So, ages ago I saw something somewhere... helpful I know.... about fics getting turned into audio fics. Does anyone know if this ever came to fruition? If I could do dishes and "read" at the same time, maybe my house would be more... liveable??

second, Greeen Goldfish is gone??? WTF? I sort of get it... I mean, I don't, 'cause if I was that awesome, I'd tattoo a link to that shit on my forehead, but anyway, my soul is bleeding!!!

would anyone be so kind as to PM me her fics, b/c I LOVE LOVE LOVE them all, and I hear she doesn't mind....

that's about it. Thanks so much for any and all help!!!

I want to know which Edwards you love and why?

Is it Daddyward? Darkward? Domward? Doctorward? (Yeah I know that alliteration was shit hot!!!)

I've just discovered my new favourite whilst reading Shadowboxer........... Longschlongward not because of how he acts, but because I'm a pervert. 

So come and tell me which is your favourite and your favourite fic that he's in!!!

hello forest!

this is my first campfire! I'm kinda nervous... haha. I've lurked for a while, but recently thought of something I wanted to discuss. so here it is...

in AH fics, it's pretty rare to have the Cullens be a "clan". Normally you see Emmett-Edward-Alice Cullen, Rosalie-Jasper Hale, and Bella all by herself. Another common one is to have Bella and Emmett be siblings. What are some out of the box arrangements of these characters? Or of secondary characters? The one i found the most interesting was Rhapsody in B when Victoria was B's stepmom and James was her stepbrother. I think it's cool to read all the different arrangements, but what about you? Are you partial to the classic families or do you like to see it mixed up? What's your favorite combination of primary and secondary characters?

I don't think I need approval for this...

"halloween"- 

it's not only pertinent to your seasonal interests, but it's one of my fave eps and includes ethan rayne, a villain you love to hate.

Private Harris reporting for... Buffy! Lady of Buffdom, Duchess of Buffonia, I am in awe! I completely renounce spandex!

"lie to me"-

if you were a fan of roswell, you're a fan of jason behr, and correct me if i'm wrong, sasha, but i'm pretty sure this was pre-roswell.  also, it's one of the best "monster of the week" episodes in the entire show.

Giles: You mean life?
Buffy: Yeah. Does it get easy?
Giles: What do you want me to say?
Buffy: Lie to me.
Giles: Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Buffy: Liar.

EDITED- LIST NOW COMPLETE!!

This idea started in my head the other day when I logged on to FF and saw that Hydraulic Level 5 had 12,345 reviews. This sends my numbers- OCD into a tailspin, I swear.

Let's get down to the nitty gritty here. The top 10 most reviewed fanfics are not necessarily what you would expect. Let's compile the list. I'm aware I haven't read everything out there, so I'm going to put in the top 10 from my favourites, then feel free to come in and slot other fics in according to their magic number until we've come up with the definative list. As a forest we've done lists of our top 10 favourite, infamous and best fics before, now lets crunch some numbers.
 

THE TOP 10 MOST REVIEWED TWILIGHT FICS ON FF.NET ARE....
 

 1. Master of the Universe, by SnowQueensIceDragon 56,134

2. The University of Edward Masen by SebastienRobichaud 26,707

3. Edward Wallbanger, by feathersmmm 19,825

4. Poughkeepsie, by MrsTheKing 18,901

5. Holding Out For You by ObsessingOverEdward 18,404

5. Tropic of Virgo, by In.a.blue.bathrobe 17,824

6. The Dominant, by tara sue me 17,760

7. High Anxiety by EdwardsBloodType 17,269

8. The Red Line, by WinndSinger 16,935

9. Wide Awake, by AngstGoddess003 16,825

10. Just Wait, by InstantKarmaGirl 15,587
 

Honourable mentions (approximate numbers before they were pulled):

Clipped Wings and Inked Armor, by hunterhunting 27,190

Emancipation Proclamation, by kharizzmatik 26,079
 

The rules: Fics can be WIPs or complete, but we're only going by numbers on FF.net. Must be able to go to FF.net and verify the figures, so, fics that have been pulled from the site no longer count. I think that's all. I wonder why italics make this feel more official. Psychoanalysis welcomed. Discussion of OCD's also welcomed.

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.

YOU GUISE KNOW WHAT TO DO.

MY RECS FOR THE WEEK:

"Ice || Edward & Bella" by YOURS TRULY :)

"there's only you, you know that." by aruxes44

POST AWAY CAMPERS

Is anyone else having problems seeing the ff.net page?? Or any fics??

Authors: how do you deal with speculation about your fics, assumptions, general write offs before someone even reads it?

Readers: do you do this? I know I'm not the only one and I'm not really ashamed. I do this with TV shows and movies. So no discrimination here.

I got a email today from a friend asking me if I'd read a fic. It has a good number of reviews and she wanted my opinion. I said no I hadn't and went to search for the fic.Looking at it, I had heard of it but I hadn't read it. In fact, when I first found it I wrote it off completely.

Why? Because of how I assume the fic will turn out based on the description. I've read where some people think it's unfair to just assume something without trying it. Don't say you hate sushi unless you've tried it? But people can know if they're not going to like something and that's okay right? They know it's going to be gross so they say so and be done with it and that's okay right?

In a way, yes with outside world things but no so much with fics.

I've read a LOT of fics so I've been openminded with pretty much everything but in doing so, at this point with some things I'm gonna speculate and there's nothing to be done. Sometimes I wish I didn't but I can't help it. It's an unconscious fic reaction now.

Readers? Authors? Opinions? Am I the only one? Authors do you not care and just hope people will read your stuff?

Yesterday, being decaffeinated was NOT a good thing, since I apparently forgot utterly that Vigilanteward and I WERE OLD FRIENDS. At least I can refer to the MASTER FIC LIST when I need to find him again!

Today, it's almost one in the afternoon and I am more than caffeinated, more than awake and more than rational as I begin this list.

Which is good, because being a doctor requires a certain degree of alertness, no?

DOCTORWARD knows all about this.  We had a request for DOCTORWARD. He might be in med school or a fully fledged practicing physician, but he does dangerous things to a girl's (or maybe a guy's!) bloodpressure!

So bring on Doctorward!  And do it STAT. I've got the speech therapist and autism specialist coming this afternoon... I'll try to get my rec in though...as soon as I can. :)

Thanks for sharing your favorite Doctorward fics around the fire.

                                                                                                                                                                                            This week's game: 

                                                                                                                                                                        FIGURE THE FIC OUT!

Instructions:

List three clues about a fic, and let's see if the rest of us can guess which fic it is. Keep an eye out and if someone get's it right, or if nobody's getting it right, let us know the correct fic after a few tries!

Some basic parameters: (A) Each clue must be a word, phrase or image. (B) Clues cannot be author names or fic titles. (C) When you enter your guess, you must leave clues for your Figure the Fic Out entry!

Example:

1. Insomnia

2.

3.    

(answer: Wide Awake)

My first entry will be in the comments . . .

Many thanks to Ranger Capricorn75 (aka Mrs. Beard-O) for approving this campfire, and sticking it to for me!

My lovah arrived back in the States. Sorry, haven't been able to convince him to shave yet. The insides of my thighs are practically bleeding at this point.

starry eyed inside just updated .. and i liked it - did you?

Questions that is.

I need some help please.

1. I'm sorry I've been gone and if this has been answered already, I apologize in advance for sucking, but is there a story as to what happened with Midnight Son of a Biatch? I adored that story and didn't get to read the end. Now I can't find it and GG isn't answering my tweets. Anyone know? Ranger? Beuhler?

2. I have this amazingly kick ass blinky but I have NO idea how to get it into my avi. I tried to make it smaller but it keeps saying no. Can anyone tell me how I make it smaller so I can fit it into my avi on ADF?

3. I super duper missed you guys. I hate stress and work and not being able to play with you guys. The camp is blocked at work so I can only play when I'm conscious at night and lately that's not been the case. I know this isn't a question. Just wanted to throw it out there for y'all.

TYFYT!

And I'm sure it's been posted, but it bears repeating- This movie is gonna be good and I hope it does well!

I had the Family Guy song playing in my head while writing this campfire, but it is actually relevant to the to the topic, so yay.

Anywho, I've been assigned this paper for a psych class, and I'm supposed to write about any television show of my choosing and discuss whether or not it is too violent. My problem is, I'm kind of a freak and I say the more violence, the better. Bring on the blood, guts and explosions. I said this to my prof, and he told me that this is not in fact the norm, and that I should try to be more objective and write from a "normal person's" point of view. Uh, okay?

I chose Dexter, because its a great show, has plenty of good violence and MCH is just so yummy!

So, my questions for y'all:

How much is too much when it comes to violence/gore on television? Is there really a defined line that can be stepped over? 

Also, can you give me your definition of violence?

I would be so grateful for any input you have, as I am struggling with being objective and trying to see this from an "average college student's" POV.

Thank you to Grown.Ass.Woman for the quick approval. You're wonderful!

So I like to write, but I can't seem to stick it out for a whole story! It's a very annoying flaw of mine. Ask the Mominator.... I've never finished a book, though she's always encouraging me to do so.

But I was thinking of some WAY awesome Twilight scenarios (AH, AU, OOC and all that jazz) and I thought, "Hey! Why not write down my even-shorter-than-a-one-shot scenario and post it in a fire on the ADF."

I think you guys oughtta do the same! Post some of your own even-shorter-than-a-one-shot scenarios and let's have some fun!

(My even-shorter-than-a-one-shot scenario will be in the comments! Enjoy...)

What's over? A fic's over, that's what. :D

So, last week I finished my geekporn fic, Renfield and Chiclets, and to be honest, I'm kind of ... idk... excited? (yes, I do still have the FGB outtake to write, but the story is done, so there)

Thus far, in my not-so-extensive fan fic run, I've finished 4 long fics. And strangely, for all 4, I've felt completely different emotions when I hit that little complete box.

 - For the first fic, to be blunt, I was tired of writing that sucker. I liked the story, but there were so many things that I'd have changed that I was just relieved to be done with it.

 - For my novella, I felt almost nothing. I was like oh, okay... um, done.

 - For Dark Games, the one I still refer to as my baby, a rather nasty little depression ensued. In fact, I still miss the hale out of writing that fic. And that little depression is what ultimately ended up pushing me to write another darkward, even though I already had 2 WIPs going. I missed the vamps, what can I say?

 - For Renflied, the most recent "complete", IDK. It's like YAY! I'm done. It was fun and now it's over. A week later, and I'm still happy. I loved my little story and I adored my Edward. But it was time to say goodbye, if that makes sense. No regrets. I'd say this was my most "healthy" end.

It will be a while before I hit that button again. My two WIPs are nowhere close to complete. But for now, I'm still kinda basking. 

So, tell me about your completed fics. What did it feel like to say good bye? Did you cry? Did you pour yourself up a round? Did you heave a sigh of relief and take a nap? Were you indifferent? Did you immediately start writing a new story?  

(this is a colorful post, no?)

Oh and here's some Roblicious for your viewing pleasure. Bask away!

buffy, slayer of the vampyre episode 2.04 "inca mummy girl"

Oh! I know this one! Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah, blah, bity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.

episode 2.05 "reptile boy"

Willow: I can't believe she lied to Giles. My world is all askew.
Xander: Buffy's lying, Buffy's going to frat parties... That's not askew, that's cockeyed.
Willow: Askew means cockeyed.

both episodes are a little lamesauce, tbh.  let's use this campfire to link to our favorite buffy fanfics and websites.  like, i assume everyone knows about whedonesque, but i'd also like to contribute www.buffyguide.com .  and where's MJinaspen?  she has really great buffy fanfic recs, i know that much.

Right? I mean, who doesn't feel great losing a couple pounds.

Well, I have to lose about a dress size to fit into these super tight clothes I'm wearing for Halloween (I'm too poor to buy new things) - I'm going as a Jersey Shore cast member, so... nuff said.

What are some healthy weight loss tips? Obviously diet and exercise - I know that's the regiment of all weight loss. I'm not looking for tricks, but healthy tips. Are some exercises more efficient than others? Are some foods? What's a good calorie intake? etc, etc, etc. Or, if you have some really awesome tricks, I'm not opposed! 

Hey there, this story seems to have disappeared from FFN and Twilighted :(

Does anyone know what's happened and if the author plans to continue? It was a really intriguing premise!

I'll just leave this right here and see if I can get littlesecret out of her hidey hole: