Well, as per the usual pattern, I have had more submissions than ever before.



I just finished going through all the art submissions and there are 25 artists alone who are getting acceptances.



As of right now, having gone through about a third of the fic submissions, they are outstanding.



I have not idea how many author accounts I'll be giving out, but it's going to be a lot more than ever before.



I'll probably have new people post their items in shifts so their stuff doesn't get lost.




- -Pelirroja on 08/06/08 - 11:45AM [ 10 Comments]

I just finished sending emails to all accepted authors and artists. You'll be seeing them posting their work shortly.

We had over 300 submissions. Congratulations to everyone who made the cut.

I'll list their names here as they check in and their account is activated.

Abbydoobles90
AnnieEm
Awakening
blackskies
Blushing_rose
daintress
demi_jour
dramagirl198
EC Dahlia
Edward will win
Emmy
enovie
Eternitys_charm
Eversio
Ferrin
Fueled By Robyn
Geographee
Heartbroken1
Il Cantante
Incantare
Insanitys Partner
LaBellaBella
ladyakako
LaLa
Liessa_Schwarz
Leobaby
Lil_Freak
Lique
Mackadoodle
McKell
melantha
motzartandi
Nansomehandsome
naiyangel
natasha
psychopyro
Ren
Roxie Joycelyn Zepher
Scarlett Redd
Segolily
Shananimal
SideKick
silly_merph
Starlighttwilight
Sweetsurrender
Tess
TheMeadow
Twilightaholic
Twilight Kisses
Vivid Imagination
vnfan

I'm putting up the list again because some sore loser who obviously didn't get selected decided to spam the board. The fact that she posted 1900 SPAM messages says a lot more about her mental stability and maturity than it does anything else. Clearly I made the the right decision in not giving someone that petty and childish an account here.

Here is the lovely e-mail exchange we had after she realized that I deleted her 1900+ comments on the front page of this site.


Dear Amy,

Clearly you need mental help.

You spammed the front page of the fanfic site with 1900+ messages to state your opinion filled with cursing. Not only do you you need mental help, but I'd additionally suggest getting a life. Immature temper tantrums are unattractive, not to mention that they live up to the stereotype of women being petty, irrational, and unable to handle criticism. Clearly your little diatribe says so much more about you than it does me. Obviously I made the right decision in not selecting whatever you sent in as I can only imagine your reaction to a less than glowing review.

Having been fortunate enough to live in a country and time where women are educated makes me feel privileged. Being able to have a variety of books to choose from makes me feel privileged. I am fortunate enough to live in a world where I can choose from the graphic novels of Joss Whendon to acclaimed non fiction by Marianne Pearl. I enjoy those genres and more.

I make no bones about it. I am 41 years old and the proud mother of one. I have the battle scars to prove it. I am damn proud of every line, sag, wrinkle and stretch mark because I earned every one doing the most important thing in life that I will ever do which is have a child and raise him to be a caring, giving, and well-mannered individual who thinks of others first.

I am also proud to be privileged to know Stephenie Meyer. I am also equally proud to know Lori Joffs (incidentally her name is spelled Lori and not Laurie), Tara Brown, Amy Foxman, John Hamilton, Steve Sandowsky and many other people who have enriched my life over the years. They aren't "big names" but they are no less important to me, in fact I know them better.

I must have missed the memo where the Twilight Lexicon was solely responsible for Stephenie Meyer's success. Clearly the PR department at Little Brown did nothing. Last I checked we have about 13,000 members on the Lexicon and Stephenie has sold 4 million books in the USA alone. So, unless our member bought 307 books each, her success has a lot to do with factors that we know nothing about.

Not that I have to explain myself to you, but I accepted people who submitted more than a nine line poem. They submitted more than that or they would not have been accepted, they just haven't gotten around to posting it up yet.

So honestly, get the help you need, and while you are at it get a life.

Pel

Amy Gladwin wrote:

It's funny you know, an old woman like you reading a teen book like twilight. Why do you like it so much, does it make you feel young again, help you to ignore the middle age spread and wrinkles? (I've seen you on myspace). I was just wondering.
Anyway. My main question is why were some of the stories you accepted of such a low quality? You accepted a NINE LINE poem for christ's sake, over 300 others!
Also, why do you like, keep sucking up to Meyer? It's truely disgusting- you've even added her as your top friend on myspace! Does it make you feel special, being the chief advertiser for her books? Because they are only popular because you and Laurie advertised them so heavily over the net. I suppose Meyer was happy, using a drooling slave such as yourself to get free work out of you. And you were only too happy, weren't you? It was the only thing in life that made you feel special...I suppose you wet yourself in excitement at the prospect of going out to lunch with her....
Anyway, enjoy runing your site :)
regards,
banana_bear


Another exchange, I have to say poking the troll has broken up an otherwise boring day at work.

LOL, could you be more pathetic little girl? 1900+ posts, and still emailing me, and you think you hit a nerve with me. I've seen stalkers less obsessed, talk about irony.

No, I didn't type a "seperate" one because I wanted everyone to see you for what you are. What's the matter? You're not proud of your e-mail? Believe me, no one cares what you think other than to point and laugh.

Amy Gladwin pink_cutie_xx@hotmail.co.uk wrote:

haha
You even felt the need to post my email on your site. Clearly you could not be bothered to type a seperate one...
I bet you'll put this one up too.

Not to mention how sad it is that you spent that long emailing me...I guess I must have touched a nerve. So sorry. Might I suggest wrinkle creams? They're VERY good these days.


YAWN....another one and a new name. Man I feel sorry that Crystal Water, whoever she is, has a nut job like this in her fandom. Hope she has good bodyguards, I can only imagine if this chick is this obsessed with me, she must be surgically attached to poor Ms. Water's backside.

Torin Faleira"
Clearly you continue to mistake me for someone who cares about you.

Torin Faleira pink_cutie_xx@hotmail.co.uk wrote:

Little girl...you don't even know how old I am.
And I am not stalking you. I just want to send hate mail because you are Stephenie Meyer's slave. And I am VERY proud of the email I sent. I get a lot of sick pleasure from seeing it displayed up there. I know a lot of Crystal Water fans who will agree with me. They are going to have FITS when they see it...


Yes boys and girls, these are the joys that await you if you start a website....


By all means, if you think you have a "Cassie Edwards" smoking gun alert the media. Hell I'll even help Nora Roberts lead the charge! As for Crystal, who is she? Whatever she wrote doesn't come up on the first page on any bookseller's page on a search.

Torin Faleira wrote:

I know you don't care about me. But you care about your website, I know that much. So I wonder what all your members will think when they find out Twilight is just a great big copy.


In case anyone was wondering, this is her Myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=311670780

We think we solved the "Into the Crystal Water" mystery. Thanks to Cocoa's searching we found the following on author William Nicholson's blog in the Q&A section.

Question submitted by: Lily on 22/09/2007
Hi, I am 15 and I have started writing/planning a book called 'Into the Crystal Water', and I have done the first draft of my prologue. I was wondering if it would be possible to email it to you to see where I could improve, as my only critic at the moment is my mum! So it would be great to get some professional advice. If not, could you recommend where I could get some advice?

William Nicholson responded:
Sadly I have to discourage people sending me their work in progress, because I would end up doing nothing but reading other people's writing. Your best bet is to show it to someone you know whose judgement you respect - a teacher, maybe, or a friend of your parents. People don't need to be experts to give useful criticism - after all, you hope that ordinary readers will enjoy what you write. Good luck with it.

So, I'm thinking I called it right the first time, all this boils down to is a temper tantrum by someone whose fic didn't get accepted.

- -Pelirroja on 01/23/08 - 02:29PM [ 222 Comments]

I'm almost done. New authors/artists will probably get their emails by Monday night.

- -pelirroja on 01/05/08 - 11:44PM [ 111 Comments]

As of right now, the Friday after Thanksgiving, I have had over 125 submissions. This is a new record.

I am going to try my best to get the new authors and artists selected by December 15th, but I might need a little extra time due to the massive volume. I really do read each one!

If you are submitting, please read the submission rules carefully. If I get one more "Edward and Bella's Wedding" submission, I think I may have to jump out a window.

- -Pelirroja on 11/23/07 - 10:01AM [ 61 Comments]

If you would like to be an author at this site, our next submission period is November 15 through November 30, 2007.

To be considered to be an author/artist you should do the following between November 15 and November 30:

1 You may submit an item for consideration. This item should display your work at its very best and be in keeping with our submission requirements.


2) Make sure you fics have a decent summary, good grammar, good spelling. Fics with no summary, poor spelling, and failure to know the difference between lose/loose, their/there, its/it's (among other things) will most likely be rejected outright.



3) Make sure your art isn’t on a napkin or torn notebook paper. It should be the quality of what could hang on the wall in school.



4) You should send me your submission via email (pelirroja_ljc@yahoo.com) either a link to your work on another site like fanfiction.net or deviantart.com or a word doc, pdf, rtf, jpg, png, gif, bmp. ( I can’t open any other type of file.)



5) Your items must (no exceptions) comply with our regular posting rules found here http://www.ramblingsandthoughts.com/twilight/submission.php

6) Given above rule number 5, I feel stupid saying this, but seeing as I had about 30 "Edward Turns Bella Into a Vampire" and 10 "Edward and Bella's Wedding Day" submissions the last time I guess I have to. WE DON'T TAKE AU's FROM PROSPECTIVE AUTHORS.


7) On or about December 15, 2007 I’ll announce which new authors/artists are invited to have an account.



8) Approximately 15 new author/artist accounts will be given out at that time. (If you were not given an account in a previous entry period you are invited to try again.)

Frequently Asked Submission Questions Not Covered Above:

How long does my story have to be? There is no official length, but it should be well developed. Check out the one-short stories on the site for an idea as to what I mean. Look at the one shots by Alphie, Silly Bella, and Seraphyn for samples.

Is there a type of story that tends to catch your attention more?
It's not so much the story as a really excellent summary is likely to get my attention. In general, I'd say try to avoid stories that are done to death. For example, Edward watching Bella sleeping has been done so often there's not a lot of room for new ideas.

So how many people submit each time? It's in the hundreds.

If I didn't get in in a previous period, should I even try again?
Yes, since three authors who were previously denied got in in the March submission period.

But my AU is great, you should take it!
But my story is set in the summer after New Moon, can't you make an exception?
What part of the word "no" are you failing to comprehend?

Your rules suck!
Yeah, but it's my sandbox; you don't like it start your own website.

Is there a style of art you like better than others?
I'm not really into animae or manga, but you'll notice that we do have art in those genres. The key is to have the art really convey the emotion and to pay reasonable attention to canon details. Abstracts are cool too.

If we have another question will you answer it?
Sure, if it is not covered above. The question I get most often is, "How do I send in my work?", to which I want to reply, "Did you read *&^%^ing number 4?"

Here are the accepted authors/artists from our last submission period in June. If I wasn't sure of your pen name I used your first name and the title of your submission to identify you.


Flutterby
Paulavd
Alcyone23
BlueSea14
Christina W (Intuition)
Dragon-Girl
Epona
Hailey P (A Place in Displacement)
Heart Song
Helloworld109
hottievamp
Kaitipoola
katiebug5
Lara (Eternal Punishment)
MarcyJ
Mstar
Rose Philosopher
Shigitusu of the Woods
Stupid Shiny Volvo Driver
Tongue Tied 16
Usdi

Avian Flu
celeste4245
Daisy_chain
DiskoFaery
nightmares-or-dreams






- -pelirroja on 07/28/07 - 07:29PM [ 23 Comments]

Here are the winners for the Summer Lovin Contest:

Fiction Bella and Edward Pairing

1. Safe Harbor by Kissa and Cocoa
2. Edward vs.the Toddler by Butterscotch
3. Summer Vacation by Eowyn77

Honorable Mentions:
Fickle by Sara
July 4th by Forevermagik

Fiction Non-Bella and Edward Pairings

1. Embraceable You by Be My Escape
2. Stress by Amber and Cocoa
3. Paper Girl by Golden Eyes

Honorable Mention
Jealousy by Silly Escape


Art Bella and Edward Pairing

1. The Fairytale by Sentinel's Melody
2. Beneath Moonlight by Taxi


Art Non-Bella Edward Pairing

1. Alice and Jasper by Harasliz
2. Carlisle and Esme by Kimmetje

Winners are welcome to put the following banners in the authors' notes of their winning entries, in their profiles, and/or off-site.










Also, winners please contact me for prizes.

- -Pelirroja on 07/09/07 - 10:16PM [ 0 Comments]

Due to a glitch in the system, the site news for the past year got deleted. Thanks to Google Cache, here is the most recent news:


If you would like to be an author at this site, our next submission period is June 15 through June 30, 2007.

To be considered to be an author/artist you should do the following between June 15 and June 30:

1 You may submit an item for consideration. This item should display your work at its very best and be in keeping with our submission requirements.


2) Make sure you fics have a decent summary, good grammar, good spelling. Fics with no summary, poor spelling, and failure to know the difference between lose/loose, their/there, its/it's (among other things) will most likely be rejected outright.



3) Make sure your art isn’t on a napkin or torn notebook paper. It should be the quality of what could hang on the wall in school.



4) You should send me your submission via email (pelirroja_ljc@yahoo.com) either a link to your work on another site like fanfiction.net or deviantart.com or a word doc, pdf, rtf, jpg, png, gif, bmp. ( I can’t open any other type of file.)



5) Your items must (no exceptions) comply with our regular posting rules found here http://www.ramblingsandthoughts.com/twilight/submission.php

6) Given above rule number 5, I feel stupid saying this, but seeing as I had about 30 "Edward Turns Bella Into a Vampire" and 10 "Edward and Bella's Wedding Day" submissions the last time I guess I have to. WE DON'T TAKE AU's FROM PROSPECTIVE AUTHORS.


7) On or about July 15, 2007 I’ll announce which new authors/artists are invited to have an account.



8) Approximately 15 new author/artist accounts will be given out at that time. (If you were not given an account in a previous entry period you are invited to try again.)

Frequently Asked Submission Questions Not Covered Above:

How long does my story have to be? There is no official length, but it should be well developed. Check out the one-short stories on the site for an idea as to what I mean. Look at the one shots by Alphie, Silly Bella, and Seraphyn for samples.

Is there a type of story that tends to catch your attention more?
It's not so much the story as a really excellent summary is likely to get my attention. In general, I'd say try to avoid stories that are done to death. For example, Edward watching Bella sleeping has been done so often there's not a lot of room for new ideas.

So how many people submit each time? It's in the hundreds.

If I didn't get in in a previous period, should I even try again?
Yes, since three authors who were previously denied got in in the March submission period.

But my AU is great, you should take it!
But my story is set in the summer after New Moon, can't you make an exception?
What part of the word "no" are you failing to comprehend?

Your rules suck!
Yeah, but it's my sandbox; you don't like it start your own website.

Is there a style of art you like better than others?
I'm not really into animae or manga, but you'll notice that we do have art in those genres. The key is to have the art really convey the emotion and to pay reasonable attention to canon details. Abstracts are cool too.

If we have another question will you answer it?
Sure, if it is not covered above. The question I get most often is, "How do I send in my work?", to which I want to reply, "Did you read *&^%^ing number 4?"



- -pelirroja on 06/09/07 - 06:51PM [ 60 Comments]