Announcing the DEAD PAN CONTEST (aka Barmaid! There's a Fly In My Spoof!)

Contest Starts April 1. Contest Ends May 15.

We're looking for your best parodies set in the SVM/TB universe that is Eric centric with Eric/Sookie as lead characters. Your parody may be made from books, TV, films, cartoons and even old fairytales. Eric should figure as the hero of the story.

2,500 minimum - 15,000 word maximum. Lemons optional but encouraged.

Entries can be canon, AU or AH. All entrants must be 18 yrs of age or older. Collaborations allowed. Unlimited entries accepted by each author. The idea is to get lots of interesting stories submitted—not to limit creativity.

Entries must be able to stand as one-shots but may be continued into multi-chapter fics after contest ends.

Please Note: We are doing this ANONYMOUSLY. Do not publish your story on ffnet or elsewhere till after the contest ends. You will submit it direct to the contest hosts, nycsnowbird or pixiegiggles, via their gmail account:

deadpancontest@gmail(dot)com

After the contest, you are free to publish your work under your profile. We're doing this to encourage new writers, especially, so they won't feel intimidated going up against big recognizable names. EVERYONE is welcome to submit. Encouraged. Pleaded with.

Prizes include:

banners for your winning stories made by the illustrious Zigster,

an autographed photo of Alexander Skarsgard with certificate of authenticity,

an Eric Northman wristwatch, an Eric Northman mousepad (what is any computer without one?),

a gorgeous piece of original artwork of Eric Northman from the talented hand of Sarah Silva.

Photo links to all prizes appear on the profile page of this avatar. More details about the contest appear there too.

Our judges: LanYap, sunkisz, Terri Botta, tradermare, zeewriter all from ffnet and Saluki (from myvampfiction).

No incest, rape, cutting, etc. Entries that are deemed inappropriate will not be accepted. If you think something in your story may require a warning for some readers, put it in your Author's Note at the beginning.

All entries must be beta'd and we have a large list of willing betas being posted this evening on the profile site for you to choose from. You are going to be rated on writing style, diction, dialog, story structure and creativity. Each category is assigned a numeric value which all total 100 points. Use a beta to go over your grammar and help your point rating.

The competition is completely anonymous. All stories will be assigned a random number before the judges see them so the judges will have no knowledge of pen names or the author's real name. Writers are not allowed to blog or otherwise talk about their submissions in fairness to all. Any attempt to circumvent the rules will result in immediate disqualification.

ok the weather here is crap and DST has totally messed up my day so im going to ignore my responsibilities and read fanfic....i just finished reading the newest chapter of How to Save a Life and it has put me in the mood for some really good angst...you would think that a normal person would not want to have their heart clinched so early (or actually late now) on a Sunday morning...but i never said i was normal :).....so can someone recommend me some angsty fics?? i would greatly appreciate it!!!

for your time.....

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Not sure if this picture will work...

just letting everyone know that How to Save a Life updated.....oh how this story owns me and breaks my heart a lil more with each chapter.........Happy Sunday everyone!!!

Terrifying.

I know a lot of you are reading this and loving it as hard as I am. Woke up this morning (afternoon) to an alert- off to read now.

WITH TEETH

When I came to ADF this morning I got a Windows pop-up that asked for my login and password. It said:

The server www.adifferentforest.com at www.adifferentforest.com requires a username and password.

Warning: This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner (basic authentication without a secure connection).

I X'ed out of the box and ADF came up just fine, where I am already logged in like usual without having to enter my personal info. I didn't know if this was a new feature or if I have some virus or something that's trying to fool me into entering my login and password so it can be tracked or something.

I'm a bit paranoid. Has this happened to anyone else?

RANGER EDIT:  THIS IS IN FACT A PROBLEM WITH OUR HOSTING PROVIDER, WE ARE WORKING ON CORRECTING THIS ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE RESOLVED FOR MOST IF NOT ALL CAMPERS AT THIS POINT.  IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER POPUPS LET US KNOW! --John

Is it just me, or Fanfiction.net isn't working today? I can't login or see my Favorite Stories list and it's taking forever for the pages to load. Are you having any of this problems too? Or is it just me and my stupid computer?
Oh, and I'm so so so sorry if I wans't allowed to post this here.
 

 Let's Talk about things that you can't change that make you RAGE.

Like:

I WAS COMPLETELY UNPREPARED FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME AND I WILL NEVER GET THAT HOUR BACK.

I really needed the sleep.

ANOTHER THING I CAN'T CHANGE? THAT THIS HAPPENED:

So i'm watching At the movies right this second and Boy are they mean SO i'm guessing that they didn't like Remember Me but who cares

Howdy campers!

We've got some new faces around lately so I thought I'd start a friending post.

And I especially want to encourage folks who are lurking to de-lurk

and come out and play. The more voices, the better the forest will be. 

I'm Books.

1. Twitter - I'm @bookishqua

Feel free to follow me if you like drama-free snark.

I'll stalk - I mean follow you back. Faithfully. Swear. :)

What's your Twitter addy?

2. If you had a friend who was unfamiliar with the TS and agreed

to read one and only one scene from the books, what would you

pick to have him or her read that you felt best represents why

you like the series?

3. If you don't like the books and prefer fanfiction instead - what

ONE scene from a single story would you rec and why?

4. I've been reading Darkward fics lately. What is your favorite

Darkward?

EDIT: If you aren't into DarkWard, rec me a story you ARE into.

I'm looking for stories that need some love. With links :)

This post was preapproved by Emibella

and the news article about it:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1257423/Sweet-toothed-toddler-climbs-INSIDE-lolly-machine-guzzle-sweets--gets-trapped-inside.html

I've been ROFL for the last 5 minutes over this news story... the video clip makes it even ten times better.

Tell me fellow campers, what's the worse thing you've gotten stuck in and how did you get out?

For me its elevators, I live in a high rise with shitty elevators that break like every couple of weeks. I've learned how to jimmy the bastards and get out -- that is if the escape hook on the doors is broken, then only the firefighters can get me out.

So I was chatting with a friend today about  'BREAKING DAWN: THE MOVIE'. Now she is a fellow Twilight fan, but even so, she believes that it will be 'the most awful film ever!...even if it does have RPattz!'

And while I have my own reservations about how this film will turn out, I don't think it will quite hit the number 1 on my list of films I wish I had never seen. My number one is the horror film Teeth:

That's right, it's a film about a woman with teeth in her vagina. Do not ask me how we ended up watching it because I don't know, all I do know is that I was terrified. And I don't care if it won an award at sundance, I hated it.

So tell me campers, what are your thoughts about BD: the movie? And what is the worst film you have ever seen?

Hey there!

So I just saw Remember Me for the second time. Yes I'm aware it came out yesterday...

And I've realized I'm a complete sucker for a movie with a good twist, then again who isn't?

So now I'm in the mood for some fanfics with some mind-fooking twists and turns! I'm talking, absolute last thing you would expect to happen, all-human perferably! Leave some links pretty please? :)

And to make this interactive, what is it about a book/movie/fic that really draws you in? Is it that it makes you laugh? Cry? Hot male lead?

Let me know!

Can someone explain to me what this fic is about? The summary really doesnt explain anything. Is it ExB, it only lists Bella as a main character. Im just trying to decide if I want to read it or not. It seems really popular but that doesnt necessarily mean I would want to read it, you know? Any help you all can give me would be great.

I'm still sort of new to all of this fan fiction, i was wondering how many reviews you normally get in regards to the number of hits, and also if you REALLY like a story do you normally review every chapter or just your favourites??

Thanks for your help

I have come to ask you all a favor. I am going on a trip to Florida (which from where I live is a 18.5 hour drive)  this week and I am in need of some new music! Was wondering if you ladies could help me out with that by posting your three  top favorite songs. Or as many as you'd like

You can link  youtube videos or just list them off.

And to thank you....

;)

NYC’S ‘REMEMBER ME’ Meet Up is next Saturday March 20th.

Movie sites are still not showing show times for next Saturday, which is really friggin annoying because I so would've wrapped up organizing this get together if the showtimes were up for next Saturday.

I know that the meet up should occur after 4pm so we will most likely be seeing the movie late afternoon/early evening at Times Square's Regal theater.

Last head count it was 15 ppl + a couple of irl ppl that campers are bringing along for the show. I will make another post as soon as I find out Regal’s showtimes so that we can pick a time that works for everyone.

Any questions, comment, pm or tweet me kiddies.

P.S.

If anyone does find out Regal’s showtimes for RM next Saturday please lemme know. <3

You guys, I feel like I've lost my mind. I'm beyond obsessed with Rob. Like, I've taken it to the next level. After seeing him in Remember Me last night in all his beautiful glory, I'm actually depressed. Why? Because I love him and I can't have him. Now, I'm not 13. I'm not even 23. I'll be 30 in a few months. I'm an adult. And I feel heartbroken over a celebrity. Please tell me you understand this. I'm, like, devastated right now. And I 100% realize how insane that is. Is there a cure for this? Why don't men feel this way? Girls go absolutely out of their minds for male celebrities.

I totally relate to this little girl right now:

Please tell me you understand what I'm going through, whether it's about Rob or someone else. I'm literally in love with a man I've never met and never will meet.

Thank you so much! I thought this picture of Robert sneaking a coffee from the Eclipse behind the scene was really cute. But I couldn't find it again and Punkfarie was nice enough to go looking for it. She is very sweet. So let's make this a APPRECIATION THREAD.

I appreciate punkfarie going out of her way to find this picture and being an all around genuinely nice person. I also appreciate any photos of Robert drinking.

Porn post....

Post pictures, videos, anything of who you think the hottest guys are... :)