prlgirl

MoTU Ending?!

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 2:53 PM

I just read the author's note on the latest chapter of Master of the Universe, and can this be??? It's ending? Her exact phrase:

The next chapter will be the final one from MOTU.

Ok, yea, that sounds like we are wrapping it up here. What are your thoughts? I know many of you are so over marathon of the universe as I have heard it referred to, but I sorta think I'm going to miss it. If nothing else, she updates pretty consistently and has created a delicious 50. Shameless shots of Rob in a suit. Are you going to miss it???

      

DELETED USER

Of Squalor And Ashes

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM

 

We Updated.

CandySourSuckerPUNCH! Part 2: Is There Anybody Listening?

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5308419/16/

You're Welcome.

TwiSherry

Kansas City Vicinity 'Eclipse' Premiere

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 1:22 PM

I am definitely more of lurker here, although I have posted a few times.  But, I am just trying to get the word out there about an event I'm doing for the 'Eclipse' premiere.  If you live in or around Kansas City, I promise you will not regret signing up for this.  Seats are going fast, so please fill out the form soon.  Please spread the word, especially to anyone you may know in or around Kansas City.

KC event

Please fill out this form - spreadsheets.google.com/viewform  if you are interested in purchasing the ticket package to all three movies (Twilight, New Moon, & Eclipse) on premiere night, June 29, 2010, at the AMC Mainstreet 6 Theater, in Downtown Kansas City, MO. The cost for each ticket will be $52.00. This covers the ticket price, gives you a $15.00 food voucher for the in-theatre dining, and a donation to ALSF through FGBEclipse.

If you have never experienced watching a movie in the Cinema Suites, I can promise you, every last extra penny is worth it, and enjoying it the first time with 6 glorious hours watching "The Twilight Saga" is icing on the cake. Here is what the Cinema Suites have to offer that is different from a regular movie theater:

Cinema Suites
It's the ultimate in luxury moviegoing at an affordable price. AMC guests age 21 and over can experience the Cinema Suites auditorium featuring luxury recliners. Cinema Suites' premium, upscale in-theatre dining and entertainment experience also includes swivel tables and eight-foot row spacing.

The seating is limited and tickets will be reserved according to who signs up first. I will email you with further details, along with how to remit payment, which I will need by Thursday, May 27th.

If you have any questions, please email me at twisherry@gmail.com

I can't wait to party with you!!!!

xo
Sherry

Pemberly Rose

Plagiarism

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 12:44 PM

 Hey everyone, this is my first post here on ADF! I wanted to bring awareness to all you authors/readers out there about a lil problem called plagiarism. I know ya'll know the definition as such but I wanted to also spread awareness about this fic that's been nominated for a Twilight All Human award (the author deleted her stories off FF and twilighted) and is a stolen fic. The author still has the story posted on my vamp fiction and it has been reported. However I wanted to get everyone to know about this author, this story and that to look out for each other because she has a habit of taking super popular fics from any fandom and stealing their plot, dialogue and descriptions nearly down to the word. The original fic she stole can be found here -- http://web.archive.org/web/20080205061000/madame.homestead.com/UDMain.html

Her MVF page with the stolen fic is here: http://myvampfiction.com/dungeon/viewuser.php?uid=165

This author also works with PTB as a beta (or so she says on her profile on twilighted) if any of the admins of PTB are on here please be aware that this author: Brandy_D is a plagiarizer and should not be trusted. I have evidence of this treachery here:

 

The original story Ugly Ducklings by Brenda was written around 2004-2005. This author, Brandy_D is a former bsb fandom reader/writer has changed the names and changed it from Third person pov to first person pov. What don't believe me? Well I have proof. Enough proof that this story was removed from Fanfiction.net. While she changed descriptions the plot is nearly exact and so are the characterizations and some of the dialogue. Here are my examples of proof.

Brandy's version: From her Chapter two

“Please don’t jump.”

I said the words as softly as possible from behind her. The last thing I wanted to do was startle her into jumping. Her arms wrapped around her now half-naked body and she shook her head despondence.

“Go away.”

I stepped around in front of her, but she didn’t move to look up at me. “Don’t,” I said again, my voice still a whisper.

“This is none of your business.” Her voice shook with anguish, yet I could barely hear her.

“It is now,” I said with determination in my voice. If this girl thought I was going to stand here and allow her to kill herself, she had another thing coming.

A whimper escaped her. “No,” she said in a tiny voice.

I wasn’t going to argue with her, but I also wasn’t going away. I stood in front of her, affectively blocking her from the icy water.

“Please,” she begged. The pain in her voice was visceral. It cut through me, but I stood my ground, not moving and not saying anything.

Finally, she looked up at me. “Do you have any idea how much courage it took for me to get here?” she said defiantly.

“None,” I said honestly. She blinked in astonishment. “The courage comes,” I continued, “when you turn around and walk away from this.”

She winced at my words and slowly shook her head.

“Just suck it up and go on.” I wasn’t trying to be cruel. I was trying to break through to her. “What could be so bad that you can’t get over it?” I asked. I hadn’t actually meant to say it aloud and really didn’t expect an answer. It was a rhetorical question.

She, however, didn’t treat it that way. Her face was a mask of pain as she said, “My parents tried to hire someone to marry me.”



Now here's the same scene from the award winning original story Ugly Ducklings from Chapter Five:
“Don’t.” 

The word came softly from behind her. Her hands became still. She clutched the blouse tight in her fists.

“Go away.” 

He stepped around in front of her. She didn’t look up at him. “Don’t,” he said again, his voice still a whisper.

“This is none of your business.” Her voice shook with anguish. He could barely hear her.

“It is now,” he said with determination in his voice.

A whimper escaped her. “No,” she said in a tiny voice.

He wasn’t going to argue with her, but he also wasn’t going away. He stood in front of her, between her and the icy water. 

“Please,” she begged. The pain in her voice was visceral. It cut through him, but he stood his ground, not moving and not saying anything.

Finally, she looked up. “Do you have any idea how much courage it took for me to get here?” she said defiantly.

“None,” he said. She blinked in astonishment. “The courage comes,” he continued, “when you turn around and walk away from this.”

She winced at his words and slowly shook her head.

“Just suck it up and go on,” he said. He wasn’t trying to be cruel. He was trying to break through to her. “What could be so bad that you can’t get over it?” he asked. He hadn’t actually meant to say it out loud, and he wasn’t asking for specifics. It was a rhetorical question.

She didn’t treat it that way. Her face was a mask of pain as she said, “My parents tried to hire someone to marry me.”


Funny how nearly exact they are in wording but just changes the pov from third to first huh? Well there you have it. This story: Your Ugly Duckling My Bella Swan is a stolen version of Ugly Ducklings a Nick Carter fic that was loved in the fandom. If you want to read the real story that is complete please go to the URL above. This story has been reported to the admin of Twilighted and has been pulled by the admin of Fanfiction.net. 

Plagiarism is a foul and dirty thing whether from stealing the main plot, dialogue or literally copy and pasting the story. I'm truly saddened to have to report this kind of thing in this fandom especially on someone who I used to call a friend in the BSB fandom. All you readers have been sadly duped by a thief and an imposter. I apologize to be the bearer of such bad news but there is a reason that plagiarism is illegal.

Want more proof here it is!!

From the original story Chapter 6:
John Fremont furrowed his brow. “It wasn’t a big deal. He said…um…oh yeah, I remember…we were talking about tennis…and he said that he missed playing…and I said that Abigail played…” 

Abby groaned. “Oh, Daddy, you didn’t.”

“Sure I did. He doesn’t know many people in town. What could it hurt you to invite him to the club for a tennis match?”

“But what did he say about her?” demanded Sharon.

“When I said that Abigail played, he said, ‘yes, that’s right, she was just coming in from tennis the day I was at your house.’ And then he asked if you had recovered from the Bishop trade?’”

Abby laughed and so did her father. Her mother was clueless about baseball, however, and didn’t have any idea what they were talking about. “What? What’s that? What’s a Bishop trade?”

Abby and her father shared a smile. Abby’s faded immediately at her father’s next words.

“I think I’ll invite him to the Club on Sunday for tennis and brunch.”

Abby’s heart sank. She knew what would happen. Her mother would fuss around and say embarrassing things to try and make Abby more palatable, talk about her work with this Committee at the Art Gallery or that one with the Symphony or her volunteer work with underprivileged children. They’re not underprivileged, Abby would respond, they’re deaf. Her mother would wave her protest away and continue her quest to help Abigail land a man.

“Daddy…” she said, nodding her head at her mother. 

John Fremont nodded. He understood exactly what she meant. “Okay, then, you call him up and invite him for tennis during the week, then. He’s staying at the Renaissance.”

“He hasn’t found an apartment yet?” asked Abby, wondering why this question wasn’t coming from her mother.

“No, he wants to get established in business first,” said her father. “You’ll call him?”

Abigail nodded. Thanks, Daddy for putting me between the rock and the hard place. Either I call him on my own, or you’ll send Mother after him! Not much of a choice there!

So she called him.


From Brandy's chapter two:
My dad furrowed his brow. “It wasn’t a big deal. He said…um…oh yeah, I remember…we were talking about tennis…and he said that he missed playing…and I said that Isabella played…”

I groaned. “Oh, Daddy, you didn’t.”

“Sure I did. He doesn’t know many people in town. What could it hurt you to invite him to the club for a tennis match?”

“But what did he say about her?” demanded my mom.

“When I said that Isabella played, he said, ‘yes, that’s right, she was just coming in from tennis the day I was at your house.’ Then he asked if you had recovered from the Bishop trade?’”

I laughed and so did my father. My mother was clueless about baseball, however, and didn’t have any idea what they were discussing. “What? What’s that? What’s a Bishop trade?”

I shared a smile with my dad; however, it faded immediately at my father’s next words.

“I think I’ll invite him to the Club on Sunday for tennis and brunch.”

My heart sank. I knew what would happen. My mother would fuss around and say embarrassing things to try to make me more palatable, talk about my work with this Committee at the Art Gallery or that one with the Symphony or my volunteer work with underprivileged children. They’re not underprivileged, I would respond, they’re deaf. My mother would wave my protest away and continue her quest to help me land a man. However, you’d never once her hear talk about my being in the Peace Corps for three years….that was beneath us.

“Daddy…” I said, nodding my head at my mother.

He simply nodded. He understood exactly what I meant. “Okay, then, you call him up and invite him for tennis during the week, then. He’s staying at the Renaissance.”

“He hasn’t found an apartment yet?” I asked, wondering why this question wasn’t coming from my mother.

“No, he wants to get established in business first,” he replied. “You’ll call him?”

I nodded. Thanks, Daddy for putting me between the rock and the hard place. Either I call him on my own, or you’ll send Mother after him! Not much of a choice there!

So, I called him….biggest mistake of my life!


Still not convinced it's plagiarism and transposition? Here's even MORE proof:

Lauren - Veronica Howell
Bella Swan - Abigail Fremont
Edward - Nick Carter

 

Clearly this is an open and shut case of plagiarism. The dialogue and descriptions are so similar as is the plot (just changing character names and povs from 1st to 3rd). I'm really saddened that Brandy - a former friend of mine - has stooped this low. She has deleted her fics off of twilighted and ff.net because she says "I have a literary agent and they don't want me to write fanfic to be taken seriously in the publishing community". She emailed me after I told her she'd been reported that she'd only taken them down because she was sick of fanfiction and I gave her the excuse to get out of it. If any of the admin for MVF are on here I've emailed the site administrator and also emailed the administrator for the Twilight All Human awards for which this plagiarized fic has been nominated. 

My whole purpose in writing this isn't to black ball a writer from the twilight fandom. Its to raise awareness that plagiarism is wrong and should be punished. She has been reported to FF.net and Twilighted. Her profiles have not been suspended because she took down her work that she plagiarized. She said in her email that the plagiarism was not intentional and that she was planning on making the stories very different from each other. You can tell from the evidence above that she had no such intention. 

If anyone from PTB knows that if she is in fact a beta can you tell me how to contact the admins of PTB? I think this makes a black mark upon them to have a plagiarizer beta-ing other people's work. 

I'm sorry for the VERY longwinded post for my first post. I'm really excited to be here, but I figured since there are so many great authors and readers here that this would be the best place to spread awareness! Thank you so much for your time and help!


AngiJ

Searching for a FanFic

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 12:34 PM

Hi!  I read a really sweet and endearing fanfic a while ago and cannot find it now.  I think it was rated T and very innocent (not my usual preference, but it was very good).  Bella is a high school student and is trying to figure out the deal with a boy in her school - why he acts strange, does he like her, etc.  She starts a blog and refers to Edward as "Norman" and she has a lot of followers. 

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

free4851

ff prob...again

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 12:04 PM

 my FF traffic report has been down for 10 days...usually its only 3 or 4.  Anyone in the same boat?  I try not to get too hung up on the numbers, but let's be honest...it's really nice to know people are reading, right?

TeamBella23

Mean Reviews

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM

So....I am used to having reviews that are not so nice....The topics in my fics are very 'taboo' and sometimes not accepted....

I can handle crticism but i can not handle people being mean and hurtful....

So maybe you can answer this....and this may be a totally stupid topic....

But what makes people leave hurtful revews....have you ever left a review that you felt bad after you sent it?

rooka

hola chicas

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 11:12 AM

 I´m looking for a UNFINDABLE fic!

It´s T rated and its only on FF.net if I remember correctly! 

What I remember ; It´s the end of the world and Bella is all alone.  Vampires are attacking everything and everyone and Charlie is gone and René is dead.  Bella encounters a man in the woods and he so eloquently says ´ I´ll settle for a scew´.  Edward come to the rescue and takes care of her with the rest of the Cullens (this includes Alice making the Cullens recreate movies)

Edward and Bella become close and a lot of stuff happens and then Bella gets kidnapped by Aro and co (this includes a Teddy with a mysterious talent).  Bella get´s saved.  Volturi comes back and kills Carlisle and everything goes crazy and everybody gets killed AND THEN Teddy comes and tells Bella he´ll give her a chance to save everything and TURN BACK TIME and Bella goes to Carlisle and tells him all she knows and that she needs a sword made of werewolf bone.  They go to see Sam and they agree that Bella is telling the truth ´Cos those are not the eyes of a child - she has been through things´

(oh yeah I think Charlie has also come back as a new born and saved Bella somewhere inbetween)

Edward accidently changes Bella and teaches her to fight.  She´s devastated cos they were inlove and gonna get married but she loves him and will save him no matter what and all that ..

and in the preface someone broke the sword.

 

help please !!!

JulieGirl18

Fan Fic & Real Life

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 10:12 AM

Ok, so over the past several months, fan fiction has become a huge part of my life.  I've been in the general Twilight fandom for a little over a year now, but have only been around fan fiction since January. 

Since discovering fan fiction, I've started reading more fic than RL books, I have really gotten into Twitter more (I used to only use it to follow celebreties and get updates from some Twilight fan sites, but never really tweeted), I have become a beta and I'm leading a team for the FGB Auction.

Luckily, I have a co-worker that shares my love for Twilight and fan fiction so I have at least one person in RL along on this ride.  My boyfriend knows that I read fic, beta and whatnot, but he doesn't really understand it and sometimes I think he thinks I'm crazy.  No one else in my real life knows anything about this part of my life.

So... tell me campers, how many people in your real life know about this part of your life? How do you explain this crazy world to them, especially if they've never read Twilight.  Do you even try to explain it or even mention that this is a part of your life?  Also, if you know someone you has read Twilight but would like to introduce them to fan fiction, what would be your top 3 choices for them to read?

I'm interested in what you all have to say about this... LOL.

For your time....

I'm in love with this picture...

  and because I love any picture of him with the piano... and I love his hands

 

 

chicalobo

unpopular opinions

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 9:42 AM

i'm a bit scared of no one answering but i really want to do this...

what are your unpopular opinions in regards to the twilight fandom? example... i hate jasper, i'm team jacob, etc.

my unpopular opinion.... 

i dont really like leah, or blackwater. i would elaborate but i dont want to get in trouble.

please someone answer... or else i'll start cryingg. XD

 

scarletoctopus

Kristen's fashion

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 9:34 AM

Hi

Most of us love fashion, yes? Most of us love Kristen Stewart, yes? Most of us love Kristen Stewart's fashion, yes?

Let us combine those together and form a WE LOVE KRISTEN STEWART'S FASHION! post.

Here are some of my favourites.

 

 She looks so pretty

  (I have that shirt) OMG SHE'S WEARING A JOY DIVISION SHIRT.  

Post your favourite Kristen outfit and say why you like if ya wanna (or if you don't, why not? but why wouldn't you?)

reeba

Sanctuary by JennyFly

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 7:35 AM

Just started reading it and it is awsome.

But there are 30+ chapters in twilighted, yet 40+ chapters in ADF. so,

Is Sanctuary complete or WIP? when was the last update? and how frequent are the updates?

 

DELETED USER

Rob Went Shopping...

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 6:57 AM

The 1% of me that has a conscience feels bad that this is even newsworthy...I mean, dude should be able to BUY something without it being all over the internet.  BUT.... WHAT he bought is pretty freaking cool.  Plus he looks hot in that white v-neck.  So whatevs.

Today we had somebody really special that came in the store, Robert Pattinson. Rob bought a 1962 ES335 and a Rare Dobro 30’s Double Cyclops. Thanks Rob for your support and you are always welcome at Norman’s Rare Guitars.

-from Norma's Rare Guitars Facebook page

jandco

Here.

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 6:54 AM

No, it really isn't intentionally linked to Twilight.

Still.

I'm gonna sniff it next time I go down the deodorant aisle.

And I might get away with swapping his deodorant out with this one.  Then he'll be linked to Twilight and not even know it.  MWHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAA.

DELETED USER

RP's Handwriting Font

Sunday May 23, 2010 at 2:52 AM

I don't know what else to say except...Rangers, please delete if inappropriate.  I mean the post, not the product.  LOL  Well, maybe the product too.  This is seriously wrong.

 

Ever dreamed of getting a love letter from your "Twilight: Eclipse" crush Robert Pattinson?

Well, now you can. And the best part is you can make him write every word you are dying to read. Because you can write it to yourself in his handwriting. OK, it's a little creepy but it's also too awesome for words.

The clever folks at Twilight Poison have painstakingly developed a font based on Pattinson's handwriting, taken from all the autographs he's signed.

Go to their Website to download it and be sure to follow all the instructions, including crediting the creator.

Twilight Poison also promises to make Taylor Lautner, Kellan Lutz, etc., fonts if you supply them with enough photos of their handwriting.

So anyone with an "Twilight" star's autograph, send a snap and let the mash note writing begin.

Source

InLoveWithALion

Hot for Teacher

Saturday May 22, 2010 at 11:25 PM

Soooo I just finished Seducing Ms Swan.  The story intrigued me about a year ago, and have been keeping up with it since then.  Sad it's come to an end, but at least it is a good one! So that prompted me to think, and I'm too lazy to search...

                                                            

Anyone know of another "hot for teacher" type fic, where Bella's a teacher and Edward or even Jasper are her student?? And maybe there's even some naughty classroom time sweet teaching moments??

 

FYT

wolvesnvamps

What have you survived?

Saturday May 22, 2010 at 11:12 PM

 

hollyhox

What was that one?

Saturday May 22, 2010 at 8:56 PM

Okay, I know this must get old, but I've been thinking about it for a little while now and it's been bugging me. In this fic, Bella is a server full-time and Edward is a piano player for the city's orchestra, I think. They get involved but have to deal with the whole class-differences thing, and I don't remember much more than that. I think there's a creepy James and the rest of the crew is in it, too. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and can link me? Thanks! 

Diana Wolfskill

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?: Canon, Fifty, bb, and Beyond

Saturday May 22, 2010 at 8:56 PM

For anyone new, it could appear that fanfic talk is some strange language only slightly related to English. What terms have you run across that made you wonder "What does that frickin' mean?" I'll start with some basics that everyone probably knows already:

A Twific Lover's Addendum to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

AH: all-human, a story in which the characters are human, no vampires or shapeshifters

AU: alternate universe, SM's world but with a twist. These stories include vamps and shapeshifters.

bb: baby, a term of endearment

canon: a canon story is faithful to Stephenie Meyer's original Twilight books in plot, setting, and character. "Cannon" refers  to a military weapon popular during the Napoleonic wars.

Fifty: the Edward character in Snowqueens Icedragon's Master of the Universe (MOTU), so called because he's fifty shades of effed up

HEA: happily ever after

MOTU (or MotU): Master of the Universe, a fanfic

OOC: out of character, generally as compared to canon (see above)

Contribute to the glossary or ask about some reference that made you wonder what the eff someone was referring to. I know that once in a while I still come across something that I need to ask about. Don't be shy!

 

EmmaleeWrites05

Plot Bunnies are Taking Over

Saturday May 22, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Its official...I've lost my mind to plot bunnies. It comes as no surprise that we all have plot bunnies sometimes, but I swear they are swarming in seriously high numbers around me. I'm already in the middle of writing a story yet I keep coming up with more and more ideas. Just wish I had the time to write them all...

However, I do have a question regarding said plot bunnies- When it comes to a setting in a story like whether they work in a hotel, bar, specific company or store - is it better to make a place up, or is it ok to use real places? I've read stories where they make up the place of employment or school and I've read ones where they use real legit places. What's your preference as both a reader or a writer? Real or fake?

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