Otherkin Fiction Writing

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Otherkin Fiction Writing Jun 8, 2021 23:32:54 GMT via mobile benrey, TheAtlasPhoenix, and 3 more like this

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Post by grubdog on Jun 8, 2021 23:32:54 GMT

I have a bit of a problem with being able to come up with worlds/settings and basic scenarios but struggling with making a story to tell with it. Today I decided to sit down and work one of these potential stories out.

And I've decided, "You know what??? Main character will be otherkin. And this will be part of the overall plot, which involves him figuring out who he is and what he wants out of life."

I always find otherkin essays and articles and other non fiction works. But not nearly as many fiction peices featuring otherkin characters. I can think of only one off the top of my head. And I want more!!! So I'll make it, dangit.

... Just know that this story is nothing more than a few bullet-point ideas written in my phone's notepad. Do not expect it any time soon. 'Specially sense I'm in college and have a bad habit of doing a billion projects at once. Oops. Just had the desire to get this out there.

And hey, if you have any more otherkin fiction stuff? Please do share! I'd love to see it

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Otherkin Fiction Writing Jun 10, 2021 3:07:37 GMT via mobile

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Post by mythkin on Jun 10, 2021 3:07:37 GMT

i dabble in writing just for giggles! i don't tend to write stories about human otherkins, but about animals/creatures- mostly my kintypes haha! but i'd be interested to read stories with otherkin characters, i don't think i've ever seen one :0

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Otherkin Fiction Writing Jun 11, 2021 1:33:47 GMT WhimsicalHeart likes this

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Jun 8, 2021 23:32:54 GMT grubdog said:

And hey, if you have any more otherkin fiction stuff? Please do share! I'd love to see it :D

I'd highly recommend work from the publishing company Studio Prey if you're looking for fictional stories regarding humans/previous!humans-identifying-as-nonhumans written by 'kin. I'm specifically a big fan of The Farthest Star series, with Dawnbreak probably being my favorite. (Forum member dovewithscales is a part of Studio Prey, and would probably be better equipped to answer any questions you might have about this publishing company and the book series published under it than I can.)

There's also Kinstories, a (now-defunct?) Weebly website for authors M and V to provide written stories by otherkin, for otherkin. I haven't read any of the writings on there yet myself, but it is something that might potentially interest you.

And then we also have Inky Paws, which is a fiction-specific nonhuman/alterhuman zine I'm currently receiving submissions for! So something to keep an eye out for in the future.

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Otherkin Fiction Writing Jun 11, 2021 14:01:30 GMT

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Post by Apex Altra on Jun 11, 2021 14:01:30 GMT

Jun 11, 2021 1:33:47 GMT Who-is-Page said:

I'd highly recommend work from the publishing company Studio Prey if you're looking for fictional stories regarding humans/previous!humans-identifying-as-nonhumans written by 'kin. I'm specifically a big fan of The Farthest Star series, with Dawnbreak probably being my favorite. (Forum member dovewithscales is a part of Studio Prey, and would probably be better equipped to answer any questions you might have about this publishing company and the book series published under it than I can.)

There's also Kinstories, a (now-defunct?) Weebly website for authors M and V to provide written stories by otherkin, for otherkin. I haven't read any of the writings on there yet myself, but it is something that might potentially interest you.

And then we also have Inky Paws, which is a fiction-specific nonhuman/alterhuman zine I'm currently receiving submissions for! So something to keep an eye out for in the future.

I'm happy to see that something like Studio Prey exists, I went ahead and added some of their books to my bookmarks/wishlist. I also really need to work on my Inky Paws submission more lol.

Jun 11, 2021 3:00:27 GMT @yolcatzin said:

Zed: I hope it's alright if I talk about my own work here

I'm working on a nonhuman-focused worldbuilding project called Nersk! It's set in an alternate history in which medical technology allows people to change their species, which has led to a large population of sapient physical nonhumans. I try to explore the implications that this would have on people's daily lives.

From what I've read this sounds really cool! I like how much thought you put into different societal aspects, like the speech collars and other ways that nonhumans can communicate.

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I definitely plan on adding otherkin characters to my own project, Katabasis. It's fun to include and meaningful to me as an alterhuman creator. I hesitate to advertise the series that way though, since it hasn't come up in the story yet and one of the characters in question is a side character.

But in this universe (which is really just.. alternate-present-day-Earth), all humans are born with theriocephaly (like this). Because of that, I figured that there'd be both a larger otherkin/therian/etc. population, and that nonhuman presentation would be more normalized. Once I start drawing more crowd scenes and bg characters, I'd like to include stuff like people wearing collars, costume tails/wings/claws, and other outward expressions of nonhumanity.

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