Hey!

There are many sites that offer the opportunity to submit a teaser. But sometimes a teaser reveals too much about the chapter, other times it doesn't elicit the readers' attention enough.

How would you explain what is a teaser to someone who doesn't know anything about it?

How would you describe "the perfect teaser?"

Thanks!

- Raum

I'd like to use this campfire's answers for the Writing Lab on http://myreadinglounge.blogspot.com (mentioning and recommending ADF, sure!) Is there any problem? THANKS

UPDATE:

here's the post: http://myreadinglounge.blogspot.com/2011/08/writing-lab-perfect-teaser.html You can see that I gave credits to A Different Forest but I've not put there your names. If you want me to put your name with your quote, just let me know and I'll be more than glad to do it!

Hello forest dwellers!

We are in the middle of our fabby new upgrade (it's coming soon!) and with that comes some Twitter pruning. The ADF Twitter account had lots of dead branches (i.e. bots/dormant accts) so we did lots of cutting and we added a bunch of fresh new saplings.

Who should we follow? Tell us! Also we want to follow YOU so leave your Twitter names in the comments below. 

Follow us back-the forest is at @differentforest

omg

I was going to post a Twilight still, but apparently sb made a banner:

Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society   wtvoc.

I've been losing sleep and being crazy for two days trying to get early entry. I finally woke up at 6:30EST this morning and I was all:

So I rolled to my laptop, where I had Pottermore already waiting for me and there was a clue!

I'm not living at home right now due to house renovations that suck and I don't have my books with me, so I had to google the answer. But the important part is that I got my official name and all.

So, who else is with wtvoc and me and got early entry? Who is still frantically trying while they cry into their breakfast cereal?

purple ranger PSA: for those of you who are amurrcan and don't want to be crazy stay up until 3am, tomorrow's registration will fall sometime between 10amEDT/7amPDT and 2pmEDT/11amPDT. good luck! something tells me registration will be cray cray at that point. idk, it was really easy for me to get through last night, got my confirmation email right quick. apparently, using a gmail accounts gets you that email much sooner than the other mail servers. (lol my sloppy math skills, so sorry)

Hello forest!

I was sitting here on the couch, reading, and eating a late night snack when I suddenly had the urge to read a twific a la Grimm Brothers. Or rather, are there any good fics out there based on fairy tales or what not? I know I've read the Alice in Wonderland one about Edward being the Hatter and Bella being an Alice and LOVED it.

Thanks!

happy birthday to whatsmynomdeplume

from your dirty uncle wtvoc and colin firth.

git in here and wish this dazzling~ person a happy birthday!

Hi Campers!

As someone who has been in the fandom for quite a while, I'm mostly a lurker and haven't made many personal connections. I was inspired by last weeks' friendship campfire where people introduced themselves. (BTW, I still tend to lurk, so I didn't even post my own intro! ::shrugs::). Anyway, after reading that CF I was thinking how great it was that people put themselves out there, but that its really difficult to generate friendships out of thin air. 

How do friendships really begin anyway?? It usually stems from shared common interests. Most of us are here because we love (or are obsessed with) Twific. Have you ever wanted to talk fic with someone in a more intimate way than a CF or thread? My vision is that this campfire can be a place for us to find others that want to read the same fic as us (completed, WIP, or another fandom all together). Then you can arrange how you want to chat about the fic (email, gchat, skype, etc).

If the idea doesn't take off, I won't be offended, but I thought it sounded fun. And for personal reasons, I thought it might be a great way to connect with others in the fandom. Plus, when I tell my RL friends that I'm in an 'online book club,' I won't be totally lying! LOL

So, share a quick introduction and some fics you'd be interested in reading with others. If you find find a buddy or buddies, you can work out the details in a PM.

READY, SET, GO!

(Oh, and this is my first campfire. Woot!)

Here i'm in another quest,these time i need help find this one:

Bella is a teacher,she goes to forks because she refuse to sleep with the principal and he block all the ways for her getting a job

Carlisle runs the town,which most of the people works in a mine

Edward lives in the mountain with his brothers Jasper and Rosalie,she still a little girl,and refuses to let them go to school.He teaches them himself

One day Bella go up in the mountain asking for permission for the children go to school and Edward try to scare her with a old gun but she don't buy it

Eventually he lets his brother go to classes...and here is the point when i lost track with the history.

So if this makes a bulb appears up in your head,let me know.Thank you.

Hello I've strugling to remember the name of a fanfic that I read a while ago,here what I remember:

Bella has been a good girl for her entire life and decide to ends this with a little help of a fake ID,she goes to a club meets Edward and have a good night. She leaves in the morning without saying goodbye.

Edward is trying to find her and see a photo in the apartament of his friend Emmet who turn it out to be Bella's brother

Charlie and Renee are still married

Spoiler

Bella have to take some medice and Renee ads in her food blocking the effect of the pills so she gets pregnant.

Ring Any Bell?

As per Variety

Summit Entertainment has taken legal action against an alleged hacker responsible for the the unauthorized images from the set of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” that were released on the Internet in late March, Variety's Dave McNary reports. A civil action was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles and in Argentina against Daiana Santia, along with others, for allegedly stealing photographs, unfinished images and video from both parts of “Breaking Dawn.” It also said that criminal action in Argentina has also been filed.

The investigation covered North America, South America, Europe and Australia and has led to the town of Posadas in northern Argentina. “While we very much appreciate the legions of committed fans of the franchise and encourage them to create community online, we cannot ignore that property was stolen,” said David C. Friedman, exec VP and general counsel. “It is not fair to the majority of fans that want to see the final chapter of the ‘Twilight Saga’ film franchise fully realized by the filmmaker and dedicated cast and crew to have these images out and available on the Internet.”

Images were posted on several sites of stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in bed together on March 31, followed by a plea by Summit to fans to stop the spread of the photos.

so what do you think, campers?

Today marks the first day of Ramadan for Muslims around the world.  Muslims follow a lunar calendar so Ramadan never falls during the same time from year to year (according to the Gregorian calendar).  It is our holiest time of the year, during which we are to devote ourselves to God and to goodness.  During the day we are to refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, taking medication, swearing, and having sex.  We do this from dawn til dusk, after which we can break our fast with our families.  Prayer, reflection, charity and compassion are greatly encouraged during Ramadan.  Ramadan lasts for thirty days and is followed by a three day celebration called Eid al Fitr. 

I wanted to wish all our Muslim campers a peaceful Ramadan.  As Ramadan falls during the summer this year it means a looong day to go without food and drink.  Wish us luck.  ;) 

Many thanks to Cappy for approving this campfire. <3

(Sorry, I know I'm posting this early in the morning but I wouldn't have an opportunity to post it until later this evening. Finally going to see HP after work, yay! Please thumb-tack if you feel it's going to get swallowed among everything else... thanks :)

Do you write fan fiction?

Give us a little peek!

Post excerpts from your upcoming chapters here!

~ Don't forget to include a link to your story! ~

Do you guys reread stories, and, if yes, which ones? Do you prefer to reread fluff because it does miracles to your blood pressure, angst because some of us get some sick joy out of stomach ulcers, or maybe smut  for obvious reasons?

I'm a skimmer, so whenever I find a story that I find captivating I go back and read it in detail (hasn't happened for quite some time, unfortunately). And then if I *really* like the writing, and it provokes strong emotions in me (but NOT sobbing), I'll reread and reread and learn it by heart and omg I really need to look at my life & my choices.

Just because where he chooses to keep his hands is interesting

So, my daughter is a complete HP fangirl.  She's read the series multiple times and everything else HP that she can get her hands on.  She knows I read Twilight fanfiction, and wanted to know if there was Harry Potter fanfiction, also.  I told her that there was, and now she wants me to find a story for her.

So, I know lots of you are HP fans, too, and I am hoping that you can point me in the right direction.  I'm looking for a story that is:

-One-shot or short story length

-Appropriate for a pre-teen (no sex, swearing, excessive violence)

-Hermione based stories are a plus, she's my daughter's fave character.

Thanks in advance!

WIth Teeth!  And it rocked my world!

I'm gonna be honest.  I have a Nook that is full of completed fics that I need to read.  And I'm sure there are many more that, once I read them, I will wish I had read them sooner.

I could kick myself in the arse for not reading With Teeth sooner.

So my question is this: 

Which fic did you read long after everyone else that made you wish you had read it sooner?

LETS DISCUSS TONIGHT'S EP, SHALL WE?

BLAH BLAH BLAH, STANDARD SPOILERY WARNING

Hello all. As you can see this is my very first Campfire and I need some help. I'm looking for a couple stories, that I'm hoping is still up. I can't remember the name of it. They both have to do with Prince Edward. 

The one is when Bella meets him and he's not really all that interested in her but they end of together in the end. It has a sequel and they get married and they need to get pregnant to have an heir and I remember right after the one time, Bella runs to the corner and stands on her head. That part just stuck with me because it was so hilarious. I think the title to the sequel was something like Bun In the Oven. I'm not sure though.

The second story is kind of the same, but Edward is immediately attracted to her. I do remember they try to dodge to paps a lot and she leaves to go back home after they do this interview with some TV show like 20/20 or something along those lines. I know Jacob makes he look whorish and she afraid Parliament won't accept her. Edward comes to Forks to find her cause he loves her and all that good stuff. 

They are both set in modern times. 

If anyone knows the whereabouts of these stories, please, don't hesitate to link me to them! Thanks.

-Tiffany :)

P.S. I know this may be a lost cause, but, I was just wondering if there was any way I could get a hold of Edward Wallbanger. It seems to be gone (my creys) but I really wanted to finish it. And there's rumors I've read that there is, or was, a PDF file of it. 

Someone please discuss this cliffy with me!

Link to the story

*There will be spoilers in this campfire

What do we think...of Dirty Dancing and our beloved characters?

Is the fic or similar out there?

Would you want to read it if it were?

Would you like to have a Random Thoughts thread?

I will start.

There is a British Actress by the name of April Pearson that I find looks a lot like Kristen Stewart.

If my computer didn't hate ADF so much, I would post a picture...

Maybe somebody kind can post a pic of her in the comments.

Share your random thoughts here- you know when you want to opinionate on just stuff. :0)

**edit- I am so glad you all have enjoyed having random thoughts today. I think I may do this every Sunday for all the giggles we've shared!