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RokofAges75:
I definitely read summaries. Banners may catch my eye, but it's the summary that either sells me, intrigues me enough to make me click on the story, or turns me off to it. Overly long, rambling summaries are just as much of a turn-off as summaries with grammar errors. I'm not say some stories don't warrant longer summaries than others, but I think the sentence limit Mare and Julilly decided on is appropriate. I had a few rule-breakers myself that I had to go back and condense, but it wasn't that tough and only took me a few minutes.
tiggerc128:
Hi Everyone! I know I’m not a regular poster on the message board but the rule discussion is very interesting. I personally don’t mind the rules. I mean, I’m SO appreciative to have a place to post my work, I don’t mind following the rules, just please be patient if I ask for clarification. :)
First, I know a couple of my summaries have been a bit long. For that, I apologize, but I don’t think they gave too much away. Sometimes it takes more than 4 sentences, but I’ll do my best in the future. I have one question: Stories that are already up, do we need to edit the summaries or will those be allowed to stand when the new rules take effect on the 20th?
Second, updating…I appreciate the limit of stories we can update per day…but if a story is updated 4 or 5 times a day and it’s a story I’m into, I just can’t read all the updates. It actually kind of turns me off reading a story, but like everyone has said, it’s a personal preference and if I don’t get all the updates read, well I try.
I’d like to thank the moderators for taking the time to keep the site up and running and letting us all air out our opinions. In the end, isn’t it all about sharing our work so that others will hopefully enjoy it? I have big dreams with my writing, which is why I’ve been stepping out into different characters and story lines. I want to push myself to see how I can grow. I appreciate the feedback I do get and those who take the time to read my stories, thank you.
mare:
Hello :)
Yes, even the ones on the site now are the ones that need to be shortened before the 20th. If you guys aren't sure if yours need to be, when it gets closer to time and we have noticed the ones we feel are too long haven't edited yet, we'll probably let you know via a review or email or something like that.
I would say if you think it's too long it probably is worth it to try to shorten them up a little.
Thanks guys! I know new rules are a pain at first but in the end, it all makes sense and works out for the best.
Purpura Lipstick:
--- Quote from: julilly on April 09, 2012, 06:00:32 PM ---You know, the last time something like this was prompted I started a social experiment by seeing how many reviews I could get writing a "stereotypicall y popular" story under an alias. Perhaps an experiment on summaries is in order! lol
--- End quote ---
I did that too!
alota_cookin:
Boy am I glad I popped onto AC in time to go back and change the summaries of my stories!
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