Happy Earth Day to you beautiful people!!!  

How are you doing?  Doing good?  Are you doing the physical challenge, you doing ok with it?  Also I'll be away next weekend on Holiday.  For those I'm emailing daily I'll be without a laptop so the day before I leave I'll send an email with each day listing out what will be that days physical challenge.  

Homework:  Post whatever, got a new song you like to work out to?  New recipe you found?  Found an article of clothing you'd like to wear?  Let us know.

24/7 Support - ADF Fit Club LJ Community

Also its never too late to join in. ; )

I remember reading a while ago that the reason J.K. Rowling chose her penname was because the public wouldn't readily accept a story of a boy wizard if it was told by a woman. Now we see J.M. Darhower using this formula, too. I don't know her intentions but I'm curious who would follow suit?

If you were to publish a novel, would you use a gender neutral penname? If so, why? And could authors switch it up any time they wanted? Could they slough off a penname and start over with a new identity if their original published work didn't do well? Could a P.L. Schwartz become a Georgie Sands or is that against the rules?

double identities are so common online. I wonder what the politics are in the publishing world.

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Summary: Shock cascades through her body, sparked by his smile. His resemblance to the boy who left her in the forest so many years ago is remarkable, but there is one key difference. He is human. AU.

Anyone else reading this story and as obsessed with it as I am?

Read the update, then please come get excited with me!!

OK, since it is Sunday I am doing spring cleaning ... of my story alerts. Some of them I have still on my e-mail so I have retained a memory of them - if I had only the ff net list they would be gone, since the link says "story not found". I am giving you title and author plus the summary, and from you I need to know: a) if you have a PDF and b) if it was completed. In fact if it was pulled incomplete I will not want it. And thanks a lot for the help.

But, since I am asking for something, let me rec something, even if it is ffa. An oldie but goodie, as I am delving in the past anyway: Bloodlust by Kalejay. Summary: Following the battle against the newborn army, a human  boy stumbled onto Edward's eradication of Victoria, witnessing more than a human should ever know. Captured by the Volturi, the boy's fate is no less than grim. The sadistic Jane gives Edward an ultimatum: Kill the boy himself or lose his true love forever. Forced into the situation, he opts to end the boy's life, but in doing so, his desire for human blood is awakened and becomes nearly impossible to control.

and now to the pulled stories:

Disturbed on Christmas Eve by fangscape. Summary:Bella longs for relaxation during her Christmas vacation but someone has darker plans for her. Join Bella as she embarks on a walk through a nightmare.

A Twisted Twilight Tale by IvyLane Summary: This is my extended imagination running wild on the basis of
Twilight. You know how it starts, but in this tale Edward is a more possessiveand a bit violent because be I am obsessed with a darker, and dominant Edward. Not always the gentleman. Warning!

I Know You by hmonster4 Summary Alone & adrift for years after a catastrophic choice, a rogue vampire
makes a selfish choice in the heat of passion. Has he learned from past mistakes, or will he be doomed to repeat the cycle, destroying more lives? ( THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT TO ME!)

Playlist by SnowWhiteHeart (her account is still standing but she has removed most fics, this one was complete I think) Summary:Bella is a lonely novelist whose husband has been deployed to Iraq.
What happens when her fictional protagonist, the handsome vampire Edward,arrives at her house, and warns her that the Volturi are hunting her?

SINCE IN LESS THAN A HOUR I GOT ONE, I HAVE ADDED ANOTHER REQUEST - PLEASE GO INSIDE FOR 5 MORE MISSING FICS. OBVIOUSLY, IF I GET THEM I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND THEM TO ANYBODY WHO ASKS.

6 Tips for Turning Awful Fan Fiction into a Best Seller

I knew it was only a matter of time until one of my favorite websites, Cracked.com, tackled the subject of 50 Shades and publishing FanFic.

Check it out HERE.

To make this interactive, share any of your favorite goofball cracked articles or recommend any other funny websites you visit.

Yep, that's me. Trying to be anyways. Which is why I am thinking of Mother's Day already! (Yes, I know it's past in the U.K. Sorry, I didn't get around to thinking THAT far in advance.)

I designed my Mom's gift but then I designed another just to play around. And what do you know, my inability to make a decision decided to attack. I cannot choose!!! Which do you like?

And to pimp myself, I made these at www.misty.rendistyle.com which is my website where I sell these fabulous photo frames and other custom home decor pieces. If you want more info, PM me. 

What are you getting your Mom this year? Do you compete with your siblings for the "good child" award? My mom doesn't have favorites, but my mother-in-law has what she deems "good child"... a.k.a. whoever has kissed her butt, bought her something, fed her gossip, etc most recently. (I hope she doesn't come here and see that!!! LOL oh well)

And if you are a Mom, my gift to you below....

And feed the trees over here ------------->

This HAS to be a rumor, but there is speculation that Rob will be cast as Finnick Odair in Catching Fire. Personally, I find this hard to believe, even if the director, Francis Lawrence, did direct Rob in Water For Elephants. I just can't see Rob involving himself in another YA trilogy.

What say you, fellow campers??

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I took the new camera to the Midget's soccer game today and had a blast!

Some of the photos are inside. 

For the interactive part:

What are your favorite subjects to photograph?
 

Question. Here goes...

What are some good stripping songs? Not cheesy "Cherry Pie" shizz. Like sexy songs, slow and agonizingly sexy. Don't ask why I need to know.

Okay, go ahead and ask but it's pretty obvious...I plan on stripping for a special someone.

No, not him...but boy do I wish. It's a suprise and I am nervous as hell.

I'm thinking something in the style of this...except I can't use this because a gf of mine did this one for her hubs and my dude knows this.

I am all over spotify and itunes trying to find something that doesn't make me want to roll my eyes or die of embaressment. If you type in "stripper songs" on Google...it's all Motley Crue and "My Pony (Ride it)". You are sensible ladies who won't judge me when I ask for...

HALP!

I saw a blurb about this book  in a magazine and went looking for The Bloggess online.  

Imagine my surprise when I found her blog and saw the pic below!  Question:  Am I the only one who thinks SMeyer has lost a LOT of weight?  IMO, she's looking pretty good here!  So -- good camera angle or weight loss?

My other question:  What are you reading now?

My other other question:  Are those burst eyeballs on her shirt?

Our camper xsecretxkeeperx started a really scary campfire down below (which nearly gave me a seizure of sorts). It got me thinking about such stuff in general. I myself have lived in a haunted house, so that factor increased the creepiness in my mind- ya know, the whole 'based on a true story' thing.

Have anyone of you ever experienced anything supernatural/paranormal? If yes, share your experience here.

Mine is inside (just in case anyone has triggers about it and don't want to read).

Mob Your Beta

How It Works

Your beta gets a bit of lovin’ from like … A LOT of people. You nominate your beta to be mobbed, we send out an email to the mob saying send a message at this time and on this site, and TADA! Your beta feels the love. All mobbed betas will also get a featured interview on the PTB site.

Nominate Your Beta!

Do you feel like your beta(s) is a little under-appreciated? Nominate them to be mobbed!

Join the Mob!

Want to be part of the mob? Sign up today! Authors and betas and anyone in between are all welcome! 

More information and applications at: http://projectteambeta.com/mob-your-beta/

Posted with permission by LJ Summers

anyone out there from the chicago area and interested in going to meet E L James at a book reception? I'm too woosy to go by myself.
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/event/e-l-james-fifty-shades-grey

Did Rob have a fb account? I saw some people talking about snaps from his account and all that... Does anyone have that?

Hi everyone!

Its been a long while since I posted a campfire, and I have been super busy as my baby is due on the 1st May! (Planned C-Section - Naughty breech baby!)

Therefore, this is a baby campfire! In honor of this, I give you hottest dad picture ever!

What I want to know from all you mummies out there is what piece of advice you could give that you wish you had known beforehand? What do you wish someone could have advised you, warned you about, etc?

I dedicate this to anyone else who is expecting, including the Forest's very own Ranger Tor who I believe is due to pop right about now!

Note: Please don't scare us too much with anything too horrific!! :-)

Thanking you in advance for your wisdom!!

ETA : Thank you so much everyone for being so honest and offering so much wonderful advice!

So, I got my tickets yesterday (SQUEEE!!!), and my official countdown is: 6 days and 7 hours!

When are you going to see The Avengers?

Why are you going to see The Avengers?

(And if you’re not planning on seeing The Avengers, why oh WHY NOT?!?!?)

PLEASE give me your favourite vids, pics, gifs and quotes of all of your favourite Avengers!

(Did I say “Avengers” enough times already?)

And WHY can’t I find any Avengers character/actor tags??? That is SHAMEFUL!

(Not even a "Give me a boost so I can climb Thor" or "I heart RDJ's arms"??? SHAMEFUL, I say!)

ETA: AAAAAH! I'll take your generous offerings, Rangers!!! Thank you VERY much for the awesome new tags!!!

Why don't we ever have Supernatural Watchalong Posts?

Is it the lack of forbidden romance?

 

Whatever the case, I say we rectify that. =)

Let's discuss the latest episode and/or the show in general. Or just post some awesome gifs.

hey there campers!!!

so this weekend, TiramiSue and me are your genie's....I'm the evil twin sister *grins* and she's the angel we know her as...

as genie's, our wish of being paid to read fanfiction (which will earn us millions btw) will only come true if we grant all your impossible wishes... *sigh*

so come on in campers and tell us your wishes, tell us your dreams, describe your personal utopia, who's the perfect guy/girl for you, what's a perfect life to you??

all wishes are granted here, no matter how impossible they are...

P.S. this Campfire is as serious or fun as you want it to be, TiramiSue being an angel is going to be the support for your achievable or unachievable dreams and wishes, Sri the evil twin is just gonna sit there, look pretty and be snarky....

P.S.S. I'm gonna be granting you a few guilty pleasures *tehehe* Don't tell TiramiSue...you just need to +1 them and they're yours!!

Welcome to the first Fringe watchalong! Lettuce watch and discuss and talk.

(I will have to join later as the only TV in the house is currently being commandeered by my mother to watch GCB....the horror. I love GCB but not when it interferes with my Fringe watching.)

It starts here on the West coast in less than 5 minutes.... So let's go!
 

(Possibly I should have posted this when the East coast aired?)

Fellow camper and fanfic writer, Ginginleelee has written a script for a movie she and her hubby are trying to get made. They need voters! 

Their project As it is in Heaven is up for Project of the Day over at indiewire.com

(As it is in Heaven kickstarter page: http://kck.st/GPxjLT)

Link to vote: http://www.indiewire.com/article/vote-for-project-of-the-week-will-it-be-pembroke-heaven-charisma-or-everything

Vote, Vote, Vote!! Voting will end on Monday April 23, at 11AM Eastern.

Some info on As it is in Heaven:

As It Is In Heaven is a micro-budget feature film about a cult leader who struggles to cling to his faith and keep his community together after his end-of-days prophecy does not come to pass.

What sets our film apart is not only the subject matter, but the portrayal of the cult and its leader. We want to go deeper into the leader's psyche as things begin to unravel, giving another perspective to a typically unsympathetic character. This story will follow someone who is not only deluded, but broken.

Production Team:

Director: Joshua Overbay
Producer: Michael Grout
Writer: Ginny Lee Overbay
Associate Producer: Nathaniel Glass
Cinematographer: Isaac Pletcher

Are there any projects any of you are working on in the real world you would like to share? 

Posted with permission from Tor. :)