I cheat with my summaries, most of the time, and use a line from the story. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
At risk of outing myself, the summary for my most-recently posted story just says, "What it says on the tin."
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Consuela - Oct 03, 2014 6:27:38 pm PDT #9147 of 10440
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
WindSparrow - Oct 04, 2014 3:19:35 am PDT #9148 of 10440
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Ah ha! That one was on my short list of "fics well-written enough that they could be Cofax's". Of course, you will have to take my word for it. And I am not quite brave enough to start spitting out the rest of my guesses. I think I'm thinking about it too much.
Beverly - Oct 04, 2014 8:18:08 am PDT #9149 of 10440
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I hate summaries. Panicked and last minute, I succumbed to "In a world"-ness with one of mine and used four successive questions: "Can they overcome the past and be triumphant?" sort of thing. A wag on the anonymeme wanted to know, "Is it a quiz? Will there be extra credit?"
I do better summarizing and titling work I beta than I do my own.
Dana - Oct 04, 2014 8:19:34 am PDT #9150 of 10440
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I always use quotes. Titles are hard enough to come up with.
P.M. Marc - Oct 04, 2014 12:10:54 pm PDT #9151 of 10440
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yeah, quotes are pretty much what I pull out.
Titles still wind up defaulting to song lyrics, for which I APOLOGIZE.
Which reminds me, I shouldn't be judging people for titling things with Fall Out Boy lyrics, yet I do. Because I'm a huge hypocrite who both uses lyrics as title defaults AND knows where the semi-obscure lyrics came from. SO.
Thirty lashings with a wet noodle to me, I guess.
Cass - Oct 04, 2014 1:57:20 pm PDT #9152 of 10440
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Which reminds me, I shouldn't be judging people for titling things with Fall Out Boy lyrics, yet I do. Because I'm a huge hypocrite who both uses lyrics as title defaults AND knows where the semi-obscure lyrics came from. SO.
Those have me more likely to click because I've likely incurred a pleasant ear worm and I find it funny. Especially when I'm curious how the fandoms intersected.
Atropa - Oct 04, 2014 1:58:10 pm PDT #9153 of 10440
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I shouldn't be judging people for titling things with Fall Out Boy lyrics, yet I do. Because I'm a huge hypocrite who both uses lyrics as title defaults AND knows where the semi-obscure lyrics came from
EXACTLY.
Also, considering I know what fandom you're reading in right now, the idea of someone using FOB lyrics for titles is comedy gold.
P.M. Marc - Oct 04, 2014 4:30:55 pm PDT #9154 of 10440
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh my fucking god, so many FOB lyrics. And a few good FOB vids. Like War Paint (Winter Soldier vid to The Phoenix).
Amy - Oct 04, 2014 5:09:58 pm PDT #9155 of 10440
Because books.
I've used FOB lyrics on a bunch of Dean/Castiel stories, which amuses me because Dean would barf.
Connie Neil - Oct 04, 2014 5:12:14 pm PDT #9156 of 10440
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I wouldn't recognize FOB lyrics if they gnawed on my knee.