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If I was doing something constantly in my story summaries that was annoying... someone would tell me, right? (I am asking here... honestly). I've just reformatted slightly the way I do them because I saw someone else's way I liked.
Is it me or does the following just make you want to throw heavy objects about -
-> You can see the pairing if you squint - Argh! Either it's gen or it's ship or it's that weird murky land of pre-ship, but it shouldn't be "gen" with an appeal to shippers to read it too because they might be able to read between the lines... We have to do that enough with the actual shows.
-> Secks - Who started this?? I keep seeing it! Whoever it is, I want to staple things to your head.
-> I suck at summaries, please read - You might as well write "I like ponies, please read" or "Whip, whip, snokity whee!" There was a little while there where I didn't see this as much but there seems to have been a resurgence. Also - the any summary will spoil the story thing. What? Unless your story is one of those six-line things floating around, I don't think it will.
I'm just saddened that I am finding myself filtering out communities more often. I *like* reading new stories by new people. Help me out here people!
Bah... I think I'm just cranky. Maybe I need a nap.
Is it me or does the following just make you want to throw heavy objects about -
-> You can see the pairing if you squint - Argh! Either it's gen or it's ship or it's that weird murky land of pre-ship, but it shouldn't be "gen" with an appeal to shippers to read it too because they might be able to read between the lines... We have to do that enough with the actual shows.
-> Secks - Who started this?? I keep seeing it! Whoever it is, I want to staple things to your head.
-> I suck at summaries, please read - You might as well write "I like ponies, please read" or "Whip, whip, snokity whee!" There was a little while there where I didn't see this as much but there seems to have been a resurgence. Also - the any summary will spoil the story thing. What? Unless your story is one of those six-line things floating around, I don't think it will.
I'm just saddened that I am finding myself filtering out communities more often. I *like* reading new stories by new people. Help me out here people!
Bah... I think I'm just cranky. Maybe I need a nap.
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Summaries that Suck
1. If you say 'ship' and it's NOT S/J better say so upfront before someone lynches you...LOL. I had that a few times. Got flamed.
2. I hate reading a 'line' from the fic for the summary. Just write something.
3. If you want folks to read it, you have to put something catchy. I had several dozen readers SEND me advice on how to do this. For an SG1 Rome fic, someone told me that the idea of SG1 going back to Rome was a turnoff... hey it was about a planet stuck in the Roman Empire system...how do you NOT say it's about Rome? D'Oh.
4. If you even think it might be for older kids/teens/ etc... better say so. I have heard of parents flaming authors.
5. what are "Secks"?
6. There are folks out there who will NOT read anything not S/J. Tell them to go jump for me please.
7. Please, get over the basic trite descriptions... "lost on a planet, captured and tortured, get in trouble, never thought possible, strange inhabitants, must save each other, against orders, impossible odds, save the planet,..." I'll shoot the next guy who uses those descriptions. Are we writers... or .... mice?
Thanks for the rant.
LMAO!
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Re: Summaries that Suck
As in hot monkey secks... *groans* Your mispelling is neither cute nor quirky... argh!