I wanted to thank you guys for the EPIC turn out in yesterday's FAMOUS EDWARD fic list compilation! Wow! I had NO IDEA he was famous in so many ways!  Author, actor, politician, sports figure, musician...  Amazing guy, Edward Anthony Masen Cullen!

Today is another day for EPICness.  I got a request for an EPIC fic campfire!

These are the stories that are epic in scope and size.  Long, juicy stories that will keep you reading, even if they're complete, for days and days and days while you forget about cleaning the shower, doing laundry or making lunch.  Stories that captivate during staff meetings and product demos.  

The epic stories of the fandom.

I am thinking that these epic fics are long.  Probably over 200,000 words.  If they're complete, they're probably at least a quarter of a million words in length.  At least!  They might be AU or AH, canon or non-canon, but they are captivating in all their length and stylings.

Which ones do the Campers of ADF recommend?  That's what we want to know!

Remember the rules of the campfire:  Keep the rec. simple. Title and author. Let us know if it's complete or in progress.  

Something new for this campfire only:

If you're the author of an epic fic and you know your story will BE epic in length and/or scope but it isn't done and might not "look" epic at this time, PLEASE rec your story!  For example, if MarySueFicstress is posting Vapor & Venom, a work that is currently at 32,754 words online, and she knows it'll be HUGE, MarySueFicstress should rec her story!  

Otherwise, keep the discussions of the fics elsewhere at this time, okay? Thanks! :)

Tomorrow will be a list of Fic Lists, so I'll do all the links then!

My recs for the EPIC list will be within, as always.

Thanks for contributing your epic recs! :)

So my husband was saying something about reading my story and I said "You wouldn't read it, you wouldn't like it and besides it's too long."  (He doesn't read anything he doesn't have to read.)  So he teased me saying "How would you know?  What if I was?" I just said "You wouldn't, well you might now because I said you wouldn't."  Then he starts quoting lines from my story and asking me questions about different parts.  He's totally reading it!  Now I'm so embarassed because I thought no one I knew would ever read it so I felt ok posting it. 

Has anyone else had this experience?  Why is it so embarassing?!?!

So the lovely Camoozle has found this most AWESOME TOY that I can't actually do anything without now..

probably because I'm queen of Procrastinating but again I digress,

Write or Die is this amazing little online tool that kicks your butt better than any WC EVER would

It's so good, I actually use it when I'm IN  a WC because I dont' drift and 'research' any more when I do use it.

Basically, you fill in the form with how many words you want to achieve by a certain time limit. You hit write and when you STOP touching the keys, it has a grace period before the screen goes from pink to red and then 

The music starts. And its not NICE music either, its like an alarm you just want to smack away.

I fear the red, for after the red comes the LOUD NOISES.

Anyhoo, I just figured seeing as Cam and I are loving and using it virtually ALL THE TIME I should share

Now for the fun part of this campfire - what programs and or goals/presents do you give yourself for completing a chapter or writing task in a timely fashion? 

Me - I get to actually open the folder in my gdcos labelled To Read.  I love that.

Pictures are encouraged!

I am still undecided. I stand in my closet every morning and mumble. I can never pick something out the night before.

Hey!

I'm brand spankin' new here. I've been out of the twific loop for a long while because I have a two year-old and a new baby who hates to sleep.

As a result of being out of touch I haven't updated one of my fics in... forever. I've lost touch with my beta. I don't even know if she's an active part of the fandom anymore or if she's moved on or lost interest or changed email.

I'm wondering how long I should wait for a response before I start looking for a new beta. I don't want to because she was so awesome. And I don't know where to look, because my betas have always come to me.

My story is a challenge to beta because it's a twific, but it's also a Jane Austen period piece, so I don't think finding a new beta would be very easy.

I appreciate beyond measure her help, and I would hate to offend her because she's fantastic for my story. However, it's been ages since my last update and I'm anxious to get the ball rolling again.

What should I do?

And if anyone sees RosieWilde or knows where she's hiding, please tell her Jaxidy is looking for her and I have an Austen's Twilight update ready.

AND GO READ THE LATEST CHAPTER OF WITH TEETH.

Then of course, come back here and talk to me!

what? You're still here.?

I said.. go!

lettuce be friends

goodreads, anyone?

post links to your profile, make friends based on something as superficial as whether or not you've read all of christopher pike's delicious books, profit

or post links to your facebook, your (lol) myspace, your tumblr, your livejournal, your ff.net profile page, your twitter, whatever you've got

and i do hope you follow the forest as well as the rangers:

@DifferentForest

@torsstupidmouth

@jennyflyrocks

@emibella1

@grownasswoman20

@jennday

@littlesecret84

@capricorn75

@wolvesnvamps

@jandco

@wtvoc

omg i had to check the ranger list and i totally forgot someone, but i'll never say who

for a good time, click here lol i put 90210 for my zip code.  i'm hiLARious

So, as a fanfic writer and reader, I know I have my own criteria of what I want to read/write AND what irks the hell out of me, as well.

Examples:

Edward always plays a piano.
The Cullens are always rich.
Edward is either a doctor or actor.
Bella is weak.
 

Personally, my biggest pet peeve are stories that go on and on and on, long after all conflict has been resolved.

Tell me yours!

MY WEEKLY REC WILL BE WITHIN THE POST TODAY, GUISE. 

B/C TODAY I'M POSTING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT...

CARRY ON WITH POSTING YOUR FAVORITE FAN VIDEOS HERE!

(AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO FIND SOME GOOD CHIEF SWAN VIDS, POST THEM HERE TOO).

In honor of today's court ruling, I have a confession to make.

Those manly pictures of the Twilight cast everyone spams each other with? They do nothing for me. Rob's pretty, but Kellan sets of my cheese alarm, and Jackson gives me the (bad kind of ) shivers.  I'm not that picky.... I just don't much go for naked man-meat.

But there are some hot ladies in the Twi-dom, and I know lots of campers have an appreciation for that sort of thing.  Kstew's butt has its own twitter, after all!

So, since I am technically challenged and can't figure out this hording and posting pictures business myself, I'm leaving it to all of you.  Post your hottest shots of the laydeeze of the Twi-cast for me and all the other laydee lovers of the forest.  Pretty please? 

Before you read this, make sure you've gone into one of the two RANGER TOR BIRTHDAY CAMPFIRES and left some love, adoration, gifs, or at least a smile for Tor, who is 24 today!

~*~*~

Done? Good!

Today, pursuant to a request, I am requesting a type of fic I have NEVER EVEN READ before.  But I will. If you show me some good ones!

Looking for fan fiction in which EDWARD is a famous guy!   Rock star, movie star, tormented author...  (Wait, I may have read one of those!) share with the Forest your recommendations for stories where Edward is famous.  (Even if he uses a pseudonym to be so!)

Friday of this week, I will be posting a list of lists.  A list with all the Fic Rec lists we have compiled as Campers.  So I am not linking them all here right now.

For this campfire, remember the rules:  KEEP IT SIMPLE.  NO DISCUSSIONS.   

P.S. YESTERDAY'S campfire of High School fic recs was epic! We got a ton of recommendations in there. Keep it up!

I have only one recommendation I think for this campfire. I'll post it within. :)

Thank you for any stories you may have for a FAMOUS EDWARD fic!

Okay, so last week we talked about Robert Pattinson's butt. Thank you, littlesecret84!
How about we continue the appreciation?

Let's start with an obvious - but wonderful nontheless - feature: The Hair.
Share your best pics and tell us why you like them.

Mine are in the comments, but for starters, something pretty FYT.
 

This has got to be one of my favorite pics from a beautiful shoot! Love both of their hair here. So casual, so pretty...

OMG I LOVE YOU GUYS

THERE'S SO MUCH TO LOOK AT AND REPLY TO

THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY BIRTHDAY AMAZING AND SPAMMING THE SHIT OUT OF BILLY BURKE!

LET'S PARTY

THE PLAYLIST WAS MADE BY MY SISTER JENNDAY.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SONG, YOU CAN CLICK NEXT. AND A DIFFERENT ONE POPS UP

Thank you all for participating in tonight's read-a-long for Don't Take the Girl.  I appreciate it loads! :D  You all made my night.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5930569/1/Dont_Take_the_Girl

So... in approx 1 hour it will have been 24 years since my best friend and companion was born. 

Victoria!!!!!! AKA Tor

So, campers please lets show her some birthday wishes as I can't do it alone :D

Also, this post approved by me - cuz I said so :)

I was hoping the endless pool of FF knowledge here could help me out...for some reason tonight a memory of a fic popped in my head and I can't place it for the life of me.  All I can remember is Bella telling Edward that music sounds better when you go through the car wash and so they go through and he kisses her, I don't think they are properly dating at this point just hanging out.

Thanks in advance for your help!

I absolutely adore Jane.  So, I wrote this.

And now I want more.  Give me your great Jane fics, and if you don't know one, then write one.

I demand more Jane.

xoxoxoxo

I don't know if anyone else does this, but have you ever thought about what fanfics could be turned into, like movie or sitcom-wise?

Like, For the Summer by camoozle could most definitely be one of those hour-long shows, and every season could be one summer. They'd have to extend a lot, but wouldn't FtS make an amazing weekly show? Frick, I'd most definitely watch it obsessively.

Or, The Office by tby789 (are those numbers right?) could be a soap opera. And Paper CutOuts could be a sitcom. And Cascade and Cynaide could be a dramatic film. And Breaking News could be a weekly show, too.

Anyone else have any good fanfic-to-TV conversions?