NO FIGHTING OR BICKERING OR BURSTING INTO TEARS!!!

Do you write fan fiction?

Post excerpts from your upcoming chapters here!

Don't forget to include a link!

I pm'd the author last week telling her how much i LOVE her story and how sad I was that it was on Hiatus. This was in my inbox this morning

You have received a private message from: Name: forbidden-fruit81 Profile: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1934146/ -------------------- Hi, Jennifer. Yes, I do plan on finishing the story eventually. I just have to take some time away right now to deal with a lot of things that are making it difficult to concentrate on writing. I plan on finishing this in its entirety and then posting it. No more WIPs for me. :) I hope you do stick around to see the completion of the story. I am very proud of this story and it has been so much fun to write it. I promise everyone will get the resolution they seek. Thanks again, forbidden_fruit81

All I can say is  YEAH!!

Sorry to bombard with yet another campfire -- there are two great ones going on below that you must check out -- but I've had something on my brain this morning.

I want to know the craziest/awesomest/randomest/uniquest (don't you lurve how I just make words up like that?) plot you've read in a fic, or OOC characters.  I know there are some super original fics out there, but I want to know what had you laughing, crying, or cringing over it, and it must be unique!

So, I'm posing a question about older fics.

There are many that I haven't read, but have always had on my "must read" list - but just never got to for some reason.

I'm wondering if certain stories that were really well received and popular hold up over time. As we all know, writers grow, tastes change, and the relationship between Edward & Bella (my fave coupling) has grown to include many many different types of relationships (BDSM, slash, cheating, etc). I think stories have "grown up" and have become more ambitious over the course of time.

I worry that these "older" fics won't be readable to me now that a lot of the cliched story lines have all been done and read a million times over. What was once new and sweet, might just be an "I've read this before" kind of thing now.

Tell me, do these stories still hold up today? This is in NO WAY a criticism towards any of these authors, who I'm sure would agree their own writing has evolved. 

I'm interested in any you might want to tell me hold up, but these four in particular:

1. Turning Dust Into Gold
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. Going for the Gold
4. Realize

It's MONDAY, my FAVORITE DAY of the week.  Truly!

But I know it's not everyone's favorite, so we'll start this week's fic lists off on the DARK SIDE.  Darthward... I mean DARKward.  (Sorry! I had to!)

Do you know Darkward?  Menacing? Dangerous?  Bloodthirsty, maybe?  Share your favorite expressions of a Dark Edward around the campfire.  Whether he's human or vampire, we want to meet him.  

Remember the usual campfire code of conduct!  Keep your rec's simple and take the discussions elsewhere.  Let this list be...a LIST!

If you're looking for the MASTER FIC LIST, I do keep it updated with links to the fic lists we have already compiled as well as a list of the lists TO BE compiled.  Please feel free to reference that list and favorite it if you haven't done so!

My first recs for Darkward will be in the campfire.

Thanks for bringing your favorite Darkward to the campfire!

Ugh. Why do I always feel so nervous about this?  Like, I want to throw up and dance around at the same time.

Is it because writing is so personal that you feel like you're letting people see into your mind?  And honestly, my mind is a scary place to be...

Maybe that's why I don't share my fanfic stuff with my RL friends. 

Any other authors feel this way?

Hey Campers!

What's shaking?!

HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?

Mine was pretty good... I drank a lot of wine, cooked and ate a lot of food and spent some time with my hubs & kids.  good times :)

I have a request...

BOOKS... real books!

I have a stack of books right here that I don't feel like reading.  They seem interesting enough, but idk... they're all just kinda meh right now.

I want something with really AMAZING writing.  I want a good plot too, but I want WRITING that is just going to inspire me, something poetic that will knock me off my feet and blow me away.

Do you have any recs for me?  What are your favorite NOVELS?

(fyi-i dont like sci-fi or fantasy)

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Something Random~~

~Sumerians invented writing in the 4th century BC.
~The oldest surviving daily newspaper is the Wiener Zeitung of Austria. It was first printed in 1703.
~William Shakespeare wrote his first play The Taming of the Shrew in 1593.
~The shortest stage play is Samuel Beckett’s “Breath” – 35 seconds of screams and heavy breathing.
~The first book published is thought to be the Epic of Gilgamesh, written at about 3000 BC in cuneiform, an alphabet based on symbols.
~The first illustrated book for children was published in Germany in 1658.
~The Library of Congress, the largest library in the world, stores 18 million books on approximately 850 km (530 miles) of bookshelves. The collections include 119 million items, 2 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4 million maps and 53 million manuscripts.
~The first English dictionary was written by Samuel Johnson in 1755.

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I hope you have a great Monday!

:)

So, yesterday I was at a friend's house and I was looking at this book called "I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six Word Memoirs By Teens Famous and Obscure" and it got me thinking.... what would be your six word memoir?  This friend of mine is going to be teaching high school English and is using this book for a "get to know each other" activity when school starts, which I think is an awesome idea.

Here are some examples from the book (all written by teens):

Met online; love before first sight.

I fulfilled my awkwardness quota today.

According to Facebook, we broke up.

Tried being reasonable, now I'll rebel.

Always helping others, never helping myself.

A boy wizard saved my life

I won't need photographs to remember.

Music is love, band is drama.

I never got my Hogwarts letter.

So tell me campers................ One Life. Six Words. What's Yours?

What the hell is wrong with this girl? Ignoring TomStu? Leaving him sitting alone on the curb? I AM NOT AMUSED NOR PLEASED

DISCUSS THINGS THAT MAKE YOU CRY

I think it's safe to say that here in the land of Twific, just about every line has been crossed. With all of the Darkwards, Domwards, Geekwards and Douchewards, we've stretched the definition of OOC as far as it can go and then some. 

Canon pairings have proven to be just a starting point. Why stick with basic Edward x Bella when there's Jella, Roseward, and every permutation of slash imaginable?

Through it all, I know each of us has that personal line we can't cross; the pairing that feels like an unholy alliance to us, the character depiction that makes our skin crawl. So, tell me yours, campers. What can't you do? What do you see in a summary that will make you flounce before you even start? 

To get us started, I'll share mine:

I can deal with small doses of almost all non-canon pairings, but never Edward x Alice. In my head, she will always be his sister. Period. I don't care if they've never even met in a particular fic. Alice x Edward is against the natural order of the universe! I just can't go there.

As for out-of-character depictions, I can wrap my brain around all kinds, but I always have a hard time seeing Charlie as a bad guy. In my head, Charlie is always soft-spoken, well-meaning, and good-hearted, and it hurts my heart a little if he's a baddie. I love Charlie hard.

And for your time, the pairing I can always read:

(idk about you guys... but i need this...)

IT'S SECRET TIME, CAMPERS...

Tell me your darkest, your deepest..

get it off your chest.

You can make it pretty... you keep it plain, just keep it HONEST.

There's no judgement here.

Here's mine:

I need some help. And it's about children.

Now, I have absolutley no freakin' idea when it comes to kids because frankly, i'm only 18 years old and they're the last thing on my mind atm. So, Yummy Mummy's, I need some help!

I'd like to ask a few questions (and you can add as much detail as you want when answering them) about your children who are currently aged between 4-6 years old.
For my Final Major Project at College, I want to make something entertaining (eg. A fun video with fictional characters I have created to make a story) for children however, I need to so some research before I can take any steps forward. So I thought because there are some cool-ass mothers at ADF, here is the best place to start.

I'll post my questions in the comments.

Thank You Capricorn75 for approving!

If you had to choose just ONE fanfiction to recommend to someone who already reads fanfiction

(in other words, not the OBVIOUS choices)

WHAT WOULD IT BE???

Answer THIS first, then recommend as many as you like!

Remember to LINK IT UP.

For me especially, because I always skip the ones that you don't link.

ALSO, TELL US WHY YOU LOVE IT!

WHAT MAKES THIS FIC SPECIAL??

You know how sometimes you MISS a fic once it's over?  Or you think...Hmm...I'd like to have seen EPOV of a certain chapter.  Or I wonder what E & B did on a random Saturday in X fic...or I wonder what those crazy kids from The Caged Bird are up to (because i think that one a lot)  Or I'd like to know whats up with Emmett and Alice from The Elite...(i really would like to know)

you get the idea.

So, tell me what fic outtakes you'd like to see.  Be as specific as you want "I want to read Bare's Bella and Edward on a Tuesday afternoon having lunch in an outdoor restaurant" or as vague as you want "I would love anything Volition has to offer"

maybe we can get an author to come in and oblige, on the grounds that it doesn't have to be spectacular, just impromtu.

*inspired by a Volition outtake I cannot wait for

I present to you...Edward Cullen cat:

http://gothamist.com/2010/08/12/cat_fashion_show.php?gallery0Pic=8#gallery

Poor kitty.

Hm, how to make this interactive...post pictures of your kitties?  Bonus points if they're dressed like Edward. :)

Finally! I've been unable to post for weeks now because the ad kept covering the "Start New Campfire" button. Stupid Internet Explorer. Just got Firefox and it's working like a charm.

But that's not what this campfire is about. It's about a little crush I have formed from looking at all these get to know you post. Whether she knows it or not, I have become enamored with RaggdollofTwilight

She is funny, nice, an amazing singer, and absolutely gorgeous! (see pictures in all hail ADF campfire and you'll see what I mean).

Okay not it's your turn. Tell us all about your secret (or not so secret) crush on someone in the Forest or just someone you really appreciate.

fyt:

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Edit: I forgot to put who I appreciate *facepalm*

Melissa Cullen, ssarrahh1, Luna StarFire, karalynn79, Themys, HeBelongstoMe, and a ton of others.

I would post more but I have to go make cookies for a cookout tonight. But seriously, you all are fantastic!

Hello, you beautiful people. And I know you're beautiful because I just saw your pictures in the other campfire. Mcruscito and I have joined forces to bring you this fun little activity.

Okay. Let's play a game. My most favorite campfires are the ones where people come out, talk about themsleves, and make new friends!

So everyone come in and say 3 things about themselves. 2 being completely true and 1 being completely false. Then everyone has to guess which ones are true and which ones people are lying about.

And since Cristina and I think that John Krasinski doesn't get the ADF love like he deserves:

Can I still call free-for-all friday?  Rangers, feel free to delete if it's not.

Please don't read if you don't want to listen to my whiny dating rant lol.

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