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Questions to ponder part 11
Carter:
I have been writing fan fiction gosh for 13 yrs or something rather and I think I have tried it but it failed miserably...li ke tanked really bad so I just stuck to writing what I know and that seems to work some what I am not completely talented unlike some of you other ladies here but I try and write from experience and then take it to other places...for example "All Of Your Life" most of that happened...I met my current fiance in World Of Warcraft...mov ed with barely knowing him and had a couple of miscarriages but no other kids other than the two current ones from a previous relationship, but my next stories could be different but I mostly write on experiences..i t seems to help in ways with dealing with a lot of stuff that i dealt with as a child
Carter-Orange:
I'm not sure if I attract different readers, and it's been so long since I actually wrote anything :(
I've also written stuff that came from personal experiences, like places I've been etc.
Sakabelle:
Maybe this question has already been asked, but I might as well ask again to hopefully spark some discussion.
How do you feel about giving spoilers away in your summary? How do you decide what to give away and what to keep until it's actually revealed?
I'm writing something right now that will have a pretty significant twist. While I definitely don't want to give it away in the summary, I don't really want to blindsight anyone into thinking that the story is going to go one way when it's going down a completely different path. So yeah, let's discuss lol
mare:
Yay! A new question and a good one too!
Personally, I think the summary is always the hardest thing for me to write. I spend way too long thinking about it. I'm not a big fan of giving too much away. I hate when I feel like I don't need to read a story because the summary just basically told me exactly what was going to happen but at the other end of the spectrum, I tend to shy away from stories that give a really vague summary and get annoyed when they give a misleading one.
I think if you have a major plot twist in the story, to keep it authentic, and a real twist you shouldn't give anything away in the summary, except maybe to say there are some twists and turns along the way. The thing is, if you really are going in a completely different direction then what the reader may think, and it's written really well, the reader will still follow along. You can always say something like "Things aren't always as they seem." maybe not as cliched as that, but you know what I mean?
I'm about to start posting a new story myself but the thing that's really keeping me from doing it is the stupid summary as well lol Seriously, it's my real weakness. I need a course like summary 101 or something.
RokofAges75:
I don't like to give anything away. I am all about that mind-blowing moment when the reader finds out the story she thought was going in a certain direction has just taken a huge turn in a totally different direction. Granted, in my stories, that twist usually comes in the form of some deadly disease or another, so that's probably starting to become predictable. Maybe someday I'll do the opposite and write a cancer story that turns into some crazy suspense thriller. :)
Just keep it vague, Steph. The summary doesn't have to be misleading, but it also doesn't have to give any direction for the story. Think of it more as a tagline or a teaser, rather than an actual summary.
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