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

[cadenzamuse]

I am highly unlikely to read a work where the summary apologizes or says the story is bad. Not my job to help the author with self-esteem problems.

[typerare]

oh, yes. i always assume that the author is correct and that those stories are not going to be worth my time.