how 2 rite gud fanfikshun

By theretard5892

Chapter Eleven: Summaries

Very few people can write good summaries, which is annoying beyond words. Simply saying 'I can't write good summaries, sorry!' does NOT count as a summary. It annoys me SO much when people do that. I never read stories with those words, or anything similar, in the summary.

People tend to read things with shorter summaries. The summary for this, for example, is only about ten words.

The first sentence or two should be a brief description of the basic plot or main idea of the story. The next few sentences should be warnings, ratings, etc.

I'll give you some examples of good summaries. Note: I haven't read these, and I'm only posting them here based on the summaries.

Hate and Tears by Zenna95

Al always knew something was off about his brother, but he never knew it was something like this. T for language. Implied EdHei. WARNING: NOT A HAPPY STORY!

Good summary. Why? The first half explained a little about the story, and the second half is a warning, a rating, and the pairing.

Ling and Some Porn By yay4dei

Ling found some.../interesting/ doujins. Good thing Ed didn't find ou- oh SHIT. Crummy short oneshot, not yaoi. Charming title, isn't it?

Makes you curious, in a way, sorta, kinda, right? Now I wanna read it...

A last resort is just posting a few phrases from the story to get people curious.

But, for the love of god, don't just say 'i suck at summaries, so just R&R plz, thnx!' That's just dumb.

Bye for now!

-theretard5892