Monday, August 13, 2012

Two very special Teasers!

Last year My-Bella and I donated a one shot to the Fandom for Luekemia and Lymphoma Society-Fandom4LLS fundraiser. 

Our amazing and wonderful fandom raised $5,500 for this most deserving cause. We'd like to beat that amount this year and hope that all of you, our fantastic readers, will help us do that. 

All it takes is a small $5.00 donation to get the entire compilation, and all donations over $20 are tax deductible. 

The list of Twilight authors that  have signed up to contribute to the compilation is long and amazing, including many who signed up last year and some new ones as well. And for those of you out there who are Hunger Games fans too, they have also expanded the compilation to include those authors and stories as well. 

My-Bella and myself are both donating Twilight one-shots again this year and hope you can help us with this extremely worthy cause. 

Don't wait though, you only have until August 30th to make your donation. For more information, click on the link below. 

My-Bella and I would also like to share with you the teasers and banners for our one shots. 

Even if you can't find your way around the kitchen to save your life, I promise you will love this version of Edward and Bella that My-Bella has served up in Mr. Unconventional. 



“I’ve found that when you’re in a new city, it’s nice to know at least one person.”
“I hardly think an elevator ride qualifies as knowing a person.”
His smile changed and became a crooked, cocky grin. “Oh, I know you … You’ve always secretly wanted to try oysters but you’ve been afraid of not liking them and having the mystery of their appeal ruined. You’re here to try the food, but you’re also reluctant to go too far out of your comfort zone. You want a push and a friend to take the journey with you. I know you and I know you’ll come to the restaurant tonight, whether you try the oysters or not.”
“You’re crazy,” she said, laughing him off even as her stomach twisted with the truth of his words.
“Tell me your name.”
“Why?”
She had thought his smile was bone-melting but it was nothing to the piercing look in his green eyes at that moment. “So I’ll know what to call you when I invite you to sit at my table.”
“It’s Bella.”
He scrunched his face and shook his head before grinning at her once more. “I like the French version better. See you tonight, Belle.”
He stepped completely into the hall and then stood there smiling at her until the elevator door closed.
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For my one shot, I've written my own little tale based loosely on the song Just A Dream by Carrie Underwood.




Biology had been my first class of the day. I remembered how I’d been chewing on my lip so hard I nearly bit threw the skin as I had walked into the biology lab and handed my new student slip to the teacher, Mr. Banner.  I wanted to bolt for the door when he’d first directed me to sit at a table near the back of the class next to this boy with a rusty shade of brownish hair, doodling on his notebook and not paying an ounce of attention to what was going on around him. 

When I pulled my stool out to sit down, it scrapped loudly across the floor making a sound similar to that of a fork being raked across a chalk board causing everyone to stare at me.  Feeling horrified by the unwanted attention I wanted to bolt from the room once again, but knowing I couldn’t I forced myself to sit on the stool. In that same moment, Edward looked over at me. His lips were turned up into this smile that seemed to only form on one side of his mouth as he held out his hand and introduced himself to me. The second I took his hand and looked into his eyes I saw this amazing twinkle that to this day I still can’t explain why or how, but it somehow eased all my fears, letting me know instantly that everything would be okay. 

That day was the beginning of my and Edward’s relationship. We’d started out as friends, even though we both had later admitted that we’d been attracted to one another from the start. But we had taken our time getting to know each other before we had taken that next step and became more. 

Edward had been so sweet and caring as he helped me learn my way around the school and the town. He made me feel welcome and introduced me to his sister Alice and his best friend Jasper. It wasn’t long before the four of us were practically inseparable. 

The longer I knew him the more I saw just what a caring, unselfish, loving, and wonderful person he was and falling in love with him had been so easy. Easy as breathing.

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Thanks for being the amazing readers that you are. My-Bella and I both appreciate it tremendously. 

See you soon with the next chapter of Beneath The Surface.

My-Bella & EA




Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Some disturbing, yet important news.



My-Bella and I wanted to take a minute to talk about something that may affect many of us in the very near future if it hasn't already. 

Literally thousands of stories with mature content are being pulled from FanFiction.net left and right with no warning whatsoever or without giving to the authors the opportunity to fix or remove the material in question. I have heard of several authors loosing their stories forever because the only copy they had of them is the one that existed on FF. I know it would be devastating to myself if that were to happen to me.

Many of us authors and readers are taking part in a boycott of FanFiction.net this weekend, Friday and Saturday. FanFiction relies on what's known as click advertising to fund their site. By not gong to the site at all, this hurts them by them not getting money for us simply visiting the site. That is how click advertising works, I am sure you have all seen those adds that are at the top of all the pages we open on the site.

So if you are interested in participating you need to not, only not sign in, but refrain form going to FanFiction in any way at all. I know it may be difficult to hold back from reading any stories that you may be waiting on to update, but waiting a day or two to read them is certainly better than having them removed all together.

What we are hoping to accomplish is to get the powers that be at FanFiction to require an additional login for an story containing mature content. It is something that would be very simple for them to do and this would go a long way in helping to make sure that those underage are not reading material that is not suited for them.

It's totally up to you whether you decide to participate or not. We just wanted to make you all aware of the situation. We also wanted to let you know that should Beneath the Surface  suddenly disappear, it is also available to read over on The Writers Coffee Shop. 
 
 The link for Beneath the Surface there is... 

http://www.thewriterscoffeeshop.com/library/viewstory.php?sid=5306


Thanks so much for being the amazing, wonderful readers that you are. My-Bella and I feel so very fortunate to have such wonderful readers. 

Until next time, 

EA & My-Bella

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Beneath The Surface, chapter ten, shark tagging equipment

Beneath The Surface



Getting in the water with sharks is no game for the crew of Team Masen.  They take every precaution available to them and that includes gear specially designed for close encounters with the apex predators of the ocean.  The need to be agile and to handle the weight of some of the gear keeps the crew striving to stay in top physical condition.  While they all enjoy their jobs immensely, they definitely have to work hard to see results from their missions aboard Galeos.



Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Team Masen says...

Swim on over to the Lemonade Stand and vote for Beneath The Surface and four of your other favorites in the Fic of the Week pole @ http://www.tehlemonadestand.net/?zx=143436616fc12524.

Thanks for being the awesome readers that you are!!

~EA

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Beneath the Surface chapter 9

Here are some visual goodies to go with the chapter. Enjoy!!

Masen's sketch   



salt and pepper shakers