One of our Elite affiliates; MyVampFiction.com is hosting their first Original Fiction contest!

 

We all love vampires, don’t we? I mean, what’s not to love – sexy men and women, danger, lust…sounds right up our alley here at MVF. Whenever one of us picks up a new vampire book or series, we always discuss it with each other as we are reading, and one of the most popular phrases that comes out of our mouth (or keyboards, rather) is, “the author’s take on the vampire myth is really interesting…” That got us thinking, and the first MVF Original Fiction Short Story Contest was born.

This isn’t a fan fiction challenge; this is a chance to let loose and create your own world. Do you have some brand new characters running around in your head? Have you always wondered how vampires would be different if you gave the legend a little tweak? Tired of all vampires being suave sexy men? This is your chance to get it out there!

Some Details of the contest:

-Word count must be between 3,000 and 20,000 words. We want to give you a chance to really develop your world and your characters. However, keep in mind this is a short story contest.

-All entries must be properly edited and proofread for grammar and punctuation before they are accepted and posted.

-The story must be original. Fan fiction or re-worked fan fiction will not be eligible. We want this to be your creation from beginning to end.

Here is how to submit your entry:

1) Once your entry is edited and proofread to correct any grammar, spelling or punctuation errors, save it to a Word .doc file.
2) Make sure to include your title, author name AND pen name in the document (author name & penname will be removed until after the winner has been announced).
3) Email your document to meesh@myvampfiction.com with “MVF original fiction contest” in the subject line.

Once you have submitted your entry, Meesh will convert your document into a protected PDF file and upload it to the website, where it will be directly linked under the title only. Your author name will not appear on the entry until after the contest is over.

Entries will be accepted through 11:59pm Central Standard Time on Saturday, October 9th, 2010.

Read more about the contest rules, important dates & judging at MyVampFiction.com

Here at OBS we all love to read! What happens when one of our favorite series ends? Many of us look too Fan Fiction to get our reading fill. But what if you have never read any Fan Fiction before, or you just not sure if you want to because the actual author did not write the material? That’s where we come in, OBS is here to bring you some of the best Fan Fiction out there. We guaranteed that you will enjoy it.

Fan Fiction Highlight:  Destiny Reversed
Author: chattypandagurl
Description: (A Harry Potter Fan Fiction)
One morning Harry wakes up in a different world. His parents are alive and Neville bears the scar. Things are different and Harry starts to like that the weight of the world isn’t on his shoulders. Neville may not be able to bear that weight.
Chapters: 21
Rating: T

Short Preview:

“So you’re back, are you?”

Vernon Dursley’s sneer was unmatched in girth and wicked intentions, as if squinting his beady black pupils alone would cause his nephew to spontaneously combust. Weight shifted on one foot, it was hardly noticeable he was favoring his left leg until Harry’s approach compelled him to straighten up and pull up his shirt sleeves.

Harry sighed, taking his time as he pushed his trolley towards the fat man. His uncle seemed to be in an even fouler mood than usual, but maybe he was remembering the goblets that had bounced around on his head last summer, when Dumbledore had come to thankfully rescue Harry. It had been quite a sight, his Aunt and Uncle’s terrified faces as fancy gold goblets bounced innocently around their heads.

The slight smile the memory allowed him faded at the thought of Dumbledore. Sometimes he still thought he would turn around the corner and see the Headmaster’s crooked nose peeking out from behind a book.

“Have a good year, Uncle Vernon?” Harry said charitably.

But Vernon’s mind seemed to be on something else. His eyes narrowed, becoming almost obscured by the heavy bags underneath as his gaze settled on the two other people trailing behind Harry a little too closely for his comfort.

“Who’re they?”

Harry turned around to look at his two companions. “Oh, these are my friends,” he explained, eyeing his uncle warily. “Hermione and Ron.”

Vernon’s face turned a rather unpleasant shade of purple at this introduction. “I won’t be seen consorting with any more of your people; no I won’t!” he said firmly, glaring heatedly at Harry.

However, the effect was lost on Harry. Compared to the numerous of monsters, both creature and human, he’s encountered in his short lifetime, his uncle ranked fairly low on the fright scale. Perhaps when he had been little, stilling his sobs in the cupboard under the stairs after an especially brutal day in the Dursley household, but he knew now that the fiends in the closet were nothing compared to the ones that freely roamed Diagon Ally’s cobblestone streets and Scotland’s ever expanding fields. Vernon Dursley had never, for instance, met a Dementor and was forced to hear his mother’s last words over and over again. Nor had he ever felt the slimy, icy skin of Inferi clutching onto his arm, trying to drag him down to the depths, or watched in horror as a monster was reborn, saw it rise above the bubbling cauldron, its red snake-like eyes penetrating every fiber of his body –

No, Vernon Dursley was hardly terrifying.

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So what are you waiting for, get to reading the rest of this. And then head over to the forum and discuss it with us!

This is a simple contest — all you have to do is: JOIN THE FORUM!

Here is a little about the contest and more information:

I know what you’re thinking, how can a chance at winning an awesome prize be so easy?? All you have to do is join the OBS forum and INTRODUCE YOURSELF on the forum, then you will be automatically entered for a drawing of a fabulous prize! Also, the winner of this contest gets to choose their prize!! We here at OBS like to give you options, so, the winner will get to choose from several utterly amazing books.

I would like to take a minute to tell you why becoming a member will be rewarding even if you don’t win the prize! Here is what our members get to enjoy and participate in:

• Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Hardback)
• Ravens of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Hardback)
• The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (Hardback)
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Paperback movie tie-in cover)
• Sisters of Isis: The Summoning (Hardback) by Lynne Ewing
• Sisters of Isis: Enchantress hardback by Lynne Ewing
• Charmed and Deadly by Candace Havens (Paperback)
• The Time Machine: An Invention by H. G. Wells
• The Historian (Paperback)
• For Love of Teddy JA Fulkerson
• Vampire Dreams Richard Reich signed by author
• Demigods and Monsters (2 copies)
• Anne Bishop Tangled Webs hardback
• Generation Dead by Daniel Waters paperback
• High Stakes paperback by Erin McCarthy
• Queen of the Darkness paperback by Anne Bishop
• Alyson Noel Dark Flame hardback
• Lord of Bones paperback by Justine Musk
• The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Eighth Grade Bites paperback by Heather Brewer
• The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga paperback
• Blood Memories paperback by Barb Hendee
• Kelley Armstrong The Awakening paperback
• Kelley Armstrong The Summoning paperback
• Kelley Armstrong The Reckoning hardback

Here at OBS we all love to read! What happens when one of our favorite series ends? Many of us look too Fan Fiction to get our reading fill. But what if you have never read any Fan Fiction before, or you just not sure if you want to because the actual author did not write the material? That’s where we come in, OBS is here to bring you some of the best Fan Fiction out there. We guaranteed that you will enjoy it.

Fan Fiction Highlight:  Cullen Moments
Author: Nightdancers
Description: (A Twilight Fan Fiction)
This story takes place almost immediately after Alice and Jasper join the Cullens, but strictly before Forks. It is a series of (mostly) disconnected chapters that chronicle different events in that time span, focusing on different characters and different points of view. The chapter title will be the indication of who’s speaking
Chapters: 7
Rating: T

Short Preview:

Esme Referees

It is really something else to be the mother figure to a family full of vampires. Mind-reading, future-seeing, constantly bickering teenage vampires. When I lost my baby, I never expected to have any more reason to live. The pain, the absolute emptiness flooded my consciousness and consumed me. I wanted nothing more in this world than to die. But Carlisle refused to let me go, and I would be eternally grateful. Now I had six reasons to live, and to live forever. I never imagined I would be so lucky. I never imagined that the light at the end of my somber tunnel was this immortal life.

Of course, being the matriarch wasn’t always a walk in the park.

“Esme!” I heard Alice’s shrill voice carry easily throughout our two-story house, wondering why she was screaming so that every being in the house and probably within a mile radius could hear her. There was an irritated undertone in her words, but she sounded more excited than anything. “Esme, come quick!”

I was downstairs, standing close to our old piano. The pretense was that I was fixing up some of the wilted roses in the vase nearby, but in reality I just loved to see as well as hear Edward playing. He was letting his fingers dance over the keys lightly, playing a sweet tune composed just for me. His eyes would sometimes close and he would lose himself in the music, letting his oftentimes quiet heart speak. My first son – as I would always think of him – already had a small smile on his face, and I knew he was inwardly laughing at whatever antics his siblings were up to this time.

He opened his eyes and gave me a faint nod, but kept on playing, keeping his eyes focused on the keys though there was no need. With a sigh I put down the rose in hand and flitted upstairs, arriving outside Alice’s door roughly five seconds after she had first called me.

Her impatient voice greeted me by opening the door and shushing me in, closing it behind her. “Come in, come in. What took you so long?”

I didn’t bother to answer, instead taking in the scene before me. Alice was standing anxiously a few steps from the door, bouncing on the balls of her feet. Even in her short, jerky moments she looked like she was dancing – how she did it, I was never sure. Emmett was standing across the room, arms crossed across his chest and a spectacular childish scowl on his face. I immediately recognized the stubborn posture.

The television was on, nearly muted. I had been hearing the hum of it earlier, but hadn’t bothered to listen to what these two were actually watching. Right now it was showing what appeared to be the final stages of a baseball game. The score on the set was five and two, though I didn’t recognize the team initials. I could already sense what this would be about.

“Emmett won’t pay up,” Alice immediately told me, looking more than a little smug. “We bet on the outcome of the game, and now he refuses to admit he lost.”

I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. Emmett was the one who always wanted to bet, with nearly everything and everyone. It didn’t help matters that he was so competitive, always wanting to win. And it certainly didn’t help that Alice had the ability to see the future. His booming voice echoed in the medium sized room, more than a little annoyed. “She cheated. Obviously. Why should I pay her?”

Read the rest of this Fan Fiction HERE

So what are you waiting for, get to reading the rest of this. And then head over to the forum and discuss it with us!

Here at OBS we all love to read! What happens when one of our favorite series ends? Many of us look too Fan Fiction to get our reading fill. But what if you have never read any Fan Fiction before, or you just not sure if you want to because the actual author did not write the materiel? That’s where we come in, OBS is here to bring you some of the best Fan Fiction out there. We guaranteed that you will enjoy it.

Fan Fiction Highlight:  Only Human
Author: Amethyst Jackson
Description: (A Twilight Fan Fiction)
A wish sends Bella back in time to Chicago, 1918, and to a human Edward.
Chapters: 27
Rating: M

Short Preview:

Edward pulled up the long drive, more slowly than he usually would have done. That alone alerted me that something was awaiting us at the house, but even if he’d sped through the trees as normal, I don’t think the large banner across the house would have surprised me.

Happy Birthday, Bella!

Edward and I had been married exactly a month ago, in the Cullens’ massive yard. Since, he’d taken me on the most ridiculously extravagant honeymoon possible, traveling from London to Istanbul and everywhere in between. He wanted me to see the world; I was happy to be with him.

Truly, it had been bliss. Edward had given me the one human experience I’d wanted more than anything – and he’d given it to me every day since, sometimes several times a day.

The more innocent parts of our honeymoon had been wonderful, too, seeing all the sights I’d only read about, with Edward by my side, explaining the history as he knew it from Carlisle’s stories and his own experience. We’d held hands in Paris and cuddled in a gondola in Venice, and I’d eaten too many kinds of food to count while Edward looked on with distaste and amusement, and we’d bought too many souvenirs and more luggage to hold them all.

I could admit it now – I was glad for the experiences he’d given me, glad I hadn’t rushed into the change, and glad most of all that he’d been by my side.

When we got out of the car, I found I didn’t want to fight the party I knew I’d find inside. I didn’t mind that I was nineteen years old today. Somewhere along the line, the numbers had ceased to matter as much, as long as Edward was happy and I would have an eternity with him.

“You don’t mind?” he affirmed, his hand caressing my lower back as we paused at the door.

“No,” I smiled. “I think it’s a good time to start celebrating.”

He smiled back and kissed me quickly before ushering me inside.

The entire family, even Rosalie, waited in the living room to greet us. I heard several exclamations of “welcome home” and “happy birthday” as Alice rushed to hug me.

“How was the honeymoon?” she asked gleefully. “Did you bring me presents?”

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So what are you waiting for, get to reading the rest of this. And then head over to the forum and discuss it with us! But please note that this Fan Fiction is rated M for Mature, I do not suggest anyone under 18 to read this!

• Breaking dawn hardback
• Ravens of Avalon Diana L Paxson (Marion Zimmer Bradley) hardback
• The Outlaw Demon Wails Kim Harrison hardback
• Vampyre The Terrifying Lost Journal of Dr. Cornelius Van Helsing hardback
• Twilight paperback movie tie in cover
• The Summoning Sisters of Isis Series #1 Lynne Ewing and Tk hardback
• Blue Bloods Series #1 Melissa De La Cruz paperback
• Blue Bloods Series #2 Masquerade Melissa De La Cruz hardback
• Charmed and Deadly Candace Havens paperback
• The Initiation and The Captive Secret Circle Series #1-2 L.J. Smith paperback
• Covet JR Ward paperback
• Dark Curse Christine Feehan paperback
• House of Night Betrayed PC & Kristin Cast paperback
• House of Night Marked PC & Kristin Cast paperback
• Immortal paperback PC Cast w/Rachel Caine, Kristin Cast, Claudia Gray, Nancy Holder, Richelle Mead

 *One person will be chosen from those who have joined the forum that month and they can choose one book.

So you see all the amazing things you get from joining OBS’ forums, and the possible chance of winning a prize……

What are you waiting for?? Get your tail over to the OBS forum and JOIN!!!

CONTEST ENDS DECEMBER 31ST!!!!