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

[musyc]

Oooh, I like this. I read summaries looking for the basic story. What trope? What storyline? Mutual pining? Bedsharing? Fake relationship? I'm in. Something to keep in mind for my next attempt at a summary.