summaries

[sixbeforelunch]

So here's a question I've often wondered about. What makes for a good fic summary? Is there anything that can get you to click when you might otherwise not have been inclined to?

Conversely, what types of summaries do you like least? Are there summaries that will make you skip a work even if it's tagged with all of your favorite ships and tropes?

Comments

[arcanetrivia]

Describing something as a character study wouldn't necessarily turn me off, but it would probably depend on the character. Aside from that, tho, "describe the conflict in the story" sounds like good advice.