No matter how old you are - we all have that one guy in our past. He may be from High School, College, Middle School, hell he might have lived accross the street from you - but you wanted him and you didn't do ANYTHING about it. That is exactly what this story is about. Making up for that one chance that you let slip by you. Edward and Bella actually get their second chance at love - and you know what....He wanted her just as bad as she wanted him.
This story is written by three talented authors:
Pkitten21 http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1820707/pkitten21
Snozzberryfaery http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1816820/snozzberryfaery
and TFX http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1839524/TFX.
Each of these ladies are busy with their own stories, but they all three come together to write Reunion. I was completely intrigued when I found out that it was written by three people. I couldn't figure out how that could work. I could see 2 girls coming together to colaborate - but three? It seems like too many cooks in the kitchen to me, but "The Keepers" have come to this kitchen with a recipe for success. This story is AWESOME! Since this was a colaboration, I wanted to do something a little different with the review. I wanted to maybe interview them a little. I asked the girls some questions (via e-mail) and this is how it went:
Are you guys Real Life Friends (do you know each other outside of FF)?Yes, we're friends, although we've never met in person. We all met as moms on a Baby Center Twilight thread. We practically share a brain (odd), and we seem to have synced to one another in many ways, though we're in 3 diff states! We do skype and chat over the phone. Even though we’ve never actually met, we're all very close and feel very fortunate have found each other.
What made you decide to write a story together?
After getting kicked off our Babycenter Twilight Thread by a bunch of prudes that felt we were too vulgar (Hahaha ummm, yeah we are.) decided to start our Forums. Pkitten21 had already started beat-ing for Snozzberryfaery's story Love Loss and the Impossible because she's a grammar geek. TFX and Pkitten21 were both terrified to write on their own and with Snozzberryfaery having some experience with her own story, one night during an online chat we were discussing all the bad fic that was out there and they figured they couldn't do much worse. We all have our strengths that we bring to the table and we seem to compliment each other. In the beginning we were flying by the seat of our pants…Snozzberryfaery was our strongest and most confident writer, TFX was our lemon writer (Snozzberryfaery and Pkitten21 were terrified of writing lemons) and Pkitten21 was the proofer. We’ve all gotten better at everything, and helped each other get to where we are now, which is a fairly comfortable place.
What brought you to the world of FF?
For many different reasons. Some of us needed more E/B, some of us just got recommendations on Babycenter, and a certain h00r just couldn't let it fade to black and needed some sexing. After reading we were all hooked. It was like an endless supply of our favorite characters, always up to something new.
What is the hardest part about writing a story together?
Not knowing exactly what the upcoming chapter is going to contain, if it's not your week to write. That, and trying to make sure all of us are on the same page for direction and content. We have the same idea in the long run, but how it plays out each chap is ultimately up to the one whose turn it is to write. We have something unique that just works. We've even had a marathon 8hr skype rewrite of a chapter. We bust our asses to maintain cohesiveness, continuity, and make sure the story flows. It's a group effort, and sometimes it IS hard and isn't always perfect, but it's worth it!
Have you ever gotten a review that shocked you (good or bad)?
It was surprising to see the variety of reactions to our characters. A lot of ppl dislike our Bella. That surprises us. The most recent shock was when a reviewer called our Edward "Doucheward". Come on, GeekWard is the sweetest! We've also had a review allude to the fact that we had copied this story. Really, there isn't much in this Fandom that hasn't already been done, but you don't find a fic where Bella breaks glasses under her ass during sex and airport photo booth sex everyday. Lastly, some of the responses to Bella's emotional journey and how they coincided with some of their own relationships with their parents have been very moving.
What gave you the idea for Reunion?
We were chatting online and one of us took the first chapter and had been talking to a friend about a recent 10 year HS reunion and since we all seemed to have a weakness for guy in glasses it sort of grew from there. In the beginning it was more of a round robin type story just handing off the chapters to the next person. About four chapters in we saw that we actually had something and started to map out the story.
Who is your favorite FF author (all three of you outside of each other)?Snozzberryfaery- I could never name just one. I have faves I love for their stories, but I don't like them personally, and other stories I've stumbled upon and loved but can't remember the authors name(sorry). I do most of my FF reading on my iPhone, and it's a pain to try and add faves or alerts, but I have a TON.
TFX- Ummmm, yeah I can't just name one, talk about Sophie's Choice. Top 3(in no particular order): Lolashoes, AngryBadgerGirl, and ilsuocantante
Pkitten21- ninapolitan, lolashoes, and TallulahBelle
If you could say anything to your fans what would it be?
Thank you for reading, and we appreciate each and every one of you. We were a little worried that nobody would even read the story, and are just blown away that anyone would want to read it. If the general opinion or reaction to this story had been less than favorable, we might not have kept going but we've got such amazing readers, some of who review and tell us ( thank you) or chat with us on twitter. We love to hear your opinions. It's a great feeling to have someone say that they really love the story. Also, we adore Geekward and some of the best compliments we have ever received is being told that he is some's favorite Edward of all times.
I thought about cutting down the interview and giving a regular review for this story, but everytime I tried to cut it, I didn't have the heart. I enjoyed reading it - so I thought you might enjoy it too. Go and read Reunion, I think you will be glad you did!
Link to the story: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5057278/1/Reunion
You can also follow the girls on twitter: http://twitter.com/NaughtySparkle
http://twitter.com/pkitten21
http://twitter.com/SnozzberryFaery
Don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know what you think! Do you like the interviews? What are you reading this week that has grabbed you by the balls? Thank you for taking the time to read Southern Fan Fiction Review!
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