I've been trying desperately to find myself a beta for my brand new fic, but obviously I'm doing something wrong.  No one has gotten back to me :(

I refuse to keep posting chapters on my new fic until I have someone to read over them, because I want them to be as close to perfect as possible!

So please, fellow campers, share your tips for fishing for betas with me.

Where do I look and who do I ask?  Or is there anyone out there bored enough to beta for me?  What do you look for in a beta?  Etc.

Here's my fic:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5515757/2/Just_Now_Waking_Up

gahhhhh.

WHERE THE HELL IS WOLVESNVAMPS??

OH-it's Sunday. That means NY Giants football. Well she has a treat when she gets back-look....A Master of the Universe teaser!!! We should all tell the author how much little wolvesnvamps loves her story so she will start putting the teasers here too!

Master of the Universe
Chapter Forty Five - Teaser


I glance nervously round the bar. I cannot see him.
“Bella, what is it?”
“It’s Edward, he’s here.”
“Really?” She glances round the bar too. I have neglected to mention his stalker tendencies to my Mom.
And then I see him. As he makes his way towards us my heart leaps… beginning a juddering thumping beat. He’s really here - for me… My inner goddess leaps up from her chaise longue in anticipation… Moving smoothly through the crowd, his copper hair glinting under the recessed halogens, bright green eyes shining with… anger? Tension? His mouth is set in a grim line, jaw tense… oh holy shit… no. I am so mad at him right now, and here he is… how can I be angry with him in front of my mother?
He arrives at our table, gazing at me warily. He’s dressed in customary white linen shirt and jeans.
“Hi,” I squeak, unable to hide my shock and awe at seeing him here in the flesh.
“Hi,” he replies and leaning down he kisses my cheek very quickly, taking me by surprise.
“Edward, this is my mother, Renee.” My ingrained manners take over… he turns to greet my Mom.
“Mrs Dwyer, I am delighted to meet you.” How does he know her name? He gives her the heart-stopping Edward Cullen patented full-blown-no-prisoners-taken smile. She doesn’t have a hope. My mother’s lower jaw practically hits the table. Jeez, get a grip Mom. She takes his proffered hand and they shake. My mother hasn’t replied… Oh, complete dumbfounded speechlessness is genetic – I had no idea.
“Edward,” she manages finally, breathlessly. He smiles knowingly at her, his green eyes twinkling. I narrow my eyes at them both.
“What are you doing here?” My question sounds more brittle than I mean and his smile disappears, his expression now guarded. I am thrilled to see him, but completely thrown off balance, my anger simmering through my veins. And I’m anxious about the email I just sent him. I don’t know if I want to stand up and shout at him or throw myself into his arms – but I don’t think he’d like either – and I want to know how long has he been watching us…

This happened--

Jess:  Joe, see New Moon.

Joe:  hahahahahahahhaahahahahaaaa

Jess: Seriously.

Joe: No.  and hell no, too.

Jess:  Why?

Joe:  Why would I?

Jess: If i can give you 100 reasons why, will you?

Joe:  Ok.

There it is.  I come here to you professionals looking for 100 reasons why i should see New Moon.  And in return, if i get the reasons and go see it, Jess will tape my take on the movie and display my shame and horror for you to all laugh at.

Go!

Can anyone rec me any fics with Bella starting as the vampire and Edward starting as the human? I'm already enjoying Redshift, Blueshift, Daybreak, Random Angels, and Past and Present but I seem addicticted to this premise lately.

Thanks Ladies : )

Sit back and enjoy 11+ Minutes of Robert:

Sorry this is a tad late, but allow me to share a few pictures from the midnight showing of New Moon that the lovely bratty_vamp and I had the chance to experience!!

Our AWESOME T Shirts

My sister Becky dressed up as a confused Harry Potter fan

The line at about 9pm

These ladies were so nice....

....I'm glad they didn't bust us out for our excessive drinking!

The line out in the lobby

More dressed up fans

Playing ScROBble before the show...how many appropriate words can you spot?

New Moon Shreds Movie Records!

(Sorry about the link, I don't know how to do the fancy-schmancy thing where you type a new line over it.)

RANGER EDIT: Fixed up your link so it's nice and pretty!  Thank you!

Note this line in particular:  "New Moon has also shown that when the female audience supports a film, it can absolutely dominate box office."  Damn straight.  

Nikki Reed Has Done It Once Again

Can we have a round of applause for Nikki Reed and her fantastic portrayal as Rosalie Hale?

Ever since they cast Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, I believed it was the best choice for the character. Nikki Reed is one of the few choices I approved of when they casted for the films :)

She is absoloutly stunning, and a fantastic actress. She is never caught looking bad for the press, and is always smiling.

And yet she still managed to carry off Rosalie and her icy persona.

I liked her in Twilight, loved her in New Moon.

Nikki, you have done it once again.

Well done ;)

Lets show our appreaciation.

Awful awful cliches.

Yes they're everywhere in Twific. The front runners for the most overused (and frankly heinous) ones are "Popping the P" and "sitting indian style"

IDK but that to me sounds like a kinky sex move from the Kama Sutra ala missionary. kwim?

After trawling through many a happy ever after I've decided on the bane of my existence. The dreaded, the one and only

Making Love.

Yes, I said it. That shit is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

So tell us, what's your most overused line in fan fic?

Holy Crow anyone?

 I don't really know if anyone has posted this yet. But ECownsme is stewing...

Edward's fight scene with the Volturi guard is disturbing me to no end.  Shouldn't Edward be able to dodge his attacks because he can read his mind?  Why was he beaten to submission??? Tell me please... 

I just got home from watching the movie for the second time and I have tickets again to see it tomorrow.  New Moon completely blew me away and I was not expecting too much from it.  But it was so freaking fantasmic. May it be Edward & Bella's intense kissing or Jacob's abs.  

~sigh~

CHECK THIS OUT...

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YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS GUYS....

THIS IS OUR CURRENT RANKING OVER AT "TOP TWILIGHT WEBSITES!"

IN THE WAKE OF ALL THE NEW MOON MADNESS WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET HOW WE GOT THERE!

TO ALL THE CAMPERS FROM ALL THE RANGERS...WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU!  

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR FABULOUS POSTS, COMMENTS AND GENERAL AWESOMENESS!  

YOU GUYS ARE SERIOUSLY MADE OF AWESOME!  THANK YOU GUYS!  WE TRULY ARE THE HOTTEST TWI-SITE OUT THERE! THANKS FOR MAKING OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE INTERNET FABULOUS!

On Thursday night, I dragged my sister to the midnight showing of New Moon against her will and as it turns out, she loved it! So now, every few hours or so, she calls or texts with a question about one of the books and her BF tells me she's been reading my copies. She has come to the dark side whether it was for the cookies or the the thought of Edward shirtless, I dont know. But I love that I have converted one of my family members over to our Twi-verse. I can't wait 'til she's seasoned enough for me to introduce her to fanfiction...

So my questions to all you campers is: Have you converted any non-Twilighters over since New Moon?                               

LET US DISCUSS...

what would you like to see more and less of in twilight fanfiction?

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it's jennday and im drunk at wolvesnvamps' house with tor. AND OMG BOO IS HERE. OMGOMG. WE ARE DRINKING REALLY EXPENSIVE CHAMPAGNE.

what are you people doing?

omg wolvesnvamps is being mean to jennyfly and i said she can't becausei love jenny.

okay bye.

Does anyone know if she's putting it back up?

something about unauthorized translations...

From an Oregon Web site:

http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/11/review_new_moon_better_than_tw.html

A good read, especially because it's funny.

I especially enjoyed his comments about being on set during the filming of "Twilight."  The bit about how much the script was rewritten, often at the last minute, confirms what I've always suspected, because so many of the scenes and dialogue were so choppy.

 so...i went a little crazy making some vids from the midnight release. most of them were on my cell and since my cell sucks and won't connect to my computer, yet again, i'm not able to load the good vids with the little interviews i did of random people.

but i figured i would share these ones that were recorded on my wifey's finance's camera. 

there were no crazies at my theater. in fact most people were kind of asshole-ish about being recorded and such. no one was in costume. 

warning : there is profanity in the vids. i'm slightly obnoxious. i was strung out on large mocha swirl iced lattes from dunkin donuts. i was also a little over excited because this was the first time i was out of the house w/o the kids since july. (yea i have no life. lol) i also didn't really know how to work chad's camera so i held it a little too close to my face and you can hear me breathing. (wow i'm really making you want to watch these, right?) and in one of them i signed up for the little hot topic discount card because the HT employees looked really bored. lol. 

anyways...enjoy. i'll post my pics in the comments. 

I am bored and since I listen to my ipod A LOT I associate a lot of songs with fics (only if they fit) because of the lyrics.

So, let's play a game.

Someone posts a song and you reply saying what fic you think it *suits*.

I'll put mine in a comment.

Here is the 1st promo poster, btw

What are you most looking forward to in Eclipse?

What scenes are a must?

I cannot wait to see the newborn fight scene. With the director from "30 Days of Nights" on board for this one, that fight should be intense.

Oh and what a post without eye candy...read what he wrote on the autograph

it says " You are welcome to my den of sin." *sigh*

ANEK, a band from italy that submitted a track for consideration of the NM soundtrack. Obviously it didn't make the cut.  However they have just released the music video for the song "Bella."  They were inspired to write it after reading New Moon.

I think it's pretty cool.

What do you think?