Relatively new writer here wondering if anyone has used their fursona in a story? I have been wanting to do something completely original as most of my works are based off or continuations of a movie. I was thinking something with space as I am fascinated with it and well Sither is from space I think it may be a cool idea. Just wondering thoughts on this an would he still be considered a fursona or more of a muse at that point?
My fursonas feature often in my stories. They each represent different parts of me.
Some furry writers prefer to use different characters in their stories, especially during low points in their lives. Or maybe those writers do not have a fursona.
In any case, I'd do as Varg suggested--write, write and write some more! Practice telling a story about your fursona(s). Have other writers look at your work and offer feedback, if possible.
Muses come in many forms, and they often come and go at random. Write when you are inspired to do so (unless you are on a deadline!). Challenge yourself to write a single sentence when you are feeling down. Soon you will fill a whole page!
Perhaps my progress with my fursona's story will encourage you...
My novel-in-progress,
Iara's Crossing, has taken many forms since it was first written. The story was originally a bad
Jurassic Park/
Raptor Red/
Sonic the Hedgehog crossover fan fiction I wrote when I was 10. I made it into a comic, cleverly entitled
The Adventures of Raptor. After finishing the series of comics, I felt Raptor's character needed to be deeper, more meaningful. I wrote a two part series over the next two years about Raptor's life, genuine paleo fiction warped with fantasy elements I called
Emerald Green Eyes (again, my titles are so clever it's amazing!). The second half of this story is the one I molded into a rewrite over and over again...it was reincarnated in 2008 into a dark comic series called
Iara's Crossing (my fursona, renamed Iara, was brainwashed into killing human beings, having been genetically altered and manipulated to do so). I took elements from
Emerald Green Eyes, like the bird/jaguar mentor character I called Flash, the presence of particular male avians monitoring Iara's every move and incorporated them into a new story, the one I have been revising since 2012...
Iara's Crossing.
So it's taken me a really, really long time to write about just one fursona...I keep going, because how I write continues to improve, but only with practice, patience and the will to continue. Iara is my muse....let Sither be yours!
I wish you the best in making your story. Please post it here or link to it as you write! I would be interested to see your work.
~Iara Warriorfeather