Fangs And Fonts

This episode the group takes on two topics. First, should books include more inner art? What about your cover? How much of your book should be visual and is it helpful? Secondly, we discuss stories that take too long getting to the point and talk about ways to make your story get to the point.

Are your characters failing to make decisions? Is your plot telling everyone how it’s going to be? Are your climaxes failing to have impact? If you answered yes to any of these, maybe it’s time to double check the agency in your story.Character agency is a fundamental many writers forget to include in their stories. … Continue reading "Ep 81 – Character Agency"

Let’s talk about the value of Furry Literature. Does it have value? Do people appreciate it like other works? What can you do to add value to your work? The cast explores what it means to value your work and what’s needed to set expectations.

There’s a new podcast coming soon and they’re here to review furry literature. We sit down and interview the hosts for the upcoming podcast, Up Fur Review. For updates about the Up Fur Review podcast check out their twitter: @UpFurReview

Ocean and Kiri head over to AnthroCon 2018 and end up doing a SWS with the Independent Claws podcast! Listen in as our room of authors, editors and publishers talk about their con experience and about writing in general. Check out the Independent Claws podcast at @ClawsPodcast

It’s been too long! But we’re back with a new episode and some new cast members. Check in on where we’ve been and what we’ve been up to. Come meet Kiri, our new co-host, as we talk to her about her experiences in writing and editing. If you’re going to AnthroCon 2018, both Kiri and … Continue reading "Ep 77 – Dust off the Rust"

Ever wondered if you should attend a writing retreat? What happens there? What will I achieve by attending? Welcome to a part two of where we try to answer those questions and more! Ocean flew off to RAWR 2017 and recorded two podcasts while there. It’s now the last night before everyone heads home. The … Continue reading "Ep 76 – Post-RAWR"

Ever wondered if you should attend a writing retreat? What happens there? What will I achieve by attending? Welcome to a part one of a two part special where we try to answer those questions and more! Ocean flew off to RAWR 2017 and recorded two podcasts while there. It’s the night before everything starts, … Continue reading "Ep 75 – Pre-RAWR"

We had more mail so we went back and kept answering it. We love hearing from you. We talk about what it means to be mainstream, marketing, song of summerking, feral as a concept in furry, and other topics. Original Air Date: July 5, 2017

It may be four months late, but we went through some of our mailbag right before Christmas and here it is. We go through some emails and talk about feedback from previous episodes. Also we dabble a bit about if you wrote something that would infringe copyright. Original Air Date: April 9, 2017

How much does species have to matter to make a story furry? Does each story require an origin tale to explain why anthropomorphic animals are walking around? Or can we just have walking talking animals for no reason at all? We discuss our origins that pushed us into furry, what that means for furry for … Continue reading "Ep 72 – Fur For All"

Want to know what your fellow authors do when they’re not writing their next best-selling book? Then come by the Furry Writer’s Guild! Fangs and Fonts tackle the topic of the Furry Writer’s Guild, why you should join, and how you can use it to get in touch with your inner author/editor/whatever. FWG main site … Continue reading "Ep 71 – Furry Writer’s Guild"

Lead Heat editor, Dark End, recently ranted about his latest slushpile, coming up with a list of twenty-five erotic cliches he sees too often in submissions. We go through each of them and discuss their validity, the core of them and how to avoid them. All while having fun doing it! Check out the list … Continue reading "Ep 70 – Twenty-Five Erotic Cliches"

Your beloved Fangs and Fonts crew talk about everything dirty, get wildly off topic, and discuss some of the not-so-fine points of eroticism. Join the cast for fun and adventure into the cavernous depths of furry eroticism and kinky hijinks! Original Air Date: September 12, 2016

Ocean runs off to AC 2016 and ends the con in a hotel room sitting around with other authors, editors and publishers. The gloves are off, the drinks are out and we’re ready to unwind and shoot the breeze. As usual, there’s an explicit advisory warning with our SWS shows. Otherwise, enjoy! Original Air Date: … Continue reading "Ep 68 – ACSWS"

Ever tell yourself “I don’t have time for reading”, or encounter someone with similar excuses? Join Fangs and Fonts as we talk about the merits of being a reading writer! Original Air Date: July 22, 2016

What makes a scene? In writing, not that mess of animals who record this podcast. We discuss about how scenes are set up, what entails them, how to start one, end another and chain them all together. Original Air Date: May 22, 2016

We are joined this week by DalanTiger and Kirisis! Join us as we talk about ferals vs. anthros and other distracted topics! Find Dalan: @Robotechtiger Outcast Podcast Find Kirisis: @SwirlyTales Original Air Date: April 25, 2016

Characters, plots and themes are all important but all require glue to put them together. We discuss that glue which is known as the aspects of writing technically well: sentence and paragraph structure, grammar, word choice, punctuation, etc. How can you learn to write technically well and how will it help your stories? To help … Continue reading "Ep 64 – Technically Correct"

This week’s episode is all about balancing your writing life, with your working one. Bonus topics include: What makes writing racist/prejudice, authors who are/were racist/prejudice, and various insights into our convoluted lives. Original Air Date: April 5, 2016