Throwback Thursday!

Hello Campers!  april09 has got a busy day ahead of her, so I'm filling in for Bondfire ~ Picture This today.

Take us back to a time when you were seriously happy :)

A milestone moment for you or your kids;  finally got to that Bucket List destination;  met that celebrity who makes your heart skip a beat;  or maybe you found the perfect choc chip cookie!!

Whatever it is that put a big smile on your face and made your heart feel light.  Show us the happy!!

We here at ADF are a friendly, helpful bunch!

If you have a request for a type of story or a book,
this is your spot.

If you are unsure about something that has to do with ADF,
ask here.

If you have amnesia about a fic,
this is the place to ask about it!

If you are unsure about something that DOES NOT have to do with ADF,
ask here as well!

Special Request from the Help Desk Poster: I will be on vacay and need someone to post the Help Desk on Wednesday, July 16. Any takers? (I can send you the HTML, it's a simple cut/paste job.)

2014 Fic Dive of the Year

It's time!  I am probably more excited about this than I should be!

Voting will be open until Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 at 4pm EDT.

The top vote getters will be revealed on July 10, 2014.

• Vote for as many stories as you want
• You can only vote one time, so make sure you tick all your faves (possibly more from additional devices)
• Before you vote,  please take some time to review past Fic Dives.   As I was reviewing my list there were so many I had forgotten about.  I hate to see older stories get passed over.  I put dates next to each as a reminder of when they posted.

Past Fic Dives can be found by going to "Search" on the Home Page.  Click "List All Tags."  Scroll down to Fic Diving and click.  This will bring up all of the Fic Dives by date.

VOTE HERE!

I can't Thank everyone enough for the support for this Campfire.  I enjoy doing it and the feedback I get from everyone is so appreciated.  There are a few folks that I hear from every week and I especially look forward to reading your comments.  Also, Thank You to the Rangers for keeping the Forest up and running!

As you go back and review, let's discuss which stories are your faves, which ones you forgot all about, which you would love to see and update from, and which just totally fizzled out. 

Lastly, I hope this stupid poll works.  It was a complete jerk to put together.  :)

ETA: If you're looking for dontrun's Between Then and Now, I accidentally omitted it and added it to the bottom of the voting list.  Sorry. :(

An update from AwesomeSauce76 on Last Tango in Forks:

LTiF is being published as an original story in Fall 2014, as a 2-book series titled The Apartment and The Blank Canvas.

In anticipation of the release, I will be pulling the fic offline in about two weeks. I wanted to give everyone a chance to finish the story if they've just started it or even to reread it again if you like. (Spread the word to those people who still have it on their TBR lists!)

Thanks so much to everyone who has read and reviewed over the years—it means the world to me. For all lovers of LTiF, it would mean double the world if you would review the new books. I've made some changes that I hope you will be as excited about as I am! I will announce the official pub date and where you can find and purchase the books when I pull the story. You can also see my updates on twitter, my new username is AmandaBlackAuth

My publishers have also agreed to distribute 20 free ebook copies of The Apartment the first commenters on this announcement! (The first copies should be ready in August, but I'll be making a list and getting in touch.) The only thing they (and I!) ask for in exchange is an honest review of the book on Goodreads, Amazon, Smashwords, or anywhere the book is sold. Getting your work discovered can be tricky! If you'd like a copy in exchange for a review, hit that button!

See you in a few weeks with all the official info!

Last Tango in Forks by AwesomeSauce76
Bella Swan has spent a lifetime putting everyone else's needs before her own. Could a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger begin to change all of that? AU/AH

Poptrigger - 1D fanfic has over 800M reads and landed the author a $1M contract.

The idea of using RL people in a fanfic creeps me out, but still, 800M...I can't fathom that many readers.

To make it interactive, aside from here on ADF, where do you find out about new fics or promote the ones you love? if you're a writer - what's the highest number of hits you've had for a story? What helped it "catch on"?

My Story/Rec: Unto Your Safekeeping

A doctor searching for a cure. A breakthrough that questions everything. Much can be gained in the battle to extend human life, but at what cost? And for Isabella and the man she longs to trust, one question remains: Is success a medical discovery, or is it the discovery of one's true self? Twilight - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10363568/1/Unto-Your-Safekeeping 

I washed my hair with petrol.

So, naturally, I want to talk about the most important reason not to sleep for a month:

FIFA World Cup 2014 Football World Championship
(real football, not the American handegg)

Do you follow the games? If yes, which country do you support? Is there a country whose team you can't stand? Do you have any favourite players? My favourite games so far have been the Netherlands against Spain (5 : 1) and Italy against England (2 : 1) and I love it that the average number of goals has been so high (even though they're messing up my predictions). I support Argentina (because Messi), but I think Brazil, the Netherlands and Germany have a fair chance of winning. My absolute favourite moment so far has been the fact that Schumacher woke up from a coma (I don't care that he has nothing to do with football, he's my childhood F1 hero).

Will you look at this beautiful goal! Got to love Messi.

In my timezone, the games take place at 7 PM, 10 PM and 1 AM, which is perfect because it's summer solstice and our nights are light this time of year (can't imagine how annoyed I'd be if I lived in, say, Thailand). In fact, celebrating the Summer Solstice is the most important event of the year, and we lit a bonfire and stayed up until 4 AM yesterday. Because this knowledge is totally necessary for you.

Are there any Americans out there who follow and love the games? And by follow, I mean, you actually watch them and not read about them later. Who would you like to see in the final game? Do you have a favourite player who is simply a joy to look at? Because that's okay, too.

And if you don't follow football at all (what?! what do you mean?!), come on in and tell me about the type of sports you do participate in and watch! Or tell me about your summer plans, I'm not at all picky. I just got done with graduating and I only want to pretend I've done something other than played/watched football this summer talk.

Please share pictures and tell stories, or I might.

- - -

If the Hottie McHotterson doesn't help, I have recs for your time as well. (They're oldies but goodies because I've breathed and ate academic articles for a year.)

Maybe I'm Amazed by AliceDances01: While working as baristas in high school, Cocky Edward and Snarky Bella become unexpectedly close friends. Now reunited at college, they struggle to find the courage to act on the intense, less-than-platonic feelings they've always had for each other. AH. (24 chapters, 150 K words, and practically complete.)

It Happened One Night by Spanglemaker9: Just one night, just for fun, no strings and no expectations. Simple things never stay that way. (AH, 12 chapters, 70 K words, complete.)

So we all have read and/or written fan fic, right? Particularly for the Twilight fandom.

I know I have read/written for other fandoms and that's been discussed.

What I want to know is: Any fandom you would NEVER consider reading/writing? Why?

Diving Deep for Fan Fic Treasures

Each week I will brave the treacherous waters of Fan Fiction for buried treasure. Below are the gems I've found this week!

Hey All!

Here we are!  The last Fic Dive before we vote for 2014 Fic Dive of the Year! We ended up with 186 stories in the Fic Dive this year.  I'll work on compiling the poll today.  I'll post it today or tomorrow because I'm too excited to wait anymore!

Don't forget to read these few gems before you vote!  One of your favorites could be below!

As always, don't forget to review and tell them ADF sent you!

Forget Her Not by CrimsonHarps
Bella has hated Edward for years, but thanks to a recent head injury, she doesn't seem to remember who he is let alone her feelings of intense hatred. Meanwhile, Edward decides to have some fun with his favorite adversary when the opportunity arises. What's a girl who can't remember supposed to do when her sworn enemy claims they've secretly been friends with benefits for months?

This one has a definite "Overboard" feel to it. (One of my stop what your doing and watch everytime it's on TBS movies.) Jerkward has a nefarious plan for our amnesiac Bella.

Picking Me Up by numtwelve
Bella and Jacob Black had a perfect marriage...until he got sick. Cancer took Jacob away from her and their daughter, leaving his best friend, Edward Cullen, to help pick up the pieces. *This story deals with the aftermath of a character death and is rated for lemons*

After losing her husband, Bella struggles with her feelings for Edward and moving on with her life.

Masen Boys by Jdifrans1
Is there anything better than watching three hot guys building a block foundation? Bella and Rose don't think so - that is until drinks after work lead them to meet the Masens face to face.

This one is chock full of lemony goodness and hot bodies.

Dreams and Fantasies by Michaelmas54
Being the subject of other people's dreams and fantasies is not all it's cracked up to be, as Edward soon finds out, but will the experience change him for the better? A story with a good dose of humor, a helping of angst, plenty of drama and a lot of love, with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in for good measure. A completed story of 95,000 words updated every Saturday.

Spoiled brat Hollywood Edward meets successful stage actress Bella.  Sparks fly.
 

FLASH BACK FIC DIVE:

Never Sleep in a Strange Man's Bed by WndrngY
Alice's new boyfried Jasper lives on Hilton Head Island, S.C. He invites her & her friends to come down for a visit. Bella isn't happy to be the only single in a couple's paradise...until she ends up in his roommate's bed.

Edward finds a surprise in his bed!  These two try to work out a long distance relationship.

Meeting Myself by SammieLynnsMom
One lie sealed his fate. He couldn't look back and he couldn't move on, but what happens when he finds out, sixteen years later, it was all a lie. Can he become the father she needs, and can she accept that she was really wanted? E&B in time.

Edward finds he has a sixteen year old daughter.  Good original character.

Thanks for all of your support and love for this campfire!

Hi Guys, 

I'm looking for stories where Edward's in the Mafia, and Bella meets him and is dragged in too. Any types would be great. All would be loved :)

If anyone has suggestions on good fanfictions, They would be loved too.

A good Mafia story that I just read is called 'Mafia Princess' by Tufano79. She's also got many more interesting fic's. Unfortunately her stories are no longer on fanfiction. She now posts them on a site called Fictionpad.

https://fictionpad.com/author/tufano79/stories/822/Mafia-Princess   (Link to Mafia Princess)

https://fictionpad.com/   (Link to Fictionpad)

Much Love,

OH. MY. GOSH!

It's finally happening, people!!

Is there something you'd care to share

with the rest of the class, young lady?

We know you have notes.
That you're scribbling away, passing plots and whatnots.
Whispering with your characters while you think
we're not looking.
Figuring out relationships with delicate negotiations.
Venn diagramming romances with heart-shaped pen notations.

And what could possibly be so important that it can't wait until later?

~ That's what we want to know, Missy. ~

Now unclench that cootie catcher, liven up that link to your story,
and tell us who's going to be soooooo embarrassed when we all find out
they really, really like each other.

Welcome to the Monday Morning Hot Guy Campfire. What better way to start your week than a hot guy?

Every Monday, I'm going to dedicate a CF to the Hot Guy of the Week.The catch? The CF can ONLY be about the current nominated guy. 

We all have different tastes in men, so please don't yuck anyone's yum.If you have a man you'd like to see crowned for the week, PM or hit me up on twitter (@ffcherry) with his name

Recently, I went back a few hundred pages on this site because I remembered a campfire where we talked about Anne Rice vs. SMeyer and comments that Anne had made toward the Twilight series.

I remember there was one person who said that AR made her think about things like Life and Death and God, and had her questioning her own beliefs about things. And she said that good literature does that.

Then she went on to say that SMeyer had never done that for her.

Okay, fine, cool.

But I'm curious because I thought, SM made me think. She made me think about Choice. Consequences. Time. She had me thinking, personally. And I wonder now - did she make any of you think? About what? Not think at all? Was there a moment when you thought, "that makes sense"? Has fanfic made you think at all? What about?