Ahhhh....fan fiction.

As mentioned before. I am spending my summer mostly reading fan fiction from the Twilight canon. I don't know if you people are as bored as I am, but I thought I would share the love and share my favorite sites and stories.

BUT! Before I do this, I thought that we should review our fan fiction vocabulary words:

In-Canon, or Canon: Stories that follow the plot line of the original text and do not go beyond what has been written. The world according to the original author

eg: CANNOT be things like "Edward Changes Bella Into A Vampire" or "Edward and Bella's Wedding Day" UNTIL those things ACTUALLY HAPPEN. However, they CAN be things such as missing moment, other characters point's of view, art, or really anything that is in the stories.

Alternate Universe (a.k.a. AU): fan fiction in which one key detail in the story has been changed to ultimatly change the entire outcome. These stories are non-canon.

eg: Bella loves Mike, Edward never comes back, etc.

Crossovers: When characters or the story line from another series or story are/is integrated in the one you are writing.

eg: Mr. Varner is actually Snape from Harry Potter and teaches Edward and Bella how to make potions instead of Trig and Calculas.

A.K.A.: Also Know As

AN or A/N: Author's Note

Angst: fanfic genre dealing primarily with themes of anxiety, guilt, remorse
(A lot of fan fiction from Edward's perspective is this genre.)

Beta: A draft. As a verb, it means to read such a draft and offer constructive criticism for improvement.

Beta Reader: Someone who betas another author's work. Often just refered to as a Beta.

Drabble: A piece of exactly 100 words, plus up to 15 words for a title.

OOC: Out of character.

One-Shot: I THINK that this means a fan fiction consisting of only one chapter, BUT don't take my word for that. It is only speculation and not fact.

Fandom: The series of which the fan fiction is based off of.

eg: Twilight, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, Etc.

OK know that you cool cats know the lingo, here are the sites:

http://www.ramblingsandthoughts.com/twilight/index.php
This is a really good and exculsive site for fan fic and art. Check it out.

http://www.fanfiction.net/
This site is less exclusive, but also has some good writing.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4373214/1/Syzygy
This fan fic is my favorite! She isn't done writing, but I swear, it's almost as good as Steph's writing!

Love you always!
aliceCULLEN