Bluesky reminder
Now that Bluesky is public and a lot of new people are signing up, here's a repost of my profile link: https://bsky.app/profile/zarpaulus.bsky.social Posted using PostyBirb
Podcast Update: Horizon: Rebuilt Ch. 11
This episode's a little late because I've been busy with a few things. Mostly a new novel. Spotify (and affiliates): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/para-imperial-tales/episodes/Horizon-Rebuilt-Ch--11-e2f9umc YouTube: https://youtu.be/2HBDEvutG1w Posted using PostyBirb
BlueSky (and Pillowfort) invite codes
I have 5 invite codes to BlueSky, that site which appears to be the most successful Xitter alternative yet, and about 50 codes for Pillowfort, Tumblr's second-most successful imitator. I'll send codes by PM, not openly. If you're already on those sites follow me at https://bsky.app/profile/zarpaulu…
See me at Aquatifur this weekend
I managed to get a Dealer's Den slot at Aquatifur at the last minute. I've been scrambling to get ready in time. I'll be selling my books: The Pride of Parahumans, Tales of the Para-Imperium, Horizon: Salvaged Heroes, and Stardrives (Starfinder OGL). Posted using PostyBirb
New Social Media Sites
I finally got a Bluesky account: https://bsky.app/profile/zarpaulus.bsky.social However I think I'll be spending more time on Cohost, it reminds me nostalgically of the old Tumblr https://cohost.org/Zarpaulus And just as a reminder, I've been on Mastodon for years before the Muskrat ruined Twitter…
Furry Book Month Bundle
My sci-fi novel Horizon: Salvaged Heroes was chosen for the Furry Writers Guild's 2023 Story Bundle. https://furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/FurryBookMonthBundle You can get it and eight other books by famed furry authors such as Frances Pauli and J. Daniel Phillips for just $10. There's also an "1…
Joanna: Ghost Hunter video review
Az the Library Owl has published a video review of Joanna: Ghost Hunter, go and watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4kNn7T6LnY Now, there's a couple assumptions that are a little off, the shadow's identity is a little more complicated than what he guessed. I was planning to reveal it in…
I'm on Mastodon, while everyone else is going to BlueSky
For some reason it seems like everyone is fleeing the latest garbage fire on Twitter (I mean "X") by going to the site Twitter's old CEO made with the racism slider. I don't have any plans to go there, instead I've been more active on the Mastodon account I started a while back https://wandering.sh…
Podcast update: Horizon Rebuilt Ch. 2
My monthly (more or less) podcast where I read my short stories has updated with chapter 2 of Horizon: Rebuilt over on YouTube at https://youtu.be/drdcObzzvQo and Spotify for podcasters (formerly Anchor.fm) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/para-imperial-tales/episodes/Horizon-Rebuilt--Ch--2-…
Joanna Ghost Hunter on hiatus until further notice (aka canceled, renewal possible but uncertain)
I'm sorry to say this, but Martin aka Thiger has informed me that he won't be drawing any more pages of Joanna: Ghost Hunter. He's been having trouble at home and struggling with depression and said that he just couldn't continue with the comic anymore. I respect his decision, and to be honest I've…
Ethane Horizons read on The Voice of Dog podcast
On today's episode of The Voice of Dog, Rob MacWolf read my story Ethane Horizons. Listen here: https://thevoice.dog/episode/ethane-horizons-by-joel-kreissman Ethane Horizons takes place between Horizon: Salvaged Heroes and Horizon: Rebuilt, it shows a bit of how Horizon is seen by the general popu…
On Carrd
I decided to go ahead and make a carrd compiling all the sites I'm on. While making the page I found that it was capable of hosting a bit more and added an author profile similar to the one THP made for me a while back on wix. Carrd's a lot more user-friendly than wix, to say the least. There's a s…
Horizon on Hiatus: con season
Sorry, I don't have a Horizon chapter for this week, I only have time to write on the weekends most of the time and usually I only manage 1,000 words a day or so. But I've started to feel a bit burnt out on this pace, I don't think I can keep it up much longer. In addition this weekend I've got bot…
Horizon now in print!
After a few weeks of wrestling with DriveThruFiction's formatting requirements I just received a proof copy of Horizon: Salvaged Heroes with a cover that fits. You can order it now here: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/399308/Horizon-Salvaged-Heroes I ordered ten copies to sell at cons, bu…
TVTropes
This might come as a surprise to some people, but I'm a TVTropes addict. The observation and classification of the various memes that pervade fiction just appeals to my obsessive-compulsive instincts. One time, I even did a month of "trope-a-day" posts on the Para-Imperium blog ( https://paraimperi…
Podcast Bonus Update
I thought that Chapter 9 of Horizon: Salvaged Heroes was a bit on the short side so I scheduled it for the middle of the month instead of the first Friday of next month, bit of a bonus chapter for you. https://anchor.fm/para-imperial-tales/episodes/Horizon-Salvaged-Heroes--Ch-9-e1m6d7k Of course yo…
Created new Discord server for Starfinder, looking for players!
I made a Discord server for my Starfinder project, Stardrives. In particular for playtesting the rules before I get ready to publish it. https://discord.gg/9ry7m6u9 I got one really enthusiastic player already but need at least one more, preferably two or three. Posted using PostyBirb
I made an author page on Facebook
Yeah, I finally broke down and made a page. Didn't realize it was that easy, I was afraid I'd need to create a whole new profile or something. Go follow it if you're still on that site. https://www.facebook.com/Joel-Kreissman-102624072520721 Posted using PostyBirb
Stardrives Kickstarter Successful!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joel-kreissman/stardrives-a-starfinder-compatible-shipbuilding-toolkit Well, I'm more than a bit surprised. The Kickstarter for Stardrives, my Starfinder supplement presenting new methods of interstellar travel, actually succeeded. Fortunately I've got most of t…
Stardrives Fully Funded!!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joel-kreissman/stardrives-a-starfinder-compatible-shipbuilding-toolkit?ref=project_link I was starting to think I couldn't pull this campaign off. But then I get a $20 and a $100 pledge with just over 60 hours to go that put me over the goal. I also got a new pl…
Horizon: Salvaged Heroes published
Well, I decided I'd procrastinated long enough and uploaded my serial novel Horizon: Salvaged Heroes to the various sites where I publish books. Amazon Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3LGBHDZ Smashwords (epub only for now) https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1151012 And DriveThruFiction (PDF)…
On DriveThruFiction
After having it recommended by multiple people, including the cover artist for this book, I’ve put up Tales of the Para-Imperium on DriveThruFiction https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/398733/Tales-of-the-ParaImperium?affiliate_id=425983 If you use this link I’ll also get affiliate credit for…
Podcast going up on YouTube
People seemed to like the slideshow video better so I spent most of this morning recording my podcast readings of Horizon: Salvaged Heroes over a slideshow of all the (SFW) art I've commissioned for the Para-Imperium setting thus far. Chapter 1 is live now: https://youtu.be/aFgH8SeTg0c I was planni…
Kickstarter Live
My first foray into games writing is now live on Kickstarter. Stardrives presents four additional starship drives for Starfinder that each work very differently from the system's existing stardrives. Bubble warp, Hyperpath drive, Blink capacitors, and slower-than-light drives for those campaigns wi…
Which Video do you prefer?
Serious question, do you prefer the reading with the Animaze avatar? https://youtu.be/6D9xfZKvPME Or the slideshow? https://youtu.be/RYXwwThZ7WI I'm a bit concerned that the avatar could distract from the story being told. Posted using PostyBirb
Starting a YouTube Channel
Well, I just launched a YouTube channel with a short video of my Animaze avatar explaining who the heck I am. https://youtu.be/bPifS9vjywA I'm planning to upload some story readings soon, probably make a video for that Kickstarter campaign I'm launching on May 16th (preview: https://www.kickstarter…
2022 Projects
So, it's been a crazy couple of years. My experiment with Amazon's Kindle Vella didn't work out. But after unpublishing it I have something to share with you at least. In fact, I'm starting three new projects that should be coming around in 2022. Horizon: Salvaged Heroes: A serial fic set in the Pa…
Selling Books at Aquatifur
I just received a shipment of [i]The Vore Studio[/i], so this weekend I'll be selling all three of my books, along with a few others published by Thurston Howl Publications, at Aquatifur in Wisconsin Dells. I'll also be on the con staff when Dealer's Den is closed, so I'm afraid I won't have much t…
Unpublishing Kindle Vella
Horizon: Salvaged Heroes just wasn't attracting any readers on Amazon's new episodic story reader, so I'm yanking it and posting all 14 chapters here (a week at a time I think). Unfortunately they insist on 60 days exclusivity after unpublication before you put it on any free sites. Though if I'd w…
Horizon is Still Updating!
After a month-long hiatus, episode 13 of my sci-fi serial Horizon: Salvaged Heroes is up. Sorry about that, a week-long vacation, combined with somebody violating Amazon's Kindle Vella TOS and my own inability to write a character sitting alone with her thoughts in the middle of space and things go…
See ya at Aquatifur
I'll be selling both my books in print, The Pride of Parahumans and Tales of the Para-Imperium, as well as many books from my publisher Thurston Howl, this Friday to Sunday at Aquatifur. Check us out at Chula Vista (probably not going to recoup the room cost) in Wisconsin Dells.
Convention Schedule
So, I’ll be at Furry Migration in Minneapolis from September 6th to 8th, just a regular attendee I think. I’ll have a room reserved so if anybody is looking for sleeping space send me a note. I also got a Dealer’s Den table at Aquatifur in Wis Dells, October 11th-13th, again. I randomly checked my…
See Me in the Dealer's Den at Aquatifur (Wisconsin Dells)
So, I'll definitely be representing Thurston Howl Publications at Aquatifur this weekend, Jan 11th-13th, right across from the con store too. The hours for the den are Friday 1pm-7pm Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 11pm-4pm I've got my novel, The Pride of Parahumans, Mark Engels' Always Gray in Winter…
Book Giveaway on Twitter
Earlier this year I had a local book store carry some copies of my novella, "The Pride of Parahumans", on consignment. Last week they sent all of them back, including two I autographed for their booth at WisCon. I'm thinking now that I may be overdue for that standard tactic of the indie author, th…
Now on Archive of Our Own
I finally got into that new fanfic website, I'm currently mirroring my fics there at a rough rate of one chapter a night in largely chronological order. I'm currently a quarter into "Zootopian Eclipse" https://archiveofourown.org/users/Zarpaulus/pseuds/Zarpaulus
At Fur Squared this weekend
I was too late to get a Dealer's Den booth at Fur Squared this year, but myself and fellow Thurston Howl published author Mark Engels will be running our Paths to Publication panel Saturday at noon and reading excerpts from our novels. Hopefully I can get a booth at Furry Migration though.
Anyone need a Roommate for Midwest FurFest?
I kind of registered last minute for Midwest FurFest and I don't have a hotel room. There were a couple of different people I was thinking of rooming with, but they ended up in rooms with six people. So, kind of wondering if anyone else going has room available for Saturday night at least?
Aquatifur and Book Festival
So, this coming weekend I'll be hosting my "Exploring Avenues to Publication" panel again at Aquatifur ( https://aquatifur.com/ ) in the Wisconsin Dells (Saturday, 10:30 am), and generally hanging out. I won't have a booth, but I'll have bookmarks with the cover art Donryu ( http://www.furaffinity.…
Hosting a Panel at Furry Migration
Me and fellow Thurston Howl author Mark Engels https://mjengels.deviantart.com/ are co-hosting a panel on how we got published at Furry Migration called "Exploring Avenues to Publication". We think it's Sunday at noon. I might have a couple copies of "The Pride of Parahumans" with me for half-price…
A Gig Economy site for creatives.
Recently, I came across a "gig economy" site called "Fiverr" which connects creative types; writers, graphic designers, interpreters, etc, with clients looking to commission them. I've seen some people there offering to ghostwrite entire novels for $5. Experimentally, I've posted a "gig" starting T…
Putting the Podcast on Hold
So, I'm starting to run short of Para-Imperium stories to convert into podcasts. As such I'll be cutting back to once a month while I try to write more. In the meantime, I'll be attempting a "trope a day" feature on Wordpress to help develop the setting and put out content rapidly. Please follow ht…
Discord Server
I started a Discord server for a Fate-system game I started based on my Para-Imperium universe. I was wondering if any of my "fans" as they were had an interest in discussing the setting and contributing their ideas. Maybe even joining the game, we've only got three players. https://discord.gg/QqXT…
Giving Podcasting a Shot
Well, I've decided to try narrating my stories and compiling them into at least one podcast a week, seeing if I can keep it up until the end of the month at least. I've uploaded my audio version of "The Short Life of a Venusian Sky Pirate" and the first part of "A World Lost" to my new Soundcloud a…
Starting a Vore Anthology
There have been a number of published vore comics, but shockingly few written works. Most writers of vore stories have only posted their work publicly on the internet to sites such as this one or Fur Affinity. I will not deny that there are a few, such as the "[url=http://www.swallowtailproductions…
Now on FanFiction.net
I continue to spread myself thin across the internet https://www.fanfiction.net/u/8462624/ At present I have three one-shots (2 Zootopia, 1 Eclipse Phase), and a Zootopia/Hc Svnt Dracones crossover in progress posted over on FanFiction.net, feel free to check them out.
I hate having to do this, but...
I'm sure you're all tired of reading journals about furries and their problems, I know I am, but I'm in a bit of a tough financial situation myself. On Monday, the 3rd, I got into a car accident. My car was totaled by our insurance (Progressive, cheap sleazebags), and I had to buy a new one. I had…
Website
Seeing how every writing advice column and podcast has said that you should have your own website, and recommended wordpress as one that's simple enough to run, I've finally buckled down and made one for my Para-Imperium universe: https://paraimperium.wordpress.com I'll be reposting the worldbuildi…
Para-Imperium and Gaming
So, lately I've been having some ideas on "playing out" my Para-Imperium setting in various games instead of just writing stories about it occasionally. For instance, I've started to come up with an adaptation to the Pen-and-paper RPG Myriad Song http://sanguinegames.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=39…
Going to Fur Squared
I'll be at Fur Squared in Brookfield, Wisconsin this Friday through Sunday. I plan to hang up a few posters for my Kickstarter ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1294577839/the-pride-of-parahumans-anthro-sci-fi-cover-interi )there. Hope to see you all at the con!
Book Cover Artists?
Does anyone know of a good artist for book covers? I have the feeling that my short novel, ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25046972-the-pride-of-parahumans?ac=1&from_search=1 ) The Pride of Parahumans, would get more readership if it had a cover that made it clear it was a furry novel. I'm op…
Why so few text files accepted?
Why is it that I have to convert my stories into PDF files to upload them to this site? There's furry writers too you know.
Pay-what-you want and the rest of my to-do list
I changed the Smashwords price for [url=https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/524308]The Pride of Parahumans[/url] back to "pay what you want". Even though the last time only two people paid anything, that was still the only time any copies sold on Smashwords. It's clear that I need more editors, o…
Novel, "The Pride of Parahumans"
Some time ago I published my novel "The Pride of Parahumans" on Amazon, and more recently on Smashwords and Scribd. Amazon ($2.99): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TUQ8KMK Smashwords ($1.99): https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/524308 Scribd (subscription site): https://www.scribd.com/book/257588496/…