Hey Guys, with the new year having just begun, I've been tidying up my story libraries, and I started perusing some of my favorites that haven't updated in a while. I know everyone is busy, and I'm certainly not looking to complain, but I was wondering if anyone had heard anything about the status of the stories below. Just checking to make sure they haven't been abandoned. 

The Procrustean Bed (last updated 8/13)

How to Paint A House (last updated 9/21)

She's Moody (last updated 9/17)

Ballad of the Spinster & The Outlaw (last updated 9/7)

Melt (last updated 9/5)

A Street With No End (last updated 8/15)

Also, to keep this interactive, are there favorites of yours that you haven't seen updated in a while?

In addition, I would really love to pimp one of the current WIP's that I think is freaking awesome! If you are not reading it, please rush to do so. Is is fantastic.

The Other Side of the Fence: by Edward's Eternal
He hides to protect those he loves, she hides because that is all she knows. Isolation is a way of life for both of them. Two neighbours. All that separates them is a fence. Who knows what waits on the other side? Can they be strong enough to find out?
Rated: Fiction M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Edward & Bella - Chapters: 13 - Words: 28,598 - Reviews: 1,987 - Favs: 653 - Follows: 1,007 - Updated: 01-09-13 - Published: 11-27-12 - id: 8743349

Found this on Yahoo, just now:

To read the article in full on Yahoo!, click: here.

Anyway, like any popular book being made into a movie, everyone's picture of the characters will be different.
Well, Sam Claflin isn't pleasing to people's eyes. Because of his... eyes.

Having read Catching Fire, we all know that Finnick is described as having "sea green eyes," and because Claflin's are green, people are *itching and getting all up in arms and hoping for a little movie magic by the time the movie hits theaters in November.

Seriously? Fans can be so... well, finicky. See what I did there?

So, my question for all of you is: Do you think Sam Claflin is "hot enough" to be Finnick Odair?
Without sea green eyes?

And, OMG, he's the same age as me. Squee!

updating the Master Fic List?!

Just went to add some newly discovered fics to the Sportsward category of the Master Fic List and discovered that the last post was over a year ago.  

December 4, 2011, in fact.  

Made by me.

So, I encourage you to head over, add your faves and help keep the list fresh and up-to-date.  

For your troubles, here's my rec:

Home Ice Advantage by Hibbleton78

One NHL star. One hockey fan. After months of flirting through plexiglass in an arena full of hockey fans, Lord Stanley brought them together. Now they just have to stay together. Expansion of the One-Shot.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Bella & Edward - Chapters: 7 - Words: 24,732 - Reviews: 367 - Favs: 397 - Follows: 643 - Updated: 09-27-12 - Published: 04-13-12 - id: 8021571

Militaryward bonus rec:

Tip of the Spear by Robsmyyummy Cabanaboy

The "tip of the spear" - in the military, they are the front line; the initial attack that draws first blood. As a CACO in the United States Marine Corps, Capt. Masen delivers that leading blow, too. He's often faced with handling the collateral damage this life can bring, he's accepted that love & commitment aren't for him…until she opens the door.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Edward & Bella - Chapters: 7 - Words: 34,863 - Reviews: 1,011 - Favs: 581 - Follows: 1,019 - Updated: 01-07-13 - Published: 11-05-12 - id: 8677928 

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Have Sex Seven Times A Day — Report

What Rob & Kristen Enjoy Doing In The Bedroom

“They have a very active sex life,” a source tells the magazine. “And like handcuffs, blindfolds, and feathers.” The source goes on to claim that they “regularly” buy dvd’s, costumes and props at The Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood."

More of this ridiculous story?  Click if you dare. 

Oh, mercy.   
Justing thinking of SEVEN TIMES A DAY reminds me of rug burn.  OUCH.  
I wouldn't if I could, even with Robert Pattinson.  
Yeah, you heard me right.  Not even with Robert Pattinson.

** Yes, I realize this story is b.s. and that these gossip sites are just going crazy making stuff up.  But I'm bored, and the image of these two shopping for feathers and props just entertains me to no end.  So tell me, fellow campers:  At your sexual peak, what's the most number of times you went bone dancing in one day?  What's the most adventurous place/setting you've  ... you know?  And if you could buy Robert Pattinson one "TOY," what would it be? 

I'm crazy-busy right now, but .....

Once a week we open up the HELP DESK so people can ask questions, make requests and get advice.

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

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 requests, questions or amnesia about any other areas in your life?

This is your campfire. Ask away! Many people like to answer!

WELCOME TO HELP DESK WEDNESDAY!

The campfire below about the Razzies reminded me of something that occurred a few months ago.  I was sitting alone in the waiting room while my son was in with his CBT therapist, reading fan fic on my Kindle, when this man, 30-ish, walks in and sits down. This is a group office with several practitioners of multiple disciplines, so he was likely waiting for one of the others.  

This guy was tattooed all over his body, up onto his neck and even on his face.  His head was shaved (yup, tattoos on his scalp too) and he had dozens of piercings and ear plugs; you know, those circular things that make huge holes in the earlobe.    (Keep in mind that I am in my 50's and that huge numbers of tatts and piercings freak me the hell out.)  He looked VERY tough and he was looking at me intently.  Ooh-kaaay.  So I'm just trying to focus on my reading when he says to me, "So, whatcha reading?"

Me: "Um...Oh, I'm reading some...well, I belong to this online community pf people that write fiction and..."

Tatt Man: "That's sounds interesting.  What kind of fiction?"

Me: "Um...sort of...paranormal, supernatural, romance, that kind of stuff."

Tatt Man: "Cool!  Have you read the Twilight Saga?"

Me (mentally preparing for...the big put-down, or God-knows-what):  "Yeah, I have."

Tatt Man:  "Me too!  Wasn't it GREAT?  I couldn't put it down!"

No joke.  You could've knocked me over with a feather.

Anyone else have an experience like that?  A surprise kindred spirit in your real life?

Did everyone hear that there is going to be a re-release of Breaking Dawn Part 1 with 8 minutes of unseen footage? WTF Summit/Lionsgate?? Will any of you be re-buying it? Kinda irritated that I'm really wanting it.. Also, when is BD Part 2 being released???? 

Also, I wanted to ask if anyone has a copy they could send me of Unravel Me by 107yearoldvirgin. I've tried finding it online, tried to join Perusing the Shelves -still haven't got the confirmation code :(, and I want to read something funny&hot. This one sounded really good and I was waiting for it to be finished but it was suddenly pulled before I knew it.

My rec is one of my very favorites:

Yay What the Fic!! Can someone add the pic for me please?!?! Thanks!

We live to serve. -AR

So I just got done reading on ONTD that Breaking Dawn Part 2 was nominated in every category for the Razzies this year.. In fact here's another article on it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/razzies-2013-twilight-nominations_n_2438355.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment

So, there was that awkward moment when I read that M. Foy and T. Lautner have been nominated for Worst Onscreen Couple. I laughed and laughed...until realizing how nasty it actually is.

My question is, do you think Twilight deserves the full sweep, or at least one of these awards? If just one, which is it?

"The screenwriter for the film adaptation of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Kelly Marcel, said in a recent interview that her script contains “a lot of sex” but that her understanding of the material as she adapts it is as an old-fashioned love story. Nevertheless, she told The Telegraph, “It will be NC-17. It will be raunchy. We are 100% going there.”

That the adaptation has “a lot of sex” is unsurprising to anyone with even a cursory familiarity with the stunningly popular “Fifty Shades” book series, as is the bit about it being a love story. The reason Marcel's statement is noteworthy is that, if the production goes forward as an NC-17 and is released as such, it would almost certainly challenge the NC-17 rating's current status as a commercial kiss of death. The last two “high”-profile NC-17 releases, 2011's “Shame” and 2007's “Lust, Caution” both grossed in the neighborhood of $4 million, and the highest-grossing NC-17 ever, 1995's infamous “Showgirls,” made little more than $20 million. Considering that 20 million is the number of copies the “Fifty Shades” books had sold as of last summer, it is not excessively fanciful to speculate that a “Fifty Shades” movie, regardless of rating, could be every bit the money maker as a movie as it has been in print. And, further, that with the precedent of a financially successful NC-17 theatrical release, the movie industry's treatment of the rating as a thing to shun at all costs may relax, and more adult views of sexuality could be seen on the silver screen.

The film has yet to be cast and there is still no director attached, so “Fifty Shades of Grey” is far from taking any kind of appreciable shape as an actual film. But its ability to challenge Hollywood's thinking on the NC-17 rating makes this a project, regardless of one's feelings of the artistic merits of the material, to keep an eye on."

From here

Not even sure why I'm posting this. Because, again, I need a distraction from rl. So much that I may actually go see it. Def. for the lulz, though not sure I'd want to give them money. Would you go see it? What would piss you off more: if the leading character looked just like Rob or if he didn't look anything at all like Rob?

EDITING TO SAY:

THANK YOU, the fic with all the stolen words has been removed. Thank you so much for your help in reporting this. And I also want to thank everyone for leaving their pitchforks at home. I love the way the fandom comes together to help out a fellow writer/reader.

Morning, Campers, wish it was a good morning in my little fandom world.

A lovely reader informed me yesterday that she had seen a fic that had MY words in it.

Now, it's okay to be inspired by another's words. Heck, many of us have been inspired by Stephenie and have written oodles of words stemming from that inspiration. What's NOT cool is to copy/paste Steph's words, my words, any words into your fic and call it your own.

And that's what this author has done.

This is my IMMERSION chapter three: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5434313/3/Immersion

This is the stolen SINGER CONNECTION chapter three: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8863192/3/Singer-Connection

There are actually a couple of words from my chapter two here, also. And about 3/4 of the way down, there's a chunk of words from nails233's THE SINGER CONNECTION.

One of my beta's did the math on the whole thing (all three of her chapters, divided into sections) and this is what she came up with:

Stephenie Meyer owns about 80% of what you called "yours" in section one
Katmom owns about 75% of what you posted in section three.
Nails233 owns about 35% of what you posted in section three.
 

This "author's" response was that we needed to read the "hole" thing. I don't mind being INSPIRED, but to take whole chunks of dialog and narrative and call them your own? Not cool.

I would appreciate help in getting this reported. There's a report button at the bottom of each chapter, then you choose why it should be reported. This fic is NOT the work of the uploading "author." I also ask that we all leave the pitchforks and torches at home.

To make this interactive, how do you think is the best way to deal with something like this? Have you dealt with this in your own fic life? How did you deal with it?

Fic Rec:  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7291391/1/

Author: u2shay PM
On the eve before the fight with the newborns and Victoria, Edward and Bella finally sit down and discuss her reluctance to marry him and how her friendship with Jacob is harming their relationship. An Eclipse "should-have-been" and beyond. E&B

Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Supernatural - Edward & Bella - Chapters: 12 - Words: 74,018 - Reviews: 1,048 - Favs: 605 - Follows: 784 - Updated: 01-03-13 - Published: 08-15-11 - id: 7291391

Nice tweaks on canon! Lots of fun...and that last posted chapter....HOT!

Hi 

I was wondering if any one could help me I read a fix a while ago and haven't been able to found it since.

It's set during high school, the gang and a few others go on a school camping trip I think it is punishment or as part of a class, not many of them are friends. 

A few things that happen:

-truth or dare in the lake

- you find out Edward and Bella used to be friends

-eveyone hooks up with someone

-James becomes a creepy stalker and threatens to kill Edward if Bella doesn't have sex with him

-it ends at prom

-the supervising teacher is always drinking and passes out at night

If anyone knows what this fic is please help

Xjx

RECs:

The Specialists - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8533318/1/The-Specialists

After College Graduation Bella wants a life of excitement. She takes a job at a bar in Acapulco but soon discovers that things are not as they seem. She meets the Specialists an elite government group who use the bar as a front for their operations. Bella quickly falls into their world and in love with team leader Edward but will they survive the danger around them?

Black Silk Tie - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6197395/1/

Edward Cullen is a 28 year old billionaire with a taste for pleasure and pain. Bella just happens to get a job with his company and things get pretty interesting from there. Adult themes, AH AU, Bella and Edward and some d/s relationship...

We were in Free Fall, I mean FREE FOR ALL, for a while, so let me remind you of the Forest Rules, now that it's back to Forestry as Usual.

* All Campers are hereby given notice that frolicking in this Forest is quid pro quo. If you're here to ask for a recommendation or locate a misplaced story, your campfire will be doused unless you INCLUDE A RECOMMENDATION WITH A LINK of one of your own fave stories. We're not kidding about this. Each Ranger has a brand new Fire Extinguisher in hand.

Therefore, PLEASE INCLUDE A REC when you make a request. 

Thank you.

Hey all!

So, yes. prttybellaprincess, The Mominator and I are going to Forks over Spring Break. Sadly, Mominator is making us pay for it.

Now that's all good, fine and dandy, but there's one problem.

We are college students that want to move out on our own. In order to insure that we'll have enough money to do so, I need some advice.

What is the cheapest way to do this? We want to go for 3 days (SB is from April 1-5) and we already know where we are staying. We just need to know the cheapest ways to get food, mementos, and the like.

HELP US OUT!!!!!

A pic of my favorite band FYT (lead singer is only 1 yr older than me)

From the left: "CC" Christian Coma, Jinxx, Andy Biersack (formerly Andy Sixx), Jake Pitts and Ashley Purdy.

:)

Happy New Year, Forest!

I don't think we've had a book rec post in a while

(or maybe we have and I'm stupid and missed it).

So, those things called books (like fic but without Edward/Bella... apart from those Twilight ones)

what's everyone reading?

I'm currently about 300 pages into Daughter of Smoke and Bone.

I heard so many good things about this book, and finally started it a few days ago, but I'm finding the progression super slow. 

Like the kind of slow where nothing has happened yet but a lot of staring. 

(Akiva, though. Hi, ily, call me.)

There are a lot of things I love about it, and while I wouldn't say I'm bored, as the writing is great, and I pick the book back up again, there's still something missing for me right now.

There must be a reason for all the excitement, though, so I'm clinging to that right now.

Has anyone read this/felt the same way? 

Come on in and share your recs.

XOXO

Hi! It's been a while since my last Campfire. It looks all different from up here. 

Anyway... 

I've been seeing a lot of negativity on twitter regarding fic authors with egos (or inflated egos, I suppose is more accurate). While I don't want to get involved with that, I did think it might be nice to throw some fic authors you love some support.

If there is an author, or several, who you think are kind, humble, under the radar, or just plain deserve some love, let it out here. 

And if any authors would like to throw out some love for particular readers, reviewers, supporters, that would be welcome as well!

I'm writing a new vamp story and I'm currently discussing a problem with my wonderful betas/prereaders.

We all know that fire can harm SMeyer's vampires, right?

Problem: can it harm them just when they're wounded or can it harm them anyway? In the second case, how does it happen? Are vamps highly flammable? More flammable than straw?

If vampire flesh is so flammable, why do the Cullens keep so many candles at their place? It's not like they need their warmth or light...masochistic that much?

My recs:

one sweet: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5319052/1/A-Rough-Start

Overnight irresponsible Edward goes from bachelor to father of a 5 yr old. Meanwhile responsible, prepared Bella begins her first job as Kindergarten teacher at Forks Elementary. When irresponsible meets the epitome of responsible, sparks will fly!

I guess I'm the only one who's been in this fandom for almost 3 years without reading this story (it has over 20,000 reviews). I'm enjoying it very, very much! Don't miss it!

one bitter: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6972004/1/The-Elusive-Mr-Cullen

Bella is a high class escort, Edward her newest client. They soon realize that there's more between them than great sex and witty conversations. While Bella doesn't believe in fairy tales, her life seems to be turning into one fast. Or is it? AH/OOC

This is VERY OOC. And it's a thriller, not a romantic story. Read at your own risk! I've enjoyed it.

Jennifer Schmidt aka velvetbutterfly (author of What Happens at Charlie's Wedding) is Project Team Beta's Featured Author for January 2013.

On January 26, she will post her article (Finding the Courage to Publish) on the PTB Blog.

Also, through January 31 PTB is holding an ebook giveaway of Risk It All.

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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.

So come on in and see who won the crown this week!