(A/N I really appreciate the reviews! Thanks FangIsFexellent and shadowgirl1711)

This chapter is going to tackle something EVERYONE struggles with.

SUMMARIES

Some techniques for summarizing:

You have to keep 4 things in mind when you create a summary.

1) make yourself sound as good as possible

Now let me first just tell you that writing 'sorry I suck at summaries, the story is better tho!' does not excuse you from your summary being…well, bad. Merely typing that your story is better than your summary is not terribly convincing. Now repeat after me: I WILL NOT PROMOTE HOW BAD I AM. Yeah? You said it? I don't believe you. ACTUALLY SAY IT THIS TIME! I WILL NOT PROMOTE HOW BAD I AM. Eh…could have been louder… I don't care if you failed 3rd grade reading and can't spell the word 'good' for your life, you SHOULD, no, CAN NOT MAKE YOURSELF SOUND (for lack of a better term, and also quite frankly)STUPID. Now think; What are the best characteristics of you're writing style? Showcase it: If you have a way of creating a painting with words, or blasting a gut-busting joke out of solemn ideas, lead onto that in your summary. If you immediately tell them that you are bad at, essentially, writing, then your story is immediately skipped by at least 30% of your potential readers, only to be lost as they scroll down the page, searching for another story. Like any knight in shining armor will tell you, you must FIGHT FOR YOUR MAIDEN! But in your case, you're maiden is you're reader. YOU'VE GOTTA WAANT IIITTT!

2) What makes your story any better/different than any other fanfiction?

Remember that you want to make your story as interesting as possible. And for GOODNESS'S SAKE pleeeeeease don't write 'Max moved to a new city, she meets fang, and they fall in love!' I kid you not, I have actually seen people write summaries almost exactly like that. The following section is about how quote 'no OCs are ever original and how no one wants to read yet another all-human AU' end quote (from FangIsFexellent) HOWEVER this does not mean that a cliché story you may have written is unsavable. A great example of someone putting their own twist on a cliché is the story School Days by TMI because she appealed to the rather large audience of soccer-lovers. Her story is quite great, you might wanna check it out.

3)What is your story about?

I think that's all to be said. If you don't know what you're story is about, you can't make a good summary. As simple as that.

NOTE: A good summary will be able to tell the reader roughly what the story is about, while still leaving the reader wanting to learn more.

4)catch the reader's attention ASAP!

as I'm sure you know, a summary is meant to grab the reader's attention and make them want to read what you are saying. So, use creative language, make an original title, and for the love of all that is good in this world, end with a cliffhanger!

Note: a cliffhanger is NOT simply typing: What will happen next? You have to pull the reader in to not only want, but to need to know the answer to your question.

MAJOR OPINION ON FAX vs. MANG

I honestly don't care, just please, I don't need the words: faxness, faxyness, or fffffaaaaaaxxxxxxxxx! To be in ALL CAPS or even used. You only have…what, like 255 limit to words or something like that? Make those letters count!

(A/NI have gotten some pms and reviews, and I see that this fanfiction is appreciated, but it is up to you guys to spread the word about becoming a better writer. Now I'm not saying you should post a url to my story on their page, but kindly tell a fellow writer when/where they are struggling!)

BETTER STORIES=HAPPIER MRFC