[ SECRET POST #6456 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6456 ⌋

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

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01. https://i.imgur.com/cEWRxA4.png

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. Also - not bothering to actually format it. The amount of fanfic I skipped because the summary was all lower case is not small. I know some people do this to be ~artsy~ but that's just another reason not to read it.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't even care if the summary is bad but for the live of god, stop telling me that you suck at writing summaries! I'll be able to judge that for myself, thank you.

Any self depreciation about the summary in the summary itself or in the tags makes me instantly disregard the fic. Just quote a few lines of the fic if you're really uncomfortable with a summary!

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. The summary is supposed to tell me what I can expect from the fic. If the summary is bad, I'm going to assume the fic is as well.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm bad at summaries, so don't try to summarize. I just choose a few lines out of the fic that represents the basic premise well and shows the writing style, and dump that into the summary section. Snippets instead of summaries.

Seems to work fine for readers. And if someone out there is like "wah wah I hate snippets I won't read your fic" its ok, bb! Many other fics out there for them.

[(Anonymous)]

I think ff.net trained me in the 'short summary' and it's been difficult to break the habit for AO3.

[(Anonymous)]

Absolutely agree with this. The worst are the "I don't know where I'm going with this, maybe X maybe Y we'll see, tell me what you think1!!" type ones where they've also tagged literally EVERYTHING because, yeah, "maybe" it'll turn up in the story... fuck that noise.
If people TRULEY suck at summaries, maybe just don't enter one? Have a snappy title and rely on the tags to draw in your readers. But gawd, no, please no, not "omg, I don't relaly now what to put her, lol."

[(Anonymous)]

IA but also this secret is super aesthetically pleasing to me. IDK if it’s the font you used or the coloring, but I greatly enjoy looking at it.

[(Anonymous)]

Because writing summaries and writign stories are two different skills. Most published authors aren't writing the blurbs for their novels.

I mean, I don't like the cutesy self-deprecating "oh gosh I don't know!" summaries, but just because a summary isn't top notch doesn't mean the story isn't good.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with this in theory, but honestly I find myself skipping over summaries completely and using only tags to determine if I open a fic or not. It works surprisingly well.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree that writing a summary of your story is also part of the growth as a writer, but I am more annoyed if there is a comment from the author saying they aren't good with summaries. Because everyone has their own writing styles and I'd rather people have fun with their creativity than feel like they have to "perfect" their writing skills, I tend to be a little more forgiving if someone's summary style is just not what I'm used to.
Like, I have expectations for my fanfics, but they aren't always the same sort of expectations I have for trad published books/films/shows.
But at the same time, it's off-putting when fanfic authors signal insecurity by writing things like "I'm not good with summaries" in their notes or in the summary.

[(Anonymous)]

I absolutely agree with this. And it's not that hard to do.

I come up with my title after I write a story, and then walk through the plot in my head one more time with a better sense of what turned out to be thematically prominent. That shows what the summary should say.

I only tag for major characters and the most prominent relationships, kinks, or themes. I prefer to re-use existing tags that have already been organized, instead of creating freeform ones.

These three things together, title, summary, and tags, should give your reader what they need to decide if this is the story they want to read. Don't try to appeal to everyone, and don't try to single out any particular kind of reader and put them off.

If you're still not satisfied with your summary-writing, asking someone you get along with to read your summary and your story and give you feedback on what they think would represent the plot more accurately can help. But usually, the above works.

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[(Anonymous)]

Lol

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[(Anonymous)]

I'd like to see more normalizing of happy, functional, and copacetic living situations in general, but yes, given the general (American-centric) viewpoint that any adult living at home is some unsocialized basement-dwelling troll, this one specifically.

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Honestly, the more I see of the remakes, the more hope I have for them. It seems they've improved upon some of the complaints dropped during the initial announcements two years ago.

And who knows, maybe we'll still get a "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" here or there, where appropriate.

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[(Anonymous)]

No but FR, why an AI image?

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*Googles*

1923 to 1939. Yeah, I can see how that time period would produce casual antisemitism.

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[(Anonymous)]

Hi, it me, totally ur hot celeb bf. I'm officially breaking up with you. Thx

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NS, NF, etc.

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Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

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Inspired by the red flag thread

[(Anonymous)]

What are some green flags? Not necessarily for romantic partners. Friends and neighbors and internet strangers and people in general count too.

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Games thread!

[(Anonymous)]

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Too easy!