Readers:  What do you look for when starting a new fic?  A compelling story?  Writing style?  Realism?  Fantasy?  Which of these elements keeps you reading? Beyond bad grammar, are there stylistic elements that will cause you to flounce?

Writers:  What do you strive for when you write?  How do you determine that an update is ready for posting?  Are you most concerned with telling your story or evoking emotion?  What is your writing and revision process like?  Do you think your reading preferences have changed since you started writing?

Inquiring minds want to know.

some observations i have made.

1. i love writing. lots and lots like jelly tots. i love fandom. i love writing about people. i love making things up.

2. ysar is really nice.

3. creme eggs are seriously underrated.

4. not enough little girls have ribbons in their hair.

5. kristen stewart is really pretty. really really.

6. spring is here. i bought an ice cream and wore knee socks to celebrate.

and now sir you sir what have you observed sir?

You just can’t duplicate the hotness of Mr. Robert Pattinson. 

I dont know why they even tried

Edit: The Robs are different in the pics the one on top is the wax rob from London and the two on the bottom is NYC rob

Hello Campers!  I'm guessing that part of coming out of the lurking closet on ADF means committing myself to a kickass Avatar.  I have been trying and trying and trying but I can't seem to upload my image ... can someone out there post an ADF avatar tutorial for the hopeless and helpless?  How can I be sure my image is 100x100?  And WTF does that even mean?

I can't even post any eye candy by way of thanks ...

but I know we all have some Robporn tucked away in our subconscious for such a time as this.  So, I grant thee leave to access your fav Robporn and dwell ye there for no less than thirty seconds!

mwah!

sparrow

Lettuce discuss fics that have been abandoned.

I reread Trumped into Bed yesterday and have been wallowing since because it will probably not be finished. What other fics have been abandoned? Do you think the authors should announce they're abandoning it? give it to another author to finish? email the readers with a summary of what else was going to happen? completely pull the story?

Tell me what your thoughts are.

BRB...hiding.

I have a question that's been rolling around in my head for a while but have been afraid to ask out of appearing like a damn right idiot.

What does "shipping" mean?

And while i'm on a roll, is there a reason besides typos, that the word "own" in fanfic appears as "pwn" so often? Like it happens ALOT and I had to start assuming there's a real reason. It just can't be the only word that gets mispelled soooo often.

Also, I need a cute pic instead of my ex. Any of Rob smoking are fine....hint hint

Got a song for someone?  Your fandom friend?  Acquaintance you'd like to stalk?  Robert Pattinson?  Billy Burke?  Anyone?

Put it here. 

For Pixie:

Because nothing kicks off a Thursday like Eddie Money.

Is delaney84 being sued by Summit??

Looks real to me. 

http://www.nonsten.com/must-read-captain-summitberg-straight-ahead-t201.html (scroll down)

Anything to add campers?

Hey.  My very first campfire.  I feel like such a woman now....

Just wondering if anyone out there has read the new Twilight Graphic Novel and if so, is it worth getting/reading?  I might get it just to have in with my collection, but just wanted some opinions on it.

Thanks, y'all!
dmd

OK so. I would love to know what fanfic everyone is reading right now & also what their fav is so far & also fav authors :)

I'll start. My fav so far is "Scotch,Gin & The New Girl" It was the first fanfic I ever read & I've read it maybe 4-5 times lol I loved it so much, that I tried to delay going to hospital while in labour lol

What I'm reading at the moment: I'm actually in the middle of 3. Responsibilities (Seraphimxox), One Night in Vegas (-xMrs.Gregory.Housex-) and A Rough Start (ItzMegan73) And I am dying waiting for the next chapters.

Fav Author would have to be jandco. She is just so talented & all her stories are very different & I've loved every single one of them.

NEXT

There was a wonderful post yesterday with a bunch of icons. It's amazing what all you talented people are able to do.

Seeing all the icons made me want to try making some myself, so...

What program/website are people using to make and resize all these amazing animated gifs?
I wanna try to.

How do you take still photos to make an animated gif and how do you use a youtube video to make an animated gif?

I know how to resize and crop a still picture, but I'm lost when they are animated. Everything animated really. Help please! 

Also, I'm on a mac. If we could have something for both mac and windows users that would be great.

LOLz for your time

It's Friday in New Zealand so I'm counting this as Free for all Friday ;) Hope that's okay.

Hey Ladies!

SO I realized today that there were actually people who HAVEN'T seen THE HILLYWOOD parodies, which in my world is blasphemy. LOL.

This is HILLYWOOD's NEW MOON parody and it's AWESOME, and so super cool that the Summit people actually LET THEM use Bella's real truck from the film.

And this is the one that started it all, HILLYWOOD's TWILIGHT parody. (Which will always and forever be my favorite!)

I propose we discuss these wonderful aspects of the fandom and our love for these parodies!!

ALSO what other aspects of the fandom have you branched out into and realized you loved?

Hope this is what the campfires are for... I have been reading fanfic for about 6 months now, (length of pregnancy) and i want to get more involved in the community aspect of the fandom, but I don't know how... The more i write here, the stupider this sounds, but, oh well:) Any suggestions on good blogs/forums, etc? (i was glad to stumble on this site for sure, so far it seems pretty user friendly!) Also, does anyone know of a way to find other twilighters locally? I live in the Kansas City area, and I would love some good twilight fan fic buddies, but no idea how to find them!!! HELP! and thanks!

Hi everyone!!

I am thinking of starting two petitions for fanfiction.net but I would like to hear your thoughts and feelings on the following topics.

The first petition will be to up the rating to NC17 or MA.

The second will be to incorporate a sort by rating option.

My question to you is, do you agree with these? Would you sign it? If not, then why not?

I truly do want to hear reasons against and for these two options as I think it'll help me with the letter I write in the petition.

Let me know your thoughts!!

Today is my 23rd birthday. As a way to celebrate I want to read something that centers around someone's birthday. Any pairing, I'm not picky.

Rec me something fun :)

While you're here, tell me about the best birthday you ever had. 

Some interesting screenshots were captured from the sneak peek at Eclipse on the New Moon DVD. 

FIRST:

Edward, with red eyes and a Volturi crest necklace. (did it just get hot in here)

SECOND:

Leah has her a badass tattoo also! 

THIRD:

Hello graduation?

SO CAMPERS, WHAT SCENES FROM THE BOOK DO YOU HOPE TO SEE IN THE FILM?

 I know there's a whole host of Peter Facinelli / Carlisle fans out here....

Has anyone seen this quote? I like it. He can bite my neck any day..... 

"I think there's a sensuality about vampires. A monstrousness. They offer up eternal life in exchange for blood. There's something intense about wanting someone so much that you have to devour them. The biting of the neck. It's sexy." — Peter Facinelli 

Any other sexy quotes you know of?

.... ps: this is my first campfire. kinda nervous!

Sorry if this is a repost, but I don't think I have seen these pictures in the forest so I thought I'd put them up.

So K-Stew and the Runaway's cast were in Texas doing some promotion last week:

Personally, I'm not too keen on the brown leather. I'm also kinda disappointed she's gone back to the greasy hair style after the awesome 'do she was sporting at the NY premiere, but o well. I do love it when she smiles though ^^^