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Beneath the Surface

EternallyAddicted and I are happy to have completed Beneath the Surface.

Summary: One summer, an internship in Africa, bloodlust, sharp teeth, and a boatload of fear are all that stand in the way of Bella Cullen landing a job at the Atlanta Aquarium - As long as she doesn't count cocky shark expert Edward Masen on her list.

EA has so kindly setup a wonderful blog for the story - http:/// We have photos, Bella's application and essay for the internship, and we'll have blogs from the characters themselves as the story progresses. Be sure to sign up at the site to receive email alerts for updates and chapter postings. We'll be posting the story here on FFN and at Writer's Coffee Shop.

We also posted at Writer's Coffee Shop Library, where we posted Worth the Burn. http:///library/viewuser.php?uid=8275

Favorite Reviewer description of me: From Cullenista: You're like the energizer bunny of Twilight fanfiction.

Go check out her story Blue Moon Over Manka's. I promise that it's worth the read!!

Runner Up Favorite - from Angelic Messenger17: The Wonder Woman of Words. LOL!!

TRANSLATIONS

Worth the Burn in Spanish

Thanks to Belly-Bells Potter Diggory, Worth the Burn has been translated!!

http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/9311199/1/Worth-the-Burn

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Vampire Bella Trilogy & Reality is Sweeter in French!

That's right! The Vampire Bella series will now be available in the language of love thanks to Saw-V1.

You can find the story here: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/5348729/1/

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Reality is Sweeter in Portuguese!

Thanks to LucianaM ... You can find the story here: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/7342546/1/Reality_is_Sweeter_By_MyBella_em_portugues

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Life's Little Choices Options!!

It may just be me, but I think this is the coolest compliment. Not only did these readers enjoy LLC, they felt the need to bring it to other readers, taking their own time to translate the story into other languages. Please be sure to thank them!

German Readers - Thanks to DanaTheMagicBunny, we now have 2 links for LLC in German!! Thanks again, Dana! So appreciated!

Link 1: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/7306402/1/Lifes_Little_Choices

Link 2: http:///s/4e50076800001c3506705dc0

Spanish Readers - Blah Blah Blah89 is currently translating Life's Little Choices into Spanish.

You can find the story here: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/5747039/1/TRADUCCION_Our_Little_Man

Two more links to the Spanish version are available for reader enjoyment:

Robward & Krisella Fanfics - http:///PequeF1as-elecciones-de-vida.htm?PHPSESSID=a4061b0d3ba4ee5407806a2e502b8880

Lovers Cullen Fics - http:///

Brazilian Readers - LeiliPattz is translating Life's Little Choices for your reading enjoyment!

You can find the story here: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/5676518/1/Pequenas_Escolhas_da_Vida

Please leave LeiliPattz a little review of thanks.

And once again, to every reader of LLC, thanks for making it such a wonderful adventure for me. The way you all took to the story and have loved it so much is amazing.

Russian Readers - Wildflower10 has undertaken the task of translating LLC for us all.

You can now find Life's Little Choices in Russian at http:///forum/39-4807-1

Twilight Enablers favorite

Life's Little Choices is now listed as a favorite at the LiveJournal for Twilight Enablers. http:///twilightenabler/

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Our Little Man in Spanish (Sequel to LLC)

FungysCullen13 has taken the time to translate the story into Spanish: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/6467780/1/Our_Little_Man

Awards & Nominations:

From the Twilight Awards.

Winner Best Post Breaking Dawn:

1st Place - My First Year as a Cullen

2nd Place - Year Two of Forever

Winner Best Angst/Drama:

1st Place - Year Two of Forever

Nominated Best AU Romance & Best Human Edward:

Life's Little Choices

From Highlands - Staff of the Community Best of the Best: 1000 Reviews

"Congratulations! You have once again written a story ("Our Little Man") qualified for Flip a Coin's community "Best of the Best: 1000 Reviews," thus officially recognized by the BB100R staff as one of the best stories in the FF fandom. Should you wish to see you and your story immortalized in our "hall" of fame. I'm sure more shall come from you and I assure you that we of this community will welcome them.

From the The Denali Coven:

Runner Up - The Fairytale Continues

To Every Reader who has ever nominated or voted for my stories, THANK YOU! It means the world to me that you all love these stories so much. You guys rock!

Velvet Blood Roses has written a darker version of what happens after New Moon and her Edward and Bella are anything but pushovers. She was kind enough to let me add to and edit both of her stories for her and they are wonderful!

The first story is called Primal Desires and here is the link: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/4321534/1/Primal_Desires

The second story is called Masquerades and its link is: http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/4732024/1/

Pictures corresponding to both stories are posted on my website under Fun With Photos, which you can reach by clicking here.

And finally, here is the link to VBR's profile page. http://www.fanfiction.ws/velvetbloodroses

We hope you all give both stories a chance. We're sure you'll enjoy them!

REVIEWS:

Constructive Criticism versus Just Plain Rudeness

Not every person who views the stories on this site will like every story. That's a given. We all have different tastes, different ideals, different morals - Twilight is often our one commonality.

Constructive Criticism is always welcome, and can often be very helpful to an author. The "constructive" part means that your review or PM talks about an error in grammar, punctuation, or in regards to a certain aspect of the story. Maybe the author put a city in the wrong state. Or maybe a hotel picked is not as nice as the website said it was. A constructive review is factual, concise, polite, and seeks to inform and help, not to trash an author or his/her story.

Now those reviews and PMs that accuse an author of being a horrible person, writer, etc. - those are Just Plain Rudeness. You are not only belittling a person for attempting to provide a story worth reading, you are belittling your own self. If all you do is curse an author or ridicule them in your review, you are showing how immature you are.

Yes, I'm on a soap box about this. And yes, I do think I have the right to say something about it. It's been getting more rampant and should stop. Many new authors, and some old favorites, are getting discouraged and that's just wrong. If you can't constructively criticize, stop reading the story and do not review it. These stories are a privilege, not a right. You are not forced to read them, nor are you forced to reply. Remember, it is the discretion of every author on this site what does and does not go into their story - and the same applies to you if you are writing on this site.

Before you hit that send button, take a moment to read your review. Is it constructive? Is it clear? Would you want someone to send it to you? Just a little forethought and discretion is all that's needed. Thank you.