains in The Red Wall verse) as main characters, but they aren't bad guys persay, just moderate to bad-people/furry/anthro things. But there are also deer and other animals, and they along fairly well, it's more xenophobia then anything else.... still bad but they at least don't want to eat one another. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:24:31 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_236876 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_236876 CavvieCat I'm glad to know I'm not alone in this genre! Personally, I feel I can be more creative when writing about anthro characters rather than average humans. It just seems more fun to write about ears and tails along with barks and growls. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:09:34 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_243402 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_243402 Silverwind_Blade My story stars anthro characters, but is otherwise completely real-world set. I just find it more interesting to write with anthro characters, more than anything. Which is pretty lazy on my part, I suppose, but whatever. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:22:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278627 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_278627 Elfae My novel is about a pigeon who set out on a quest and becomes friend with a mouse and a cat along the way. (It's not as childish as it sounds. Think wars between the different animal races, bloody battles and fur flying.) It does features some humans, but they're only in the background. I'm a bit worried about writing from the point of view of a pigeon, not the easiest thing in the world. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:04:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_284388 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=1#forum_thread_comment_284388 Shaedra I'm writing a story about lions, but I'm not sure if I would call it anthro or not. It's mainly about a group of lionesses who wage war with poachers. I haven't written anything like this is so long, I'm hoping I can finish it! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:46:45 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_320376 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_320376 Eanwulf I am writing a pretty straightforward story about one of my favorite animals: he misunderstood hyena. These creature are very intelligent, beating the chimpanzee in some tests. They are also highly social, with packs of 50 or more members with sophisticated ways to communicate. I also find it interesting how they are matriarchal. The dominant females take on many masculine aspects to lead the group (cackle). I was inspired to make this novel after finding out how misunderstood these creatures are. When I went to a screening of hte Liion King 3D, a little girls started yelling 'those bad, bad hyenas. They killed Mufasa. I hate hyenas!' Although this is a great movie, that in some places is very accurate, its protrayal of hyenas is very wrong. And that's what i'm trying to fix with my story. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:14:47 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_338850 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_338850 Corvina I wanted to do a Squirrel story this year...but ending up writing about a second sun. best laid plans.... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:37:35 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_358085 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_358085 Custos Stellarum I'm not writing one, but I love them! (I grew up on Redwall and Mistmantle Chronicles.) I'm defiantly considering it for next year. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:19:15 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_393979 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_393979 JLShepard Hi, I'm glad I stumbled on this thread. I'm writing an Anthro Murder Mystery and I had no idea. Cats get murdered, Ravens are detectives and Squirrels are meth heads. This is my first NANO but I've always loved animal characters in books. I raise a paw! Jen Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:58:49 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_417860 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_417860 Byddie-Pop So, it's day three, how is everyone's novels going? Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:02:30 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_423975 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_423975 Shaedra Getting nowhere. Sadness. I don't know how to start! Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:45:29 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_425771 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_425771 JLShepard Hi, @Shaedra - I felt the same way. I keep reminding myself to let go of the idea that I'll get it perfect. Another thing that helped was that I began where I *wanted* instead of where I *thought* I should start - does that make sense? You bet you've heard all of this but I thought it was worth saying.... Jen Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:46:36 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_427249 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_427249 GlassWolf Your book sounds FANTASTIC! You've totally got to start writing that. If I may offer something up: start with a fight. You've got a bunch of big cats and a bunch of wonderful conflict. Another thought: think about where you wanted to begin the story and start in the middle instead. Good luck! Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:01:24 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_430657 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_430657 JLShepard Starting in the middle is such a good idea! I'll have to remember that for when I get stuck... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:15:31 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_434331 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_434331 Eanwulf Mine is pretty awesome so far. I did decide to start in the middle, with my main character just literally falling out of the sky. I'm kinda coinfused about the georaphy , so I guess my story won't be that accurate, but I'll just fix it later. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:47:07 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_439334 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_439334 Byddie-Pop I didn't really have access to a computer that last two days, I'm pretty behind, thank goodness it's almost the weekend! Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:11:35 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_457950 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_457950 Roshiyu Well, I'm writing Digimon fanfic. Kinda forced to use anthro characters, not that I mind. :P Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:22:36 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_511939 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_511939 Kchula-Rrit I'm also glad I found this. My idea about cats joining spaceship crews might not be so dumb, after all. Not anthropomorphized, just regular cats exploring the solar system, like their predecessors did on sailing ships. K-R. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:56:57 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_542068 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_542068 AlgerCHOMP I'm writing a story using Iberian wolves. Spain has such a beautiful habitat, I couldn't resist. This is a lot harder to write than anything else I've tried before, because the situations animals are in are so much different. You can't, like, make them take a trip to the supermarket or something- you have to take little parts of nature and express how they are such a big deal the animal, without overhumanizing them! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:45:59 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_610110 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_610110 Shaedra I agree! Especially with the language. You can't give them normal human slang, so sometimes it can end up too formal. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:42:50 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_756425 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_756425 inuitmonster Not this year but the first time I did NaNoWriMo I did a detective novel in which a non-furry detective has to try and find a missing member of the Dublin furry community (that is, people who dress up as furries). For the purposes of the novel there is a huge community of Irish furries whose existence is largely unknown to the rest of society. I was making it up as I went along but I am still fond of it. If I was not incredibly lazy I would go back and try to edit it into something with proper characters, a functioning plot, etc. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:14:01 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_903357 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_903357 HeraldMage Ohh, you guys reminded me of a story I was writing some years ago and totally forgot about xD And now it's all coming back to me: a world ruled by cat shapeshifters, where humans are used as slaves. Sure it's not very original, but now that I'm remembering bits and pieces of some scenes I wrote, I'm interested in tackling it again... God I wish I had kept my past writings x.x Stupid me. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:07:23 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_948211 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_948211 Stratadrake Me? Hmm. I have some concepts for fantasy races that resemble beast-folk, but with pride taken in the non-human qualities. The dragon-people look a lot like wyverns (and on that note, there are a few unsavory myths about how their species came to exist in the first place); the bird-people look a lot like ordinary birds of prey (just larger, with longer legs and handclaws on the wings); and so on. My 2010 Nano utilized a Pokemon-based setting, but while some Mon species are undoubtably bipedal, Pokemon at large isn't an anthropomorphic setting. My 2008 Nano involved a summer camp with an ancient Indian curse/something on the surrounding forest that if you got lost at night you got turned into an animal, possibly permanently. Much of the plot revolved around my MC getting turned into a red fox and having to learn to live like an animal for about two weeks. He wasn't alone, though -- the camp rangers are in on the secret (two of them have wolves as their animal form, one a mountain lion), and one of the rangers helped protect and teach the MC about animal life during that time. It did have one or two hilarious moments regarding 'marking' -- for example, at one point the ranger (as a wolf) marked some ground in front of the MC (as a fox), and my MC freaks out with a "you just ... PEED right in front of me!?" Or another time when the MC needs to "use the bathroom". The ranger doesn't just tell him to pick a spot "and go" (which my MC reluctantly does), he also walks over to sniff the scent of it (much to MC's embarrassment). And then to top the whole thing off, he instructs my MC to sniff it too because my MC needs to be able to identify his own marks. Now my 2007 and 2011 Nanos involve an exclusively animal-based setting -- "four legs good, two legs bad" if you will, because there are absolutely no bipedal species (birds aside) in the setting. No humans, no primates, everything walks on four legs. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:59:05 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1225784 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1225784 Kittypetro My NaNo for 2012 will be a Sly Cooper fanfic so I have furries :) Fri, 04 May 2012 11:37:48 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1342134 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/other-genres/threads/1364?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1342134