Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Fan Fics I Read in 2012

Letters to Corporal Masen by SoLostinTwilightwas my favorite fan fic of 2012

 2012 was a year of reading fan fics. Yes, I read a good amount in 2011, my first full year of reading novels and stories in this genre, and 2010 was the year I both discovered fan fiction and started writing Evening Star. But 2012, with all its pain and stress, was endured by reading fan fics. 

 I keep track of the fics I read in the sidebar of this blog, and these are almost exclusively multi-chapter fics; I don't usually list one-shots unless they're over 10K words and then only rarely. If you scroll down, you'll see "Fics I Read in 2013" there now, and I already have several fics listed there. So if you ever want some recs, my list is always there. I'm fairly picky about what I read, and if I don't like it, I don't finish it. So if I finished reading it, it already has my Stamp of Approval. ;) 

 All fics listed are on FanFiction.net unless I indicate otherwise; there may be a handful from Wattpad. 

 This year, for the 2013 list, I'm going to start something a little different. If a pair of asterisks (**) precedes a story title, know that it has been or will be making it to my Fan Fic Stars list...which means that I either have already copy and pasted it to my Kindle or I will be soon. I only put my absolute favorites on my Kindle, the ones I go back to re-read often. So the presence of asterisks means it's a particularly worthwhile story.

 For my 2012 list, I added asterisks if I have already added the story to my Kindle.

 So here's my list...in the reverse order that I read them (most recent reads on top):

Fan Fics I Read in 2012:
Edit Delete  ↓
"Summer Nights" by Jenny0719


Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Carnelian and Ice" by Raum

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Between the Sun and the Moon" by Jenny0719

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Bella Hale" by JulesSC (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Defying Gravity" by Jenny0719

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Cursive" by Phoebe44

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Man Who Can't Be Moved" by Jenny0719

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Dear Mr. Masen" by jendonna

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Sins of My Past" by content1

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Dear Maggie" by Jenny0719

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Vines We Weave" by Twiddler83

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Fixing Bella" by CullensTwiMistress

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Brazilian Chocolates" by AwesomeSauce76

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Pinky Promises" by PrettyKittyArtist

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"More" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Elemental" by TallulahBelle

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Nightingale" by Lady Gwynedd (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Letters to Corporal Masen" by solostintwiliight (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"In Your World" by SoLostinTwilight (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Blind Spot" by FictionFreak95

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Bella Swan Scholarship" by eiluned price

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Clementines" by Nachos4Children

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"From This Day Forward" by HopeSparkles

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"A Different Kind of Pain" by SparklingWand

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"A Forbidden Love" by TwiloverSue (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"This Life" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Indecent Proposal" by pattyrose

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"No Ordinary Proposal" by twilover76 (twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Antiques Roadshow" by aerobee83

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Nine Days to Eternity" by Artemis Leaena

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Between the Covers" by CosmoSydney

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Decisions" by Windchymes (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Blind Luck:" by badjujube

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Hardcover Paranormal Romance" by badjujube

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"High Fidelity" by IreenH

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Our Yellow House" by CaraNo (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Diva Diaries" by KiyaRaven

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Finding Home" and "Finding Liberty" by jennde

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Close Your Eyes" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Nightingale" by Lady Gwynedd

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Soldier's Homecoming" by morsus mihi

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Behind the Images" by A Cullen Wannabe

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Good Liar" by Raum

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Surviving High School" by tardis19 (Wattpad)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Design for Life" by tardis19 (Wattpad)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Wallflower and the Flyboy" by A Cullen Wannabe

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Lesson in Fate" by Lillie Cullen (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Lesson in Release" by Lillie Cullen (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"More than Words" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Plight Thee My Troth" by GingerandGreen

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Isla de Cullen" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"I'll Follow You into the Dark" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Hunted in Seattle" by TwiLoverSue

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Solace" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Pieces" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Forget Me Not" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"I Thee Wed" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Last Tango in Forks" by AwesomeSauce76

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Stranger than Fiction" by MasenVixen (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Single Game" by AwesomeSauce76

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Turn the Page" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Cliche" by Suzie55

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Words with Strangers" by Nolebucgrl (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Songbird" by SydneyAlice (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Most Eligible Bachelor" by Lost in Fanfiction

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Wrenfield Hall" by Wannabe Charlotte (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Take the Ice" by bellamarie117

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"True Companion" by bellamarie117

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Secrets and Lies" by BellaScotia

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Darker Shade of Twilight" by Stoney Angel

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Evading Edward" by VampiresHaveLaws

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Another League" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Nebraska Hideout" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"An Angry Man" by katinki

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"First and Ten" by Nolebucgrl

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Blessing and the Curse" by The Black Arrow

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Face I Can't Forget" by TwiliteAddict

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Honeymoon Suite" by TwiliteAddict

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Forbidden Muse" by ChocolateLover82

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Words with Friends" by Nolebucgrl (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Little Buttons" by ChocolateLover82

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Beer with the Guys" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Drink with the Girls" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"No Place Like Home" by Tellingmelies

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"The Wisdom Seeker" by AE Giggle (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"If We Ever Meet Again" by pattyrose

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Thief of Hearts" by pattyrose

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Grand Tale" by CaraNo

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"A Little Night Music" by katinki

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Remind Me" by rtgirl

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Cotton Creek" by rtgirl

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Just a Kiss" by rtgirl

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"War of the Roses" by edwardandbellabelong2gether

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Requiem" by katinki

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"The Man in Black" by PrettyKittyArtist

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"The Secret Keeper" by AE Giggle (re-read)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Count of Tuscany" by withany

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Litany at Dusk" by duskwatcher2153

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"It Will Be As If I'd Never Existed" by pattyrose (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Anybody There?" by Kat097

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"The Imprint" by Kat097

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Cullen Hall" by Kat097 (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Romance Is Dead" by Kat097 (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Parma High" by Lady Gwynedd

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Bear Valley Ranch" by Lady Gwynedd (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Mail Order Bride" By Lady Gwynedd (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Anything but Conventional"

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"After the Fall" by Lady Gwynedd

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"The Exchange Student" by Lady Gwynedd (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"A Hope Renewed" by Hopesparkles (read twice)

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Fridays at Noon" by troublefollows1017

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Wanted" by troublefollows1017 (sequel to "Pictures of You")

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Pictures of You" by troublefollows1017

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"High School Confidential" by troublefollows1017

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
**"Risk and Return" by catharticone

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Come Back to Me" by Melolabel

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Atlas Shrugged"

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"While You Were Knocked out Cold" by Melolabel

Edit Delete ↑ ↓
"Chosen by Blood"

Edit Delete ↑ 
**"I'm Only Sleeping" and "Soliloquy" by Simaril (read twice)*


Have a wonderful 2013, everyone!!

 Much love always,
~Cassandra :) 
xxxooo
Posted by at 2 comments:
Labels:

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Images for PbF Epilogue

Following are images for the epilogue of Pinned but Fluttering. All of these places are real and are actually near the locations I used for the epilogue.

Twine Cottage in the Cotswolds--Edward and Bella's honeymoon cottage
This cottage looked the most like I imagined B&E's honeymoon cottage--kind of a cross between this cottage and the one in the movie The Holiday with Kate Winslet, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, and Jude Law. The gate and fence are definitely from The Holiday--see image below:
Iris' (Kate Winslet's) cottage in the movie The Holiday
The following images are all from the interior of Twine Cottage (the top cottage) in the Cotswolds (central England) where E&B spent their honeymoon:
The lounge (living room) in Twine Cottage
The kitchen in Twine Cottage


Upstairs bathroom in Twine Cottage
Upstairs bedroom in Twine Cottage

 And now to County Kent in Southern England where the Cullens finally settled:
Preston Court, the new home of the Cullen Family in Kent
Little Woodlands--E&B's cottage near Canterbury in Kent

The University of Kent at Canterbury where B&E attend college; notice the Canterbury Cathedral, the seat of the Anglican Church of which Carlisle now is a pastor. 

 Thank you sooooo much for joining me on this journey through Pinned  but Fluttering. You all have made it a wonderful experience of writing and discovery, and I can't thank you all enough for your encouragement and kind support. 

 With much love,
Cassandra :)
xxxooo
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Note on Epilogue....



Yes, I'm still working on the PbF Epilogue. I ended up throwing out almost the whole thing and starting over because I didn't like what I had written--about 2000 words worth. 

 And my husband had surgery yesterday out of state, and he'll be flown back Sunday morning, plus all three of my boys are sick, and from the way I'm feeling, I'm wondering if I'm getting it, too. I'm also finishing up the editing of a huge project I've been working on since July, and I start teaching two new online classes on Monday. Oh, and I have a stack of essays to grade. 

 But I am working on the epilogue--I hope to have it up by tonight. I have it in second draft shape right now, and I'll have a ton of photos to post here on the blog. With the twist the epilogue has taken, I may be leaving it wide open for a possible sequel, but I doubt I'll write one. It feels "done" to me right now, but I did leave a few loose threads if I want to return to it later.

 So, anyway, I am working on it, and I appreciate your patience. 

 Much love,
Cassandra :)
xxxooo 
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)