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In all fairness, most of the 90% probably don\\\'t know what a summary is supposed to be for:
A summary is supposed to carry the essence of a story, i.e., represent the \\\"hook\\\". This can be done in one of two ways:
# Declaring the story\\\'s HighConcept. (Should be [[XMeetsY mandatory]] for every TransplantedCharacterFic)
# An {{Armor Piercing Qu|estion}}ote, whether [[ItMakesSenseInContext In-Context]] or [[TrailersAlwaysLie not]]. (Though, when not, the story should be building up to seeming like it does.)
In shipping fics, it\\\'s good form to include the focus ship(s) but these should be in addition to the above, not in lieu of.
Also, sometimes High or Moderate Concepts just sound weird. It \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' permissible to bolster interest by saying \\\"ItMakesSenseInContext\\\", (28 characters including spaces and a period,) but then you \\\'\\\'have\\\'\\\' to deliver.
Note that a summary that follows these rules is not indicative of quality (e.g. the aforementioned Transplanted Character Fics) but a fic without one likely won\\\'t be read.
Unfortunately, just like with [[ArtifactTitle titles]], several Fan Fics evolve over the course of their writing such that early summaries are no longer indicative. In the case where summaries can be changed, this is not a problem: \\\'\\\'just change the summary when it\\\'s no longer relevant.\\\'\\\' Where they \\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\' be changed, however, this means that you should have outlined your entire plot in advance and probably written out the story in full as well, with only trusted betas having prior exposure.
A summary is supposed to carry the essence of a story, i.e., represent the \\\"hook\\\". This can be done in one of two ways:
# Declaring the story\\\'s HighConcept. (Should be [[XMeetsY mandatory]] for every TransplantedCharacterFic)
# An {{Armor Piercing Qu|estion}}ote, whether [[ItMakesSenseInContext In-Context]] or [[TrailersAlwaysLie not]]. (Though, when not, the story should be building up to seeming like it does.)
In shipping fics, it\\\'s good form to include the focus ship(s) but these should be in addition to the above, not in lieu of.
Also, sometimes High or Moderate Concepts just sound weird. It \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' permissible to bolster interest by saying \\\"ItMakesSenseInContext\\\", (28 characters including spaces and a period,) but then you \\\'\\\'have\\\'\\\' to deliver.
Note that a summary that follows these rules is not indicative of quality (e.g. the aforementioned Transplanted Character Fics) but a fic without one likely won\\\'t be read.
Unfortunately, just like with [[ArtifactTitle titles]], several Fan Fics evolve over the course of their writing such that early summaries are no longer indicative. In the case where summaries can be changed, this is not a problem: \\\'\\\'just change the summary when it\\\'s no longer relevant.\\\'\\\' Where they \\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\' be changed, however, this means that you should have outlined your entire plot in advance and probably written out the story in full as well, with only trusted betas having prior exposure.
