Calling all Goonies...

So you GUYS (hehe) where do you go, who do you ask, what (if any) tools do you use when you need a GOOD rec?

I myself always come here

or look at the faviorates lists of authors i like! what do you do?

and speaking of recs...

I really would like you to help me out!

I'm looking for a good kidnap

and/or

Hostage type fic

Your recs would be much appreciated!

Thanks goes out to Jennyfly who approved this post (the pruuudy pics are for you!)

thanks also goes to Tor

I was perusing the reviews from a story (Young Man's Fancy) for reasons I cannot remember (srsly) and found one that made me laugh and laugh. Again.

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Hahaha, don't worry I'm here to entertain you with my review! :D Again, you'll have to thank America for letting me temporarily commandeer her laptop. (and now I have the hugest urge to watch Pirates. lol!)

Great chapter! I just loved it. I love Charlie in your story; he's such a laid back dad and I love his relationship with Bella. He's all "Hey, you know you don't owe him - ya know - SEX, but if you guys are doing it, I get it, just don't TALK ABOUT IT because you are my DAUGHTER and that's just EW."

Then Carlisle going all instinctive was HOT. Duh.

And what a great way to meet the family! Hahahaha!

Bella: "Uh, Daddy C, WTF?"

Edward: *unintelligble growls and snarls* "ME WANT ME WANT MEWANTMEWANT GIVEGIVEGIVEGIVEGIVE!"

Carlisle: "Uh... well, my delectable human lover, this would be my family."

Jasper: "Yeah, we're as crazy as you're thinking."

Emmett: "Hey, go Daddy C!" *goes to give high five and then wraps Bella in a hug* "Welcome to the fam! Oh, sorry about Eddie here. I think he's hungry. And do you smell good!"

Jasper: "Smooth, Em. I'm sure she doesn't need to hear that right now..."

Carlisle: *facepalm and glances at ceiling with a 'why me?' expression*

Bella: *blinks* Uh... right.

Hahaha, well, I loved the chapter and can't wait for more! :D Mwah! 

-InsaneGrizzlies

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YOUR TURN. What review have our writers received that made them laugh (in a GOOD and POSITIVE way) that they'd like to share?  Or what reviews for stories have you read that made you giggle (in a GOOD and POSITIVE way)?

Share with us! I could use a chuckle!

ETA: She was NOT quoting my fic, btw. Her 'script' was an interpretation of happenings within a chapter.  Hers was WAY MORE AMUSING than mine, which is why I laugh and keep laughing.

What are you super duper excited about?!

i'm excited for this:

i'm also excited for the red riding hood movie. only because Billy Burke is in it.

I'm hoping he's the big bad wolf, that would be amazing.

HARRY POTTER

THE TRON LEGACY DVD

I have so many things I'm excited forrr

Hey Campers!

It's time for our first discussion fire for our new readalong story - Abbracciare il Cantante by Bratty-Vamp!!!

Hop on in here and discuss Chapters 1-10.

Then get reading chapters 11-20, and come back and discuss those on Monday.

The banner below is a link to the story here in the forest.

 Thanks for sharing all of your thoughts and ideas!

Please remember - chapters 1-10 only, we've got lots of first time readers - no spoilers! =)

So, stalking finding out random info about people has gotten much easier with this internet invention.  Instead of driving by someone's house or buying Star, InTouch and People magazine every week, you can just....go on facebook or tmz or google the object of your affection.  It's almost too easy to do, there's no effort in it anymore.

So.

Who was the first person you, uh, cyber studied?

an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend?

robert pattinson?

someone from high school you hoped had gotten unfortunate rash issues and is unemployable?

*edit:  does it make it harder to move on?  like, it's accessible, so you do it...but in a way, do you wish you couldn't see recent info? 

are you better off not knowing?

Today's list brought to you by Wintergreen Ice Breakers and the letters S and F!

Got a request in my inbox about a slightly different variety of fanfiction.  The kind where our Usual Suspects are all human, but there is also an element of the supernatural in the story.  Ghosts, super powers, something...different. Unique.

Now, I KNOW y'all can compile a list with some terrific fics!  What do you have from this realm of writing?  What spooky, surprising stories can you share with us?  None of this Scooby Doo stuff where it's all explained away at the end by a guy in a mask, either. ;-)

Come, share the stories around the campfire.  It's still light enough in my corner of the world. I won't get scared. :)

And if the supernatural isn't your cup of tea/coffee/frappuccino/cocoa/sangria... Check out the Master Fic List to find what IS!

Remember the RULES of the CAMPFIRE:

1. Keep it simple:  Title, Author, Summary and a link if you have one.

2. NO DISCUSSIONS.  This is not the place to rah-rah over your faves or second or third an inclusion or to request something of this type.  This is just a list, okay? Thanks!

Thanks for sharing your favorite AH Supernatural fics around the fire!

There has been a lot of talk in twilighted  lately, asking if anyone would like to finish "In the Land of Milk and Honey." As you all know the author disappeared. All the chapters have been saved in Google docks.  Now, here is problem, Is it legal/right/appropriate to do so? Would you read it? Are you  tired of hearing about this fic? Has the "awesomeness" of this fic been overblown?   Are you willing to finish someone else's work? Would you read it?

Any takers?

My thoughts are inside.

Ranger edit: I think this is a really great discussion, so I'm moving it up to the top.

I have a fic that I started a year ago... Inamorata. At first I had no beta, and although it's cute, it's a mess. I had our lovely Ssarrahh1 take a looky and she's helped me rewrite the first chapters before I snagged SuperstarNanna and EdwardsEternal as my full time betas and Ssarrah1 is still my number one grammar nazi when she's not gettin' her learn on.

What I'm wondering is... would it be totally bad form and annoying as an author to repost those crappy beginner chapters that embarass me so? I've sent my work to a few sites for pimpage and even to Twilighted and I was told that based only on those chapters, they can't accept me. :( I know they are raught with issues, but I would like more exposure now that I'm almost finished. I have a good following, but not many reviews.

What do you guys think?

Is it okay to redo chapters a year later? Is that bad form to do that to all your subscribers? Discuss.

And thank you for your time!

Today is a very important birtday! It's, in my opinion, the most important person in this fandom.

Because without her, we wouldn't have this little treasure: Lord of HIS Ring

So everyone please stop in here and leave some birthday love for a very amazing person, who is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Don't let her "tough as nails/anti-social" exterior fool you, she's a genuinely caring person, loyal to a fault, and wicked brilliant. She's unique and I can't ever say enough how much I love her. Megan you ARE my life now.

There is NO ONE on this planet like her, and anyone would be lucky to have a friend like her.

If you don't know what to leave this little nutjob on her big 19, well she's into the following:

Lord of the Rings

Tim Roth

WoW

Chuck from Gossip girl

Scotch and cigars, the good kind

That guy from Prison Break.

And, anything that you'd classify as disgusting. I'm not kidding. Pornfail is love to this girl!

So please help make her birthday a great one. Thanks. 

I can't remember the name of this story. It's just been started recently. It's based on the move Easy A. Bella pretends to be Jake's girlfriend, and then then "hook-up" at a party. Edward's in it, and he seems to be mad at Bella when she starts "dating" Jake. I'd be much obliged if anyone could tell me the name of it.

How do you guys feel about playlists for fanfictions? Do you listen to them or not? Do you think they add to the story or distract?

What about song lyrics typed out in the story? Do you read them or skip over?

Inquiring minds want to know...

(Sorry it's a little late)

DO YOU MAKE FAN VIDEOS?

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE YOU WANT TO SHARE?

POST THEM ALL HERE!

MY WEEKLY RECS:

"into a world in reverse" by xMiidnightSun

and for the TVD lovers...

"Damon & Elena (in Kat's body) | Break me down" by LightningFair

POST AWAY!

Exclusive: Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson share a smooch and more in the upcoming 'Water for Elephants,' and the onscreen lovebirds are talking about their forbidden movie romance with ET! They also share a nugget of obscure movie trivia -- they were once cast in a film as mother and son!

In 'Water for Elephants,' Reese plays the married star performer in a circus who catches the attention of a bachelor animal caretaker, played by 'Twilight' star Rob. When ET visited the Los Angeles set during production on the film last summer, Reese rode atop an enormous elephant for a scene involving an elaborate 1930s parade.

Reese gushed about sharing love scenes with Rob, proclaiming, "I am so lucky. He's so amazing and wonderful and sweet and just the nicest guy too, so you can just add that to the soup. I mean, he's just so good looking and he's a really nice person."
Rob said the pair hadn't yet shot their love scenes, but shared, "Reese has only got two days [of work] left [on the film]. So … they must expect me to be very professional about it." He also gave a tidbit about one love scene -- he says it ends with his character getting beaten up!

"We'll probably just laugh the whole time, because all we do is just laugh and joke around," Reese predicted of filming the scenes.
Although Reese and Rob are an onscreen couple in 'Water for Elephants,' they had a very different movie relationship when they filmed 2004's 'Vanity Fair' -- mother and son! Despite Reese being only ten years older then Rob, he was cast as her son, though his scenes later landed on the cutting room floor.

Reese recalls of meeting Rob back then, "He was walking down this corridor and I turned to the director, and I said, 'That's my son? He's so good looking!' I was like, 'He's so hot!'"

For his part, Rob remembers, "Even then, I realized on the set, I was like, I look too old to be playing her son. I mean, that's probably why I was cut."

Based on the best-selling novel by Sara Gruen, 'Water for Elephants' follows an elderly man (Hal Holbrook) reminiscing about his days working as an animal caretaker at a circus. A young veterinary school student (Robert) witnessing the beauty and brutality of life under the big top, he falls for Marlena (Reese), the captivating star performer, and suffers the wrath of her charismatic but dangerous husband, August ('Inglourious Basterds' Oscar winner Christoph Waltz).

'Water for Elephants' will debut in theaters on April 15, 2011.

Sauce

Come inside and discuss

Chapter14

SPOILERS INSIDE

In Search Of...does anyone else remember that show from the 1970's, narrated by Leonard Nimoy, or is it just me??

Anyhoo- a friend of mine that writes FF is looking for a specific pic from Twilight to out on her page for it. It is a pic of Edward as he first enters the cafeteria.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller ....

Thanks-

J

This week’s game:

FAN FICTIONARY!

Find 1 or 2 images (MAX) that are related to a fic and post them.  Others will try and guess which fic you are talking about.  Get creative, have fun.

PSA: When replying to someone's guess, i.e. telling them they are right or good job, to the extent possible, don't use images there.  It will just take longer for the campfire to update and load and all that stuff !

Example:

(Answer:  Wide Awake)

Special Thanks to Capricorn75 for sticking with it!

Today's Compilation brought to you by Lee County, FL and the number 92!

Lyricists work very hard to make communicative songs.  Songs that speak to us and for us.  In the realm of Twilight Fan Fiction, many writers have felt moved to write whole stories based upon the lyrics to a song.  

Which songfics have moved YOU?  Which stories featuring lyrics or based upon a song do you count among your favorite to recommend to others?  Share them here!

*****Remember the Rules of the Campfire:*****

1.  Keep it simple. Title, Author, Summary and link (if you can!)

2.  No discussions. This is a list for future reference.

Once you've contributed here, consider checking out our MASTER FIC LIST, where we have more than 90 categories of fanfic!  If you know of fics that have recently completed, or have read any new ones that fit into an established list, consider taking some time to UPDATE our Master Fic List. :)

Thank you for sharing your favorite songfics around the fire!

Tonight the role of Emibella will be played by Capricorn75. Feel better, Tricia!

It is that time again.

Have you forgotten the name of a fanfic?

Is there a type of fanfic you are looking for?

Is there something you have always wanted to ask about but were afraid you would sound stupid asking for help?

THAT IS WHAT THIS CAMPFIRE IS FOR!

We are here to help your tired brains find fanfictions, fit your fancies and just help you answer those burning questions.

Those of you who know a lot, I ask you to be experts at our Help Desk

Those of you with questions, ask away!

Have you ever found yourself watching a movie and have a fic or Twilight character cross your mind an all of a sudden you can see Twilight characters as the people in the movie?

I know there are some odd carbon copy movies that were ficified but I'm just talking about losing your focus in a movie and seeing Twilight characters based on a fic you've read (since fics tend to change the personalities of the canon).

I was cleaning out some DVDs and popped in Pillow Talk and from the opening scene I was picturing Edward and Bella from any ol Twilight fic.

I mean Rock Hudson's character Brad Allen is a Broadway music compose who plays the....you guessed it piano. He's a pretty big player and serenades his nightly woman with her "own" song that's so simple to where all he has to do is change the name. So I'm watching and seeing the Tanya/Jessica/Lauren

You have Doris Day's character Jan Morrow who's kind of uptight with no time for relationships who's disgusted with her neighbor she shares a partyline with (Edward....excuse me Brad).

Is that just "classic" Twific now. Playboy/sleep with everyone Edward and an Uptightella who magically changes him and he drops all the nightly women because he's mesmorized by her hard-to-getness.

Any other movies that remind of you the Twilight character personalities from fics?

What, in your opinion, makes a fic popular? Not good, necessarily, but popular. A bajillion reviews. A place on everyone's rec list. A twitter following that could stage a revolution (all right, I'm exaggerating a bit).

But really. What do you all think? What is that perfect storm of circumstance and critera that makes a story an instant mega-hit in the fandom? Is there even any rhyme or reason at all? Perhaps there's not.

Come share your thoughts.