Please tell me you are reading this!

Just read the new chapter. What did you think?? Here you have Inside Man by ooza.

Let's talk!

What did you think?

Chapter 11

We looked...

We laughed...

And we voted...

And the winner is...

I may not make it to tonight!!

Fandom for Texas Wildfire Relief 

Many of you have heard about the devesation in Texas caused by the wildfires. Many of you have even been affected. Thousands of homes have been destroyed. People have lost everything and there are still over 150 fires burning. 

ysar and laurnorder, two members of the fandom that have been affected by the wildfires, have started the Fandom for Texas Widlfire Relief and are asking for your help! 

We all know how giving and supportive this fandom can be. In appreciation of any donation of at least $5.00 to any of THESE organizations that are providing care, assistance, and support to the people that have been displaced or lost homes, family member and/or pet, will recieve a compilation of stories. Donations are due November 1st and reciepts can be sent to Fandom4Texas@Gmail.com

You can also sign up to be a CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR. Stories are also due by November 1st and must also be sent to Fandom4Texas@Gmail.com. Stories can be written for any fandom that allows fanfic. 

For any questions or for more information, please check out the BLOG, and follow on twitter @Fandom4Texas.

approved by EKSmith =D

Just wanted to let all of you know that Starbucks has The Night Circus as it's Pick of the Week. I haven't downloaded it yet but it says free with code. So...

Every week we open up the forest for all of those inquiries you have been dying to make.

Inquries like:

"What is the name of that fic about...?"

"I would love it if someone would rec me...."

"I forgot how to..."

"ADF is awesome! But how do you...?"

"What every happened to....?"

ALL HELP GOES HERE. ALL HELPERS ANSWER HERE!

It is the Amnesia, Request, Questions, Techie campfire....

IT ALL HAPPENS HERE EVERY WEEK IN THE FOREST!

Big hair.  Jellie shoes.  Neon.  Madonnawannabes.  Miami Vice.  The 80's were a decade of fun fashions and fun music and we want to relive it!  The Like Totally 80's Contest combines music and the 80's and asks you to write a fic taking place in that decade using a song from our list (or you can petition for your own, as long as it's 80's).  Maybe Alice talks like a valley girl (Gag me with a spoon, Bella).  Maybe Rose sports Madonna's Like a Virgin outfit and fingerless gloves.  Emmett in MJ leather.  We want any and all of it!  See Like Totally 80's Contest for details and a list of songs.  Let's party like it's 1989!

Posted with permission of Wolvesnvamps.  Thanks lady!

I just read the first two chapters of a new story by Mrs. Robward. Says she is going to post 2x a day!! I just love to get daily stories! Here is the link below. Has anyonelse started this yet? And if so, what do you think?

Might Have Been by Mrs. Robward

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7382179/1/

Summary: "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might
have been'" A drabble fic about that. Living, loving, moving on, but always
wondering... what might have been.
 

Hello all --

Longtime lurker, first time poster.

I have been searching for a fic where Bella

Searching for a fic (hope this isn't against the rules, am I supposed to be waiting for a specific campfire to do things like this?) that I lost track of at least a year ago.

In this fic, Bella (around the age of 17-19) is sent by her controlling mother Renee to live with their family friend Aro in Italy, forcing her to leave her comfortable life and new boyfriend Jasper behind.  Once Bella arrives in Italy, she realizes that something isn't quite right--she isn't allowed to leave the house unless accompanied by Gianna, isn't allowed to use her phone or computer, and starts to encounter the mysterious Edward, who is owner of the home and seems to be of the evil, controlling vampire Edward variety.

If this sounds familiar, I would really appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction! 

purple edit: hey, don't forget the new quid pro quo rule- if you're going to ask for help finding a fic, include a rec (and a link) to a story in return!

DO YOU MAKE FAN VIDEOS?

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE YOU WANT TO SHARE?

POST THEM ALL HERE!

MY WEEKLY RECS:

"Bella's Dream" by Lacedtears

"The Vampire Diaries - Personal Jesus" by Keya1191 <- WOOT FOR TVD STARTING UP TOMORROW

POST AWAY CAMPERS!

So we talk about FF being an escape, a guilty pleasure, a secret, a sounding board, therapeutic etc etc but how many of you have felt reading a Twilight FF has enhanced your knowledge on things you knew little to nothing about before?

Since I’ve started reading Twilight FF I’ve learn about Asperger’s, PTSD, Greek Mythology, the renaissance, Dante, Rock Music and the list goes on.

I recently read an incredible story with Shakespeare at the heart of it: The Weight of Words

The last time I truly read Shakespeare was back in High School; however I found myself learning a lot from the weight of words and after finishing the story I bought a collection of the Bard’s works to reconnect with him. 

To me the story went beyond the typical use of Shakespeare’s commonly used quotes but also delved into recurrent themes and more importantly context. It was amazing how the author not only found quotes from Shakespeare's considerable body of work to match the Chapter's moods but also drew parallels between the plots and characters without being typical or cheesy. 

So that's my learning journey.  I'd love to know what FF stories you feel you've learnt something from and what? 

I have something that I wanted to ask the Forest about. Lately I've come across two author profiles and both have had some personal issues in their life. Both of these authors have said that they will continue posting their stories when they have a chance. Both of them mentioned what was going on and if I knew them in RL I would give them giant hugs. I'm glad that they feel somewhat comfortable letting us know what's going on.

Here's the issue I have. I'm very disheartened that some fans of their stories feel the need to leave hateful reviews and even threatening messages because they are not updating. How do you guys feel about this, do you think it's ok to leave a bad review just because you're upset that the fic isn't finished? Have you ever receieved a review like this? How did it make you feel?

I haven't posted any fics yet because I haven't gotten far enough into my storylines to feel justified in posting, but this kind of thing makes me really nervous to even try.

Merry

*approved by wolvesnvamps!

It's that time again! Who's ready for another thrilling round of Caption This?

Here's how things will go down:

I will provide two gifs from the Breaking Dawn trailer (contain yourselves, this is very srs. bsns), if you choose to participate in this contest, you must provide a caption for each gif.

Rangers will then vote on which pair of captions will win a fifty dollar gift certificate for Amazon(dot)com.

Lemme break this dawn down:

In order to be eligible you must caption BOTH gifs. There will only be ONE winner. Only ONE (2 captions) entry per person please!

The contest will close at midnight EST tonight. Winner will be announced tomorrow.

Rangers and Robert Pattinson may not participate. Stephenie Meyer is welcome to compete.

here are your raw materials:

*THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED*  

THESE ENTRIES ARE GREAT - A WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW!

From a review today....

As played by Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, the Salvatore brothers make vampires look good . . . and by that, we mean bad. Sinfully, delightfully bad. With Season 3 premiering Sept. 15, the series has put a stake through any initial comparisons to the Twilight film series. Yes, it does star a young, beautiful woman torn between two hunky immortals. But the body count is higher; the sex is hotter and heavier (and no one is waiting until their "vampire wedding day"); the pace of storytelling is breathless with its clever twists and turns; and the actors inhabit characters far more complex and challenging.

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING VAMPIRE DIARIES GOES IN THIS CAMPFIRE! YAY!
 

do you write for another fandom?

look, this website started off as twilight-related. 

but we want to expand! that's part of what the "new" ADF is about.

the rules for posting in the forest are that you have at least ONE completed story somewhere on the internet. why? so we know that you've finished something. that's always been a criterion of posting here, even back in the good ole days of VIP authors. oh, and no bestiality and pedophilia (you can check the rules for a more in-depth discussion on posting here). apply to post fanfiction here on ADF, i'll be approving applications all day!

anyway, i'd love to see other fandom fanfictions here. i posted one of my bones oneshots here last year because it was ~supernatural, but idk, i think i should post the rest of them. and i'm totally posting my pride & prejudice one here when i'm done!

so, let's talk other fandoms. what do you belong to? harry potter? hunger games? vampire diaries? game of thrones? true blood/SVM? anime? jane austen? doctor who? downton abbey? i'd totally read good downton abbey fic. get your favorite other-fandom authors to come here, i wanna read 'em! link 'em up! 

or... if you've never delved into other fandoms, what would you consider reading/writing?

now, here's a question- would you enter a "not twilight" fanfiction contest? i hope you've noticed that ADF contests don't give you a banner and kudos. ADF gives you cold hard cash money bucks in the form of giftcards.

so okay. when it comes to fandoms, are you more prone to canon pairings? do you like killing people off like our ranger LJ summers? or are you more canonical? i've noticed i like my twilight all-human, but i need pride & prejudice to be set in the regency period, and darcy ONLY belongs with either elizabeth or myself. omg i once read darcy/lydia and i almost wept for jane austen's grave-spinning.

oh, here's a good discussion point.

who are your OTPs?

let's talk other fandoms.

best OTP, tbh fyt:

IN HONOR OF TODAY'S TRAILER...

POST UP YOUR BEST

ROB/ROBWARD PORN !!!

:D :D :D

YOUR GRADE WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE FOLLOWING:

1. THUD-LEVEL

2. UNIQUENESS

3. QUANTITY VS QUALITY

LET'S START OUT WITH:

CIRCA NM HOTNESS

ETA: WTF just post something swoony and you'll get an A :D

tinkers, do you like the tags i added to your CF jw

lol! yes, i do. i specifically like "this guy can get it"

Anyone else dancing around their computer, counting the days til November????

wtvoc presents an ADF watchlong: grease

EDIT: I FIXED THE LINK. THAT ONE ^^^ WORKS. EN ANGLAIS~

now, if you've never done one of these before, basically just get in here, watch it as you go. post whatever you want.

trust me, i never say anything intelligent in these things. mostly LOOK AT HIS EFFING SIDEBURNS OMG MY BODY IS READY and i post ridiculous gifs and stuff. it's a good time to be had by all~

and even if you're not here right on time, so what? come in and join the party, anyway. i keep this campfire on alert and try to respond to all of you in some form!

so come join me, zuko, rizzo, kenickie, frenchie, jan, marti marascino (you know, like in cherry), doodie, the dingleberries on parade and cha cha freaking degregorio. sing along. you know you wanna!