HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAITLIN

that's right, folks, eveybody's favourite technically minded, fanfiction-loving, 10 days life ruiner and enigma echoing Canadian is celebrating her, ahem, let'snotsaythenumberbecauseidon'tknowifi'mallowed birthday today.

So let's celebrate accordingly!

In honour of the occasion:



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we love you caitlin!!!

'Sup guys!

I'm here checking in from an unnervingly sunny London to remind/inform/harrass y'all about the September Support Stacie Auction

Basically, the Support Stacie Auction is an awesome panfandom fundraiser where the good and great of fanfic authors come together to try and raise money for a woman called Stacie who suffers from ovarian and breast cancer:

In March 2007, Stacie Holeman, known as truelovepooh in fandom and on LJ, was diagnosed with breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Because she was within the 90-day enrollment period of her new medical insurance, Stacie has been forced to join the ranks of millions of uninsured Americans. (read the rest)


The Way It Works
Author X pledges to write a fanfic of Y number of words and put it up for auction. Readers bid for it. The reader with the highest bid is then allowed to produce a list of specifications for the fic, which the author has to comply to. The end product: A totally personalised fanfic for the highest bidder by one of their favourite authors and lots of money raised for charity.

It works like any auction- you only pay if your bid wins. In other words, if you part with your hard earned cash you can be safe in the knowledge that not only are you helping an excellent cause, but you'll also receive an excellent piece of fanfiction as a reward! A pretty win/win situation, I think you'll agree!

If you're still not convinced:

More Information
Stacie's blog
Auction FAQ
List of Twilight Authors participating <------CHECK THIS OUT!!! There are so many big names! (scroll down to the bottom past the other fandoms)
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I know this might all seem a bit surreal. It might feel odd to think about donating money to somebody you've never met, merely based on the words of other people you've never met, but I urge you to look past that and attempt to make a contribution, however small. It all goes to a fantastic, reputable, above-board cause, and if you win you get a piece of quality fanfiction in return for your money!

So whether you've always wanted withthevampsofcourse and jandco to write something especially for YOU, or would sell your soul for a little bit more from the creator of Priestward, the auctions are there to meet your wildest fanfic desires! Go along NOW and check them out!

much love

Claire xxx

That's right gang, it's time to wish everybody's favourite slash-a-holic Texan a very happy birthday!

Christine is one of the nicest, friendliest people out there, she's a skilled mediator (with cohosts like us, that's pretty requisite) and an excellent host. I hope you'll join me in wishing her a great day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTINE!

Love from the Temptation Staff

xxx

Ok, so last episode we spoke vaguely about consolidating all of the reader fanfiction recommendations we've received thus far into one big post...

THIS IS THAT POST.

If you have a recommendation, comment to this entry. If you don't have a recommendation yet, but have one after listening to a future episode, then either comment this entry OR comment the show notes for the latest episode. (Or, I might make this a tradition and create a weekly rec' post after each episode, depending on how this one works out).

Methodology of this list
Reader Fic Rec + Author + URL + reason for rec (if given) listed according to the category/genre of fanfic. Some of them were hard to classify so I just went with what felt right. I tried to only include recommendations for fanfictions that we haven't already discussed on the podcast, but my memory isn't infallible, so if I re-recommended something then I'm sorry.

Note- The bits in italics are the opinions of our listeners! Note the word OPINION. If you agree with them, awesome. If you don't, no problem. Everyone is entitled to their own view.

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The List of Doom ... I mean, Recs

Side Character Fics

• Well, This Sucks: Life According to Seth by Krum Cakes --- A hilarious and sweet story looking at what it is like growing up in the pack, through Seth's eyes.
• North By Princesswingnut --- North focuses on Embry, who imprints on Tanya, finds his father, and so on. Great story.
• Endless Daylight by Princess Bertha --- Best Leah story EVER - there has never been a more bitter girl (and if you hated BD, then it's sort of your cup of honey.

All Human Fics (AH)

• Frenemies by McVampy
• Poetry in Motion by eroticfan
• Acting Out by eroticfan --- EdwardxBellaxJacob
• The Red Line by winndsinger --- It's sad and sexy and she updates like nobody's business
• A World Without Sound by The Romanticidal Edwardian ---it's so good, I actually maybe kinda cried. (Claire's note: Sorry Danielle, couldn't resist including this one xD)
• Blind by Jayeliwood
• Wide Awake by AngstGoddess003 --- Really, really angsty
• The Teenage Angst Brigade by jandco
• Welcome to the Drama Academy by twilightluver001
• Miami at Twilight by mischief-maker1
• Wilting by GuineaPigBarbie --- very dark sense of humor
• The Bella Swan Diaries by ninapolitan
• If Every Word I Said Could Make You Laugh by carmelinagunn
• Gifts in Life by candelifera
• Hidden Truth by felineyx
• Backpacking by Isabella Juliet
• Dancing on Thin Ice by Wait for the Stars
• Time Capsule by Symonne Cullen
• Fighting Temptation by Dobber17
• A fourteen year deja vu by X-Edward-hasn't-met-me-yet-X
• A Trip to Remember by Nickynoo
• Trip across the USA by Arbies
• Planning Perfection by An End Has A Start
• Chances by REBECCAAAAA
• She's not your typical cheerleader by Shop-aholic-3
• Love at first flight by Lola Schatzi (I wish she'd update!! I miss this story. ~Christine)
  
• Stuck! by Annilaia
• A Child of the Night by l'heure bleue --- This story has a great balance of fluff, and angst
• The Trip Home by msKathy and thenaughtypastrychef Edward/Jacob/Bella
• All Aboard by BookMe --- Really great, but not well-known. Rated T
• Making Love Out of Nothing at All by Ashel-13
• The Gilded Age by L.M. Wilson --- The author's attention to stimulating visual images is just amazing, to the point of almost overwhelming
• Honestly OK by MoreLikeHer
• Subject: Edward Cullen AKA The Womanizer by emarroquin
• Coming To Terms by GinnyW
• My Brother's Best Friend by jennlynnfs
• The Sapphire Amulet by ebtwisty9
  

Alternate Universe (AU)

• Past and Present by GiveUsAKiss413
• Finding Family by LAoR
• The Spirit Vampire by hannahem27 --- Twilight told by Original Character 'Ally'
• Through Your Eyes by Megsly --- Bella is blind with an ability to take other peoples' sight as her own.
• New Beginning by don'teatmycookie
• Dancing to Love by Jonakovamp64
• In the Blink of an Eye by thatwritr
• Plane by ericastwilight
• Of Curses and Cures by SiriuslyPadfoot'sGal
• Survival of the Soul by Lady Saffir

Slash fics

• Poison by Twilight Zaphyr --- Edward/Jasper
• The Words of Reality by LadyJezebel --- Edward/Jacob
• Intertwined by IPreferVerticallyChallenged ---Edward/Jacob
• Flames of Desire by DarkMoonX --- Edward/Jacob (Actually the sequel to 'Cascading Through Ice'. ~Christine)
  
• Saggy Shaggin' by hornytwilighters --- A Billy/Charlie fic of epicly ridiculous proportions, featuring stripper poles, a pink apron worn by Carlisle, and Ronald Weasley

Oneshots/Short Stories

• The Soul Feels Its Worth by poppyandpeony
• Miss Independent - Xoiheartedward

Humour

• Notes by Llama Mama23
• Home Movies by Evil.Sparkly.Vampire.Bunnies
• Is Your Fridge Running - Isabellsah Cullen

Canon fics

• Blue Moon Over Manka's by Cullenista
• Music Lessons by Locqua ---A piece that is COMPLETELY circled around the music and masterfully done
• Breaking Points by sugarbucket --- Really well written Edward and Rosalie back story

Post Breaking Dawn fics

• Will you be ready when it comes? by hopeful wager ---funny and heart wrenching and all around twilight-a-rific

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For future reference: if you're recc'ing a fic then please please PLEASE include a link! It took me soo long to assemble this because I had to search for most of the stories manually.

Enjoy the recs, read a lot, pass them on to you friends...

And remember listeners,

Don't do drugs, REVIEW!

toodles~ Claire xxx

Hi guys :D

I, Claire, spoke about this fanfiction in Episode One: Don't do Drugs, Review! but unfortunately my recording software has a vendetta against me, ergo my full review got accidentally cut.

So I'm typing it out for your convenience because I'm fabulous like that.

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Death's Daughter by GreekBee
Rating: PG-13
Summary: What if Bella was the supernatural creature, and not Edward? Bella isn't a vampire though - she's the child of Death herself - and she's just convinced her mother to let her move to the tiny, rainy town of Forks.

Edward's a harmless human, going about his normal daily life with his less than sane family when he see's the new girl.

Will love blossom between a human and Death's daughter? Will their relationship survive? More importantly, will they survive?

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I wasn't sure about this fanfiction at first. I think the summary put me off slightly- I'm not a massive fan of really AU fanfics, and this one seemed to fall under that category. However, when I read it, I was totally taken in.

First off, the preface is AWESOME. It's one of those 'give a glimpse of the end before the beginning' deals, and GreekBee does it so so well. She manages to drop in enough information to hook her readers without giving away anything too crucial.

The very first line:

I looked across the cold floor of the warehouse, which was currently coated in blood. So this is what they mean by massacre, I thought, sickened.

...and that was when I knew this was going to be really fun to read. 'Cause, let's be honest, who doesn't like a bit of blood'n'guts action. We read vampire fanfiction, after all.If you're anything like me, your first reaction to that line was: 'OHMYGODWHODIED?!'.

xD

I also really liked the first chapter. Bella is the daughter of death (no-brainer really) and, although this really turned me off at first (I have an issue with supernatural!Bella) I think that GreekBee writes it really well. The first chapter is written in the third person and narrated in a style which makes it almost feel like the opening of a fairy-tale. It kind of reminds me of greek mythology too:

...She is stands alone, still condemning herself to the dark, to the shadows that haunt the night. The dark has no beginning and no end, just black. The light stretches wider, further, seemingly in an effort to reach the pale, porcelain skin of her ethereal beauty...

Wow.

Listeners, I've officially just made this fanfiction compulsory reading. Now who wants that link again?

http://www.twilighted.net/viewstory.php?sid=698

Enjoy and remember- Don't do drugs, REVIEW!

*hugs*

Claire