Okay, folks. So this year I am going to try my level best to be more visible, on here, social media, and other platforms. I need to if I'm going to get this thing off the ground, and with luck, maintaining will be easier than startup costs. But to do that I'll need to try to be more active overall,…
There's that struggle to keep up with social media again. I used to be better at it but then I ended up getting a lot more into actually working on my stories, and the time I try to set aside for social media stuff either gets taken up by the effort of keeping up, or my cat traps me in bed making i…
Hey everyone! So I suppose I have enough together to more or less discuss the plan at this point. My current target goal is to release a published project hopefully no later than October/November. To that end, I am planning a build up of releases between now and then of short stories that will add…
As most of you know, I have a slight appreciation for Star Trek. AHEM Okay, no one believed that for a second. Other than furry, Star Trek is my biggest passion. I've been watching the shows since I was 5, and back in my day puts on old person glasses there were only TWO trek series. I didn't know…
Okay, folks. I have talked about this a little on my vlog, I don't know if it's released yet or not but in any case, as stated above, I have a new job. It's at my old employer, and while I don't yet know what it all entails I am confident and excited to get started. There are still some things to s…
So one thing that has come out of this break from employment is that I think I've gotten a system in place that works a little better for organization and getting some of my content done and out. That being said, I am reestablishing the $5 tier which will allow access to my youtube videos 6 months…
So hey, guys. I was thinking of trying to get more serious and consistent with my book reviews, and in part sometimes I'd done them either because I wanted to push a book or because I just really enjoyed it and wanted to talk about it, or it was a furry book that I genuinely wanted to provide indir…
Here goes nothing... I start out 2022 on a less sure footing than I began 2021, but with luck I'll land on my hooves. Hope everyone has a better year than last.
My second entry to the podcast, please enjoy Lucy's Christmas Wish on The Voice of Dog. https://player.captivate.fm/episode/54b872dc-5a1f-4892-91c1-0947c8d42e9b Podcast by Osfer, Read by Rob Macwolf.
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. :)
I can't believe it's already December already. It's been over a year since I've been out of work, and how things proceed right now is very up in the air. However, what I can say is that this month I will be releasing a holiday themed story that will also be submitted to the Voice of Dog, so there'l…
I hope all of you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving (and a pleasant rest of the week for everyone else). Our plans are to host festivities at our house this year, which will be a nice change from the usual. It'll be a small crowd but we'll have all the usual fixings. As always I'm thankful for th…
So I haven't had time to talk about it but it's been a busy week. First of all, and I will probably talk about this on my vlog but I have three interviews for two jobs. One is with my old employer, which although I don't recall exactly what the job is I do know it's tangentially related to my old o…
I can't believe it's already November, and over a year since my job of 13 years let me go. Now it is my hope that maybe this month I can shake the miasma that's been dogging me for a while but I need to change my mindset and a few other things and hope that maybe I can finally figure out the right…
Soon shrag and I will embark on our first trip since the pandemic began. I'm excited to go back to the Rio for the 55 Year Mission Tour (formerly STLV). For reasons unknown the con is no longer an official star trek event, but I like the way they run things and we'll see if Star Trek : Mission Chic…
It'll be my birthday in a few days. Not quite the big one though it is looming. I'd hoped to have some sort of 'big plan' for the next round number I hit but a lot has changed since I had that idea. COVID being the obvious one, and among other things it has become important to me to make Star Trek…
Hey all, I hope you're having a relatively normal Fourth of July for those of you in the States, and if you're celebrating I hope you stay safe and have fun. :) Shrag and I will be making BBQ burgers later today, and maybe will have to put on that episode of the Simpsons with the M-320. :) As far a…
Wow, it's been a while since I had a written journal, but anyway I wanted to update y'all on some goings on. On the one hand I've officially started the process of job hunting and filed for unemployment benefits. I had my first interview about a week ago, it went well but they decided to go with so…
As of this morning, Shrag and I are both partially vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. So far I feel pretty normal, with the exception of a little soreness but that's normal. We go back in three weeks for the next shot.
So hey guys. January was a bit of a wash, partly because of life stuff, and partly because I fell into a bit of a hole. But now that we're in February I'm going to try to put the time I have available to me to best use and try to be more disciplined about the exceptions I make to my routine, at lea…
Apologies for the lack of communication on my part. Honestly I've been in a bit of a slump for a few reasons. Among them I had to take my car into the shop, was dealing with laptop issues (it kept disappearing my files), my PC fan was acting up again, and we had a funeral to go to. On top of all th…
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Some of you may remember one of my stories was accepted for The Voice of Dog, by osfer It went up today, and you can listen to it here! “Every morning the McKane siblings meet at their favorite diner for their morning cup of coffee. A daily tradition, the two sit at their favorite booth for breakfa…
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Wow, it's November already. Hard to believe it's been a couple months since I left my job of 13 years and switched gears to this, which is arguably a better place for me to be, at least for now. Things are gearing up, with some plans starting to look pretty good and my confidence being relatively h…
And with that, I am legally Lauren Alexis Rivers. Monday I go to the District Clerk's office and pick up copies of the judge's order to update the next few documents in the process.
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So this morning I went and voted. I looked up early voting and found out I could do it today (yesterday at the time). I decided I wanted to get it out of the way since I was concerned my legal name change would require me to reregister. So just to make sure I could cast my vote I went ahead and did…
Hey guys, So I was approached by Osfer aka Khakidoggy about submitting a story to The Voice of Dog podcast, and to that end I've decided to offer a short piece I wrote called Morning Coffee. Originally scheduled for debut next month, you guys will get to see at the same time as my patrons (all 2 of…
Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well. It's hard to believe it's already October, or that I'm finally getting around to legally changing my name with all the fun stuff that comes with it. Anyway a lot of things to talk about. First and foremost I've dropped off the paperwork to the District Cler…
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Most of the time I try to keep my problems to myself but in this case it necessitates me to put on my big girl panties and start doing things that I normally hate doing, or haven't been doing as I should. Yesterday I was laid off from my job of 13 years. I had heard such things were coming but I wa…
Just a quick follow up to say the storm missed us, we are fine. The downside is my AC chose this moment to quit on me so I haven't been sleeping well, but hopefully in a couple days things will be back to normal. Stand by. :)
So if you've been following the news/weather, there are a couple of hurricanes in the Gulf. While at this time we are not planning to evacuate we have emergency supplies and do not anticipate a major disruption, however, as a result things may slow down for a couple of days due to weather. That bei…
So I've decided that I should have a laptop once again, as both a backup machine and a way to enable myself to change my working environment from time to time. With a robust laptop that should in theory be able to do everything my current machine can do, it should make it easier to do whatever I ne…
Hope everyone has been having a good summer, COVID 19 notwithstanding. I do hope everyone has been staying safe and keeping healthy as much as possible. Wear your masks and wash your hands. If not for the virus next weekend I would be flying to Vegas for the third time in my life for Star Trek Las…
So I made it through another year. It hasn't gone well in some areas, writing has been difficult if I'm to be entirely honest, but I don't know why. I've gone through some dark valleys but I keep trying because it matters to me. I think I'm still producing good work and I'm getting stronger all the…
So I figured out a few days ago how to capture video game footage on my PC, and I was thinking about making a video where I'd talk about a new game I've just started and recommend it to others. The goal would be to give a basic rundown of the story, outline the features of the game, provide my thou…
Happy Fourth of July, everyone. While this year with the COVID-19 pandemic we cannot enjoy the traditional celebrations I hope you are all having a good summer and staying safe. Wear your mask, wash your hands, and if you do go to visit someone I hope you respect social distancing for the most part…
I almost didn't notice it (what with everything else going on) but this weekend I uploaded my 100th video to youtube. I don't know if that includes my unlisted videos, but regardless that's a pretty huge milestone. :) I do my best to try and provide varied and interesting content, so if you like fu…
Wow, how is it already June? I wish I had more or better news to share but at the moment all I can say is that I'm still here. It's not all bad, though. I've been working on my short stories and despite my self doubt continue to keep at it. Some days are harder than others but one of the things I'm…
Hello friends! Hope everyone is doing well with the coronavirus and such. I'm still working from home which has its benefits, I certainly enjoy not having to change my clothes in the morning or to commute to work, so there's that. From what I am told we are going to continue to telecommute for at l…
So Thursday I did a big thing. I told my bosses' boss I'm transitioning. It went pretty well, actually. I went back and forth on it all morning that day, deciding to change into guy clothes and went to the office to do some things I can't do at home. By the time the big boss arrived I had finished…
Hard to believe it's already April. First, the good news. I've been on HRT for two weeks as of today. I haven't noticed anything other than perhaps my facial hair growing slower but that could just be my imagination or something. I'd like to take regular progress pictures to see if I notice any obv…
So for the past week and the foreseeable future I've been telecommuting because of the COVID-19 situation. While I don't currently believe it is all that severe in Texas this is what we've been told to do, so there it is. I generally prefer to keep my worlds separate, but the decision was taken out…
And with the posting of these last two stories we are officially up to date with the other two IS accounts. Due to a continuing error I received I fell behind which I believed to be the result of an issue with the site. It turned out that the uploader was not liking the nature of the pictures I was…
Did you guys miss me? I've completed my con report from TFF 2020. More footage to come. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zmlOoYN2Gk
So I can't believe it's already that time again. To tell you the truth, I'm even more not ready than usual. I'm packed and prepared to go I suppose but if I had to say I'm up to it, I don't know. I haven't made much life progress in my personal goals, and in truth I've been shy to admit I'm having…
So tonight I'm going to see Celine Dion live in concert for the third time, and I can't be more excited. I'm going with Shrag, our sister in law, and a friend of hers, and I'll be going in girl mode. :) Hopefully it'll be a wonderful evening. Our plan is to get dinner at a Korean restaurant prior t…
Happy New Year everyone. How about that new FA format, huh? I come back and everything’s different. So as I do every year I went home to mom’s for a few days, except this year was a little different. Since I told my mom I’m transgender I offered her the choice on whether she wanted me to dress male…
I can't believe it's November already. Writing wise I can report I finished part 2 of the Lauren mini project, but part 3 is proving a little trickier than I thought. I got a good idea for how I want to end it, I think, but it might take more work and bleed into the next short story work session. M…
Just a quick one for right now. I finished last month's short story project early so I jumped into the next one, haven't decided exactly how to handle release of multi part projects just yet but have been kind of releasing them a bit at a time so I hope you guys are enjoying them. If you're on my P…
Well, hey guys, Happy Labor Day. So I'm going to try starting with this month to at least do a monthly public update so ya'll can see what's going on and what the plan is. For right now I've set up some tier rewards in advance both to keep me on time and to help with managing things. I've got a lot…
I put this video together for a friend who passed away recently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moEHwS3qPMw
Hello all! shrag and I are back from Bronycon and while I'll probably save most of what I've got to say for a video con report, suffice it to say I had a good time. I spent 13 hours on various autograph lines but I came away with all five I wanted and photos to go with them, so yay! Totally worth i…
I'll start by saying things didn't go according to plan. That wasn't bad, per se, but overall this year was not quite as fun for me as last year. On Thursday I got a call that my mom was in the hospital, which in addition to it being poor timing it brought out all the self doubt questions I've been…
So I'll be there as per usual, TFF is my home con so I'll always be there if I can be since no plane ticket required. I'm debating what suits to bring still even though I really should have locked it down last week but I'll take two or three of my active suits, depending. I'm hoping for a delivery…
In an effort to keep track of things better I've put together a few color coded spreadsheets to help keep all of the short story projects, videos, and other things in one place. I'm still working on the larger things, there were some issues which I've yet to resolve. In any case, I consider it a st…
Just a quick note to let and fulminar know that their signed copies should be mailed out tomorrow and you should receive them soon. Additional signed copies may become available as I figure out the best way to do so, and we will see what happens. Thanks for all your support guys! Lauren Rivers
Welcome to 2019 all! I think it's no understatement to say 2018 did not go as planned for me, but I did publish a book and I started some new projects, so there's that. I plan to release some stuff soon, so that'll be good. I've got some short stories completed and the first installment of a Journe…
It is with no small amount of pride and a little trepidation that I can finally announce that my novel Blue Moon is now available for sale. Inspired by The Lycanthrope Club by Tristan Eifler I was suddenly inspired to write my own werewolf novel. Intended as the first in a planned trilogy, this is…
I can't believe it's already that time again. To update you all, I'm still here and I've been working on things, though not my main projects and at least for now on a 'as I feel like it basis', while I reorganize and get my thoughts in order. For now I am working on a few small projects some of whi…
Okay, so I know I haven't been around for a bit and here's me trying to work on that. The problem is that I was making a lot of progress, but then I was too busy to update, and then I kind of hit a personal snag and then there wasn't anything to report, but either way you guys didn't know much. I'm…
I will be headed shortly out to these respective cons in a trip we have dubbed the Megavacation. I will be sending updates out via Twitter but things will be quiet while I am gone. I plan to bring my laptop with me and will see if I feel like working while I am away but if nothing else I may use th…
So hey guys, happy July! I'm going to try to be a little more regular with the updates, make sure at least you're getting your money's worth. I'm still debating how to proceed going forward, I didn't expect things to take off super quick nor did I think other things would take this long, but I have…
Sorry for the prolonged silence, you wouldn't believe how fast it's been a while... Quick updates on a few topics. I'm still researching the copyright, this is what has been slowing Blue Moon's release, but I will do it as soon as I can, and when I do, I will let you guys know because I'm super pro…
Hey, guys, this is probably going out to everywhere just to let you know I've just been struggling to keep up and catch up lately and as such it takes a lot of time to do things like compose journals and keep up with my social media, but I wanted to make sure you all knew what was going on and why…
Hey all, Sorry I've been out of touch but as some of you know I came down with the flu after the con and it took me out for close to a week! That being said, I've been trying to work through some difficult scenes, prepare for the holidays, do some video work and so on, but I'm still working my way…
I'll probably be a little quiet until after the con, but there will be some more teasers posted tomorrow, and I'll be tweeting from the con as much as I can. See you there! If you want to get a sneak preview of what I'll be wearing, take a look right here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isvYG_6uY2M
Thanksgiving For those of you who celebrate, I hope you'll be having a lovely day with family and friends. I will be taking the day off, hopefully afterwards I will be back to normal. Streams and Immediate Plans Apologies for those of you who attend my streams, sometimes I don't know if I'm going t…
So here is the author bio I have prepared for my website (WIP) and upcoming first book release. As usual I'm behind schedule as I come up with things I know I'll need to do, but progress is progress. That being said, tell me what you think? Author Bio (Short) Lauren Rivers is an avid lover of seria…
Moving right along. ;) The Ko-fi page is up and running so if you'd like to offer some support but don't feel like committing to a patreon, it's another option, and if you can't, hey, that's fine, I'm a low pressure/no pressure zebra. ;) http://ko-fi.com/iridescencestudios Things are starting to bu…
Wow. I'm actually surprised. I mean, I'm still feeling my way around blindly and have a lot more to do before my first book release is ready (though I am close!), and must take a few more steps forward this weekend to that effect, but when I was checking my social media last night the number of pat…
Hey, all. So I finally took the next step and finalized my patreon. I'm still learning how it works and all so give me some time to get things up and running fully, but here goes nothing. https://www.patreon.com/IridescenceStudios An overview of the current planned rewards, provided I can maintain…
So I've been considering various rewards for a proposed patreon , things that either I'm planning to do anyway or wouldn't take up a huge amount of time and theoretically I should be able to do without much difficulty, but I wanted to get folks feedback. At the moment I want to say I expect nothing…
Check us out! More content to come! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNzoNd_9T1WeOIkjU_2HemA
While I'm still preparing a number of projects, I am hopeful to debut the official youtube channel this Saturday with three videos planned for initial release. I plan to have a welcome video, overviewing the planned content, a TFF 2017 video (Yes, I know it's late!), and the clean opening. If you w…
I'm a little terrified about saying this because there are a lot of things to do between now and then and I'm not sure how close I can be but I'm feeling good right now so I'm going to say now starts the approximate 30 day countdown until I'm ready to release Blue Moon in its entirety. If all goes…
I'm sure some of you have noticed I've been pretty absent as of late. I have been stuck in my own head a lot as well as trying to solve some problems with some of my plots which threw me out of my routine, and when I don't have a path forward it inevitably results in a serious depression, which hit…
Hope everyone is having a good week. I'm taking some time off to work on some of my plots. Ideally I'll have a good amount of work set up by the time October starts so I can get back on track. I apologize for being inconsistent with streaming but I will get to it as soon as I can.
Big things are happening, and the first thing I'm pleased to announce is starting with page 13, new pages of Journeys will start to appear by our new artist, , along with continuing pages from Sunset's Edge and Iridescence. Working on maybe releasing some new written work soon, more on that later,…
Okay, guys, so some news. While there's still a lot going on, I've updated the streaming schedule at long last, to hopefully be something I can stick with. While the first month it was okay, at least for now I am at a point where I need to plan out future projects and give myself a buffer so I have…
Things have been rather quiet over here for a bit and for that we apologize. It's been a few things but I wanted to let everyone know we are still working on things and working to figure out some issues on our end. As far as streaming, my schedule has changed and I think I will continue doing it, I…
Hey guys, I've been a bit quiet lately due to working on a final chapter of a project and sort of being between things for a bit, plus I got called for jury selection so while not a huge time commitment has had me a bit distracted, but I hope to get back on track soon, so bear with me. :)
So far I've been streaming for about two weeks on the schedule I've set and it's worked out fairly well. On some days, especially week days I usually get started a little late but try to keep up my regular rate of a scene per stream. Some days have been better than others, today's took about 2.5 ho…
Happy Memorial Day from Iridescence Studios! As you celebrate the start of summer I implore you to take a moment to remember and thank those who have entered military service and put their lives on hold to protect and defend the rights we all too often take for granted. I've never served in the mil…
I don't know how well this will go going forward and of course I can't necessarily guarantee there'll be anything to see, but I'm going to try to either have music or something, or at minimum I'll be chatting via text in between writing things... Here's the planned schedule. These times I'm fairly…
Do you guys like how the categories for comics and stories are personalized for each series? Journal Entries, Mission Logs, etc... Are they pretty clear to figure out what they are? Also, still planning my regular streaming schedule so stay tuned for that.
While I'm still working out the details, I now have the capability to stream both video and writing from my computer, so if anyone would be interested in watching me work maybe a couple of times a week I'll offer the option if anyone's up for it. I never really thought of a writing steam as a thing…
Hey folks, here. I'll be attending TFF2017 next weekend, I hope to see some of you there! Thanks to all the new watchers, and more stuff coming soon. Hopefully soon all of our galleries will be in sync and we can start moving on to the exciting stuff. ;)
Hey everyone, thanks for bearing with us while we get things set up here. Megan and I are hard at work catching things up so all of our galleries are in sync, but it's a slow process. :) Hope all of you are enjoying the art. :)
Hello and welcome to the Iridescence Studios Weasyl Page. Like it's counterpart on FA ( http://www.furaffinity.net/user/iridescencestudios ) This page is to promote the joint writing efforts of Megan Bryar and Lauren Rivers. It'll go up in stages but it's hopefully going to streamline things over h…
