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I'm not sure quite how to put this, but here goes: AFF's greatest strength is its inclusiveness. It attracts writers from every genre and every fandom and welcomes them all. Content-wise, almost nothing is forbidden. There's a section in the archive for everything anyone might want to write. The forums are similarly designed: lots of forums and subforums for every topic. But the archive and the forums are essentially separate entities. Becoming a member of the archives does not automatically make you a member of the forums, but you can't join the forums without having an archive account. From what I can tell, the vast majority of AFF's members do not have forum accounts, so the population of the forums is a tiny fraction of that of the archives. As a result, the forums are a little like one of those huge, old English mansions that has hundreds of rooms but, in modern times, only a few dozen occupants. And sometimes I feel like we're all living in different wings of that mansion. Yes, there are a few people in neighboring rooms on the Naruto floor of the Anime wing, and there's a cluster of occupied rooms around Harry Potter Parlor, but a lot of us are just kind of shouting across the courtyard at one another--we don't have a common fandom or genre to discuss, so we talk some about writing, a little about reviews, and a little about random other stuff. I know there's nothing to be done about this, and it's not intended as a bash of AFF; if anything, it shows that AFF has incredible infrastructure and a great operating philosophy. And the people here are great. But despite being a member of this community, I don't always feel like I have much to talk about at the dinner table. I just wanted to get that off my chest. If you have read to this point, thanks. If you haven't read to this point, then...wait, what?

Hey everyone! I'm Jashley13 and, until recently, I was posting this series on another website. Unfortunately, due to a lack of management and, shall we say, lack of respect and sophistication among readers, things began to get ugly. To the point that I was actually receiving death threats for writing my story. Why? I don't know. But, out with the bad, in with the good I was recommended to this site by several fans of my series so I'm hoping to start afresh here. I've posted a few chapters of the story (I'm up through Chapter 19 currently in the story) and will be posting more as they are written. Author: Jashley13 Title: She is the One Summary: The life of Jack Harrison and his relationship with Kayla, as they navigate high school and beyond. Feedback: Any and all are welcome. I love hearing responses to my story. Fandom: Original Warnings: Minor2, Solo, Voy URL: http://original.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600107407 I really hope you guys get the chance to read and enjoy. This story is very close to my heart and based off stuff that has happened to me, so it has that personal quality to it. Thank you so much for giving me a second chance to let my story be told. Jashley13

The biggest hang-up people have is the inability to reply to reviews in the archive itself. I see so many grumbles about it in authors' notes in the stories, and I frequently have to issue warns to authors for posting to their own review boards in the archive. However, when authors do take the time to create review reply threads here on the forum, or use the Promote a Story thread, or otherwise make their presence known in some way, it helps readers connect with them. Case in point? Magusfang. His review reply thread is lively, he and his readers chat in the shoutbox, and you can see the interactions drawing in new people. Of course, you can't make people respond to a thread you create, but his personality comes through his posts, and that works for his readers. I think you get out of the forums what you put into the forums.

Chapters 1-19 are up. They were the ones I had completed for the other site. Other chapters will be coming shortly. Hope everyone enjoys!