Mums called me this morning and informed me it was the 53rd "steadyversary" for her and Dad. She was 13 at the time, which isn't exactly "childhood" but ... maybe kinda sorta?

SO, today here I want to know your favorite Twilight Fan Fictions that involve childhood sweethearts.  Any pairing and any rating.  A sweetly adorable K or a hot and steamy NC-17.  Not sure if AU would enter into it...but why not?

Which are your favorite childhood sweetheart fics to recommend?

There are, including this one, now over 50 lists at the MASTER FIC LIST campfire.  And people are still making requests!  

Go look for your favorite fics for today's list.  My rec will be within.

Thank you for sharing your favorite childhood sweetheart fics around the fire!

So, I'm venturing out and joining Twitter.

Any advice, info, know how? Who should I follow? What should I tweet? check me out with my modern day lingo!

What shall I does nows?

I will repost this morrow, if I don't get any info. Twitter shall be conquered! [or used sporadically until I get the hang of it]

FYT:

I feel like that too, Robbie.

Approved by the mighty Tor.

There have been campfires like this before, but I want to bring it up again. Almost everyone in this fandom has at least one person that they adore from afar, whether it be an author, reviewer, or someone that posts on one of the forums we frequent. Some of us have the balls to actually talk to them, some of us don't.

I was in the category of not having them until one of my favorite people responded to a post I made here at ADF. I didn't want her to think I was an idiot with what I had said, and it had been a couple of days since the campfire was started, so I sent a private message to her. That was about four months ago. Since then, she has become a friend of mine, one of the few I have. Some people think this person is unapproachable because her stories are some of the best in the Twilight fanfiction arena. I thought that she was unapproachable as well, but after talking with her, I realized just how wrong I was. She is amazing.

And it's not just authors I am talking about here. I have three people that I consider great friends in this fandom (there are more I know, like, and enjoy talking to, but I don't get to do it enough to consider myself a friend of theirs). One is an author as previously mentioned. One was a reviewer for my story when I had it posted. One isn't an author, and wasn't a reviewer of my story, but someone here at ADF that seen one of my posts and decided to talk to me. All three are special to me. 

The point to this, and thusly the challenge, is to get people to talk to someone they feel is unapproachable, someone they think wouldn't give them the time of day. The people that participate in this fandom are regular people. No one is better than anyone else. Your favorite fanfic author, your favorite reviewer or poster here on ADF are regular people. You CAN talk to them. They aren't going to bite...but might if you ask them to.

Does anyone else have a story where they started talking to someone they adored for a long time but was afraid to approach them at first? I would be interested to hear these stories.

_-~=I didn't include any names here because I didn't want to embarrass anyone--being associated with me is certainly embarrassing. If they say it's ok for me to mention them by name, I will.=~-_

Where are all my Canadian campers?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT STARTS TODAY?

THE NHL OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF TONIGHT (nevermind the pre season games, which I don't know what the point is, just make them regular games)

ARE YOU EXCITED? I KNOW JOHN IS.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THANKSGIVING THIS WEEKEND?

I'M MAKING MY FIRST TURKEY EVER ON SUNDAY FOR MY FAMILY. I'M GOING TO CENSOREDLOL MY PANTS. THE PRESSURE IS ASTOUNDING.

I'm watching a documentary on HBO about a 14 year old paprazzo.  It's pretty interesting, not only because fame has gotten so popular that there's a teenager trying to make a profit off of it, but also because it delves into the history of paparrazi, how these people got into the business, how it works, etc.

What I found really interesting was how people feel like they really "know" these celebrities because they are photographed so often.  An example of that is Adrien Grenier (who is responsible for the documentary) was at a baseball game, and this dude walked right up to him, and gave him a "bro hug".  It was as if they had been friends for years.  I can't ever imagine invading someone's personal space like that.

Another part I thought was interesting, was that a survey was sent out to Jr. High School students.  The survey asked what kind of job was their "dream" job.  They could pick between a U.S. Senator, The President of Yale/Harvard, a Navy Seal, the CEO of a major corporation and the personal assistant to a celebrity.  Forty-two percent of the students picked the assistant position...crazy, eh?

Has anyone else seen the film?  What did you think?

Campire approved by G.A.W.

Message from SM on the facebook page:

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations to the Twilight Facebook Fan Page! 15 million fans! You guys never cease to amaze me. In other news...

Very excited about our new Renesmee, Mackenzie Foy. She's an amazing young actress and I'm excited to work with her. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer!

- Steph

So, what do you think?

I'm a 90% AH reader of Twilight fanfiction. Partly it's because I find AU fics to be generally very close to the original, boring, redundant, even the New Moon ones which seem to be able to stray more from S. Meyer's story. When I like a AU story it's because even if the characters are vampires ( Bella is usually a vampire or half-vampire), the stories are utterly original like 'KISS ME, KILL YOU' by BloodsuckingLeech or 'The Bitter Sweetness of an Ocean Soul' by LimitedBannerMaker. Thus being said, I feel like reading some AU stories now but I don't find some original ones like the ones I like. Can you please recommend some?

Hey guys! its been so long since i left a campfire! i have been so busy with college apps for early action just kill me now ! SO STRESSFUL but i did find some down time to read a little last night then DROPPED my laptop so and now it wont turn on :( and NOW i dont know what story i was reading :( so guys you gotta help me asap! 

SUMMERY: bellas lived with her mom and her mom didnt care about her and phil hit her with a beer bottle when he was drunk and hit her with it and she has a scar and her mom sends her to forks to live with charlie and he caring of bella and its weird for her and she goes to a party gets drunk and gets slapped by tyler and edward saves her and they get more drunk and fell asleep in the bed and jessica and lauren play pranks on her cause she is friends with the cullens and they say that they are bad news or something 

BUT HELP ME FIND THIS STORY PLEASE i really was enjoying it and now i cant find it :( 

Thanks :)

Hello again, everyone!

I was just wondering. I have pretty good grammarz. Maybe not enough free time, but it can't hurt to ask:

What are the qualifications one needs to have to become a beta? 

How much contact do the author and their beta have to maintain?

Thanks!

didn't see any campfires about this, so I'm starting one.

Edward Wallbanger by feathersmmmm (idk how many m's there are..?)  just updated.

-spoliers and my thoughts inside-

Stephenie's being threatening promising to provide us with an Official Guide to the saga for a while, and now it's finally here! (nearly)

From EW.com:

The bad news: It’s not another sequel.

The good news: There will be plenty of brand-new details in The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, a reference book Stephenie Meyer created to accompany her best-selling novels. (more)

Thoughts?  Who's excited?

(Personally, I probably won't buy it as I enjoy seeing the plotholes filled in by fics or even filling them in myself).

ask a __________________

i would appreciate it if more of you came out to play.  i know you're there- i can see your IP addresses!

here's how you do it:

-make a comment listing your "professions" (stuff that if i asked you a question, you'd know the answer)

-answer people's questions!

-ask questions from other "professionals"

-ask me a question and i'll answer you because it's raining and i can't find a job and i'm getting sick /bawwwwww

ranger PSA- oy, lurkers.  ever wonder how people get to know each other online?  this kind of campfire is a great way to start making fandom friends/get into wtvoc's good graces.  :D

criminal fyt:

if i read another " i felt him rather then saw him" i dont know what i will do.

Today is my 32nd birthday!

(But if anyone asks me in person, it's my 29th. Again.)

In honor of this ass-spicious occasion, everybody rec fics about character birthdays!

Any character, any genre, if it's about a birthday, or it's got a significant birthday in it, let's hear about it! Please include a link and a brief description.

BIRTHDAY LOVE!!!

I'm BACK! I wasn't missed I know -  the new comers dont know who I am.
Hi Im Shannon. But that's not important; 
So littlestar300 posted a very interesting campfire below
on fantasies and fetishes

http://www.adifferentforest.com/Campfire_Comment.aspx?ID=8392

It's not exactly PG :/
Which meants us slightly under the 18 years of age limit can't participate.
So in order for us younguns (Yes, I did just say that) can participate,
I figured why not have a more PG-13 version.

In order to do that though, we gotta change the topic - only slightly though.
What is the most attractive feature on a guy (or girl - we wont judge)'s body?
Or What is the most attractive thing a guy(girl) can wear?

So share, we dont judge. :) 

Hi Gals/ Guys
 

I have just spent 6.5 hours studying for an oral cancer exam and I am so so tired. If I had to look at another medical textbook, I might just shoot myself. booooooooooooo!
 

So I was hoping to read some fic to wind down a bit but apart from Starry Eyed Inside by beautiful Rochelle nothing has updated!! So I was wondering what are some of your favourite WIPs that you can’t wait to update?? Like you are thinking about the story line and the characters all the time? And even go back and re read the new chapter a couple of times??
Mine are in the comments
 

Love M
 

A GEEK used to be someone who bit the heads off of chickens at traveling circuses or carnivals. Sideshow fodder, really.  Today, a GEEK is almost a term of veneration.  We LOVE our geeks.

Especially in the fandom!  

Geekward and Geeksper are a couple of VERY popular guys!  So show us your favorite stories featuring these gentlemen.  All Human or Alternative Universe (i.e. supernatural elements) are welcome.  All ratings are totally acceptable!  They just have to feature Edward and/or Jasper as GEEKS.

So show us your geeks!  I'll have mine within... If I can get this lit before the speech therapist arrives.

Thank you for sharing your favorite Geekwards and Geekspers around the fire!

P.S. Please remember to check the MASTER FIC LIST for your fan fiction needs! :)

Now, as much as I'm supporting all the rules regarding smoking in public places (like bars, restaurants etc.) because I tend to get a little asthmatic when I'm in a smokey room, not to mention the way your clothes and hair smell after a night in a smoke-filled bar...

There is something about Rob combined with a cigarette that makes a lot of us drool even more. In a lot of AH fic, Edward is portrayed as a smoker, too. Yes, I'm 'guilty' of that as well. Here's a little bit of how I've described him in my own fic:

A pair of faded and torn jeans hung low on his hips and, combined with a black leather jacket and grey hooded sweater, he looked absolutely delectable. He had a cigarette dangling from his lips, adding a bad boy edge to his scruffy appearance. I felt butterflies in my stomach at the sight of him. Edward's eyes fell on me and he smiled that gorgeous crooked smile.

So this week, let's share pics, gifs, vids, whatev... of Rob and his smokes.

FYT...

I don't really like the tank he's wearing here, as it's a little too 'trucker boy' for my liking, and there are some pics from this shoot that make me want to take a razor to his armpits... BUT he looks so relaxed with his ciggie here! And at least they're Marlboro Lights...

Chapter 26 is up!

link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5333232/26/

This week’s game:

Ode to FanFic

Are you a poet and didn’t even know it?
 

Write a verse, limerick, rhyme haiku, sonnet, song verse something short and pretty that describes, discusses or celebrates a particular fanfic. Then leave guesses for other entries. Do both – see if you can rhyme AND reason!
(inspired by jax’s poetry campfire a few months ago)
 

Guidelines:
1. Your poem can be a limerick, rhyme, haiku, sonnet, song verse, anything as long as it describes, discusses, celebrates or gives clue to a particular fanfic.
2. Don’t give away the fanfic title or author in your poem.
3. When you leave a guess, make sure to also enter a poem as well! Try both rhyme and reason!
 

Example:

Chicken Alfredo, and yummy treats
Eaten each day, yet we don’t get fat!
Scars usually kept hidden away,
Are silently shared, tit for tat.

Answer (Wide Awake)

My first entry inside.

Thanks to Cappy for sticking and approving and loving and hoping . . . .