DeJean Smith is a librarian by profession, mom by choice, an avid and voracious reader, and has a deep abiding love for all things fantastical. She also lives in the Southern US and believes "y'all" should be part of the OED if it's not already.

Evermore Experience is my first piece of fan fiction, and I welcome all constructive criticism for that endeavor!

Thanks to ReaderGoof for the fantabulous banner!

This story is also posted on Twilighted. Despite that, if you're interested, my review responses are public domain over there & you can read them if you're interested! I always respond to reviews.

I've just created a thread over on Twilighted in the AU forum. Come join me & chat about likes, dislikes, questions and life in general at Evermore! I've also been known to post teasers of the upcoming chapter. It can be found at http://twilighted (dot) net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=11276

Evermore Experience has been named:

The Fictionators Pwns of the week 9/16/2010

The Twilight Awards Hidden Gem nominee

The Twilight Awards Under the Radar feature

Original Character nominee for Best Supernatural and Best Multi-chapter

Twinklings Hidden Gem Award nominee

Inspired Award--best Vampires, under 1k reviews nominee

Hidden Star Awards, best Original Character nominee

Interviews with yours truly are up on sytycw (dot) blogspot (dot) com and sparklingcitrus (dot) com. L was interviewed by the lovely ladies of sparklingcitrus (dot) com as well.

In January, 2011, L from Evermore Experience was named the number one Original Character. She was humbled...for about 10 seconds and then went back to her regularly scheduled madness.

My Story Recs: Just a list of what I've rec'd in my stories...

The Weight of Words by Georgeygirl (Shakespeare, Edward as a TA, & beautifully written...what more could you ask for???)

Mail order bride by Lady Gwynedd (1850s rancher Edward & his mail order bride, Bella--lots of historical tidbits that warm my heart)

The Cullen Sutras by Magnolia822 (emotionally damaged Edward, yoga & a complex storyline)

Anything penned by LambCullen (yeah, a copout but the woman is the queen of angst & I'd read a rewrite of the phone book if she did it)

Through the Flames by SparklingTwilight (firefighter Edward, fire victim Bella--ST is a true wordsmith & you will laugh, cry, & throw your monitor)

Stranger than Fiction by MasenVixen (Edward never returned & to cope, Bella wrote a fictionalized account of their love story. Now it's 6 years later...)

A Pound of Flesh by Jaxon22 (AU, PAW & teacher Bella...UST out the wazoo...)

The Bigger they are and The Harder they fall, both by LadyExcaliber2010 (military Edward, widow Bella...and her 4 sons.)

For whom the bell tolls by CyraBear (AU, now back from hiatus!)

Parachute by KitsuShel (AU-H)

Let's get physical by Lalina (AU-H)

Source of Serendipity by Raindrops855 (AU-H, another story apparently now on hiatus)

The Plan by QuantumFizzx (AU-H--after working for Edward for a year, Bella hatches a plan to get his attention but will it work or backfire terribly?)

The Foreign Papers (AU, Bella is a documents expert sent to England to evaluate a collection held by the mysterious Edward Masen--I beta this!) and All that Jazz (AU-H, orphaned Bella and her sister, Alice, move to Chicago during the height of the Jazz era where she meets handsome neighbor, Edward) by Javamomma0921

In your world by Solostintwilight (AU-H--Bella is running from her life when it takes an unexpected detour, To Amish Country in rural Iowa where she finds sanctuary with a caring family. And meets a man who draws her into his world. Welcome to the world of Amishward.)