Author Topic: I am writing a book!  (Read 591 times)

Blockland forums, lend me your energy! I am in the process of writing my first novel. I wrote most of what I made so far back in August... then I had that seizure and lost motivation to do anything for a while. I'm trying to start again, though. Gonna try to self-publish it to avoid any IP scams that have been happening lately.

Synopsis

Tomochka is a Gnoll - an anthropomorphic hyena person. She's a Matriarch of the Neck Snappers tribe, a brutal nation of barbaric cannibals who hunt and terrorize their neighbors. Together with Gavril, the cowardly runt despised by the tribe for his weakness, she makes a bid to claim the title of Champion. Should they succeed in defeating their rivals, they will be sent to the Heavenly Realm of The Hyena Goddess Yeshka to petition her for a divine favor which may determine whether the Neck Snappers have any future at all.


(Some gnoll art I commissioned before I had the book idea. Not representative of any particular character.)

Anyone know any good furry/monster artists? I want to commission some more art for this, and I want the characters to look properly terrifying, not cute and fluffy. (Okay maybe one or two are cute or fluffy, but the rest are killers!) Should I post the first two chapters here?
« Last Edit: November 20, 2025, 12:52:10 PM by Rigel »

For some reason whenever I tried to copy and paste the synopsis from Google Docs or Discord, BLF kept giving me a database error. I had to manually re-type everything to get it to post/save edit. Why might that be? I even tried to paste without formatting with ctrl+shift+v but that didn't work either.

Make sure that any quotation marks you have are straight quotes like "" and not the curly quotes that most word editors default to. BLF is stuff about special characters.

Also, congrats!


Is it gonna be horny :panda:
it's not meant to be erotica, but horniness is one of the primary motivators for one of the characters
« Last Edit: November 20, 2025, 01:42:28 PM by Rigel »

For some reason whenever I tried to copy and paste the synopsis from Google Docs or Discord, BLF kept giving me a database error. I had to manually re-type everything to get it to post/save edit. Why might that be? I even tried to paste without formatting with ctrl+shift+v but that didn't work either.


There are probably more than this, but these are the most common in my experience


Is it gonna read like Sanderson

Is it gonna read like Sanderson
I've never read Sanderson's books, so probably not?

I've never read Sanderson's books, so probably not?
Basically, nothing happens for about 400-500 pages, then the last 50 or so is filled with enough content for about 3 standalone novels.
And yet I've read every single cosmere book so far.

it's not meant to be erotica, but horniness is one of the primary motivators for one of the characters
that's all i need to know, send me 1000 copies

2385 words today, after not having written a thing since August. Chapter 8 is finally complete. We're so back, gentlemen.

2385 words today, after not having written a thing since August. Chapter 8 is finally complete. We're so back, gentlemen.
congrats man, writer's block is hard to overcome!

I am once again asking the BLF for suggestions on furry artists to commission. I know you degenerates have some names. I'm trying to get some art of Olga, with this passage as the main one that describes her appearance. She's a freakish old hag.

   Katya pushed the old dwarf through the entrance flap of the tent, and Tomochka followed through. Tomochka saw Olga sitting on a chair in the center of the tent. Her eyes were milky white, and a wispy mist escaped them like a warm breath on a cold morning. Her grey mane grew down to her back, with sharp black quills hidden within. Like Katya, she was nude save for the vivid blue bodypaint swirling around the brown, spotted fur on her gnarled body. In her arms, she cradled a young pup, and fed the pup from her saggy bosom. She was flanked on both sides by two dark-skinned human men. They wore only loincloths, the rest of their bodies on display with a dense tapestry of scars. They stood with their heads bowed and their hands clasped. 
   This was the visage of one blessed for their dedication to Yeshka; Olga’s age and mottled appearance belied her inner vitality. The quills however, were an oddity. It’s rare that anyone receives power from The Gods without some side-effects. Tomochka knew that the pup suckling from Olga wasn’t Olga’s own daughter or even granddaughter. It was Yeena’s first daughter, and Olga was filling the role of a wet nurse so that Yeena could oversee the battle and participate in the festivities.
   “Welcome, Katya,” the old hag rasped. “Do you bring an offering?”
   “Yes,” Katya replied dutifully, “One elder beardling just like you asked. This little no-fur is almost as wily as you are, mistress,” Katya added, while shaking the dwarf by the scruff.
   Olga raised a decrepit hand and motioned for Katya to bring him closer. She leaned forward, grabbing and turning the dwarf and inspecting him closely. After a minute, Olga looked satisfied with her bounty.
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