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--Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?

Titles! *pounds table* TITLES TITLES TITLES. I can usually do a summary that does a fic justice (though now and then I do fall back on the dreaded Rhetorical Question--maybe because I don't mind them in general, they're a romantic genre staple!) but titles just destroy me. Maybe it's because I don't think about summaries much when I've posted a piece, but I have to think about a story by its title forever, and when it's one I don't like it bugs me forever...

Date: 2022-04-30 07:03 am (UTC)
svgurl: (smallville: oliver crown)
From: [personal profile] svgurl
I totally agree. Sometimes, summaries can be tough, and I know I have struggled with them, but titles are consistently frustrating. You just keep having to figure out new ones! If I pick something that I just settled on just to post, it does color my perception of the fic and I'm always like "ugh, that stupid title."

Though since you brought up tags, I always wonder how to tag my fics on AO3. I don't want to go overboard but also make sure that I pick some eye catching ones too.

Date: 2022-05-01 01:27 pm (UTC)
bradygirl_12: (steve--diana (my goddess 1))
From: [personal profile] bradygirl_12
That's interesting, because titles come easier to me than summaries. Summaries are like the blurbs on a book jacket: how do you sell the story without giving too much away? So sometimes the summaries can trip me up. ☺️

Whoops, forgot tags! I tend to stick to conventional tags to help readers find what they want. Professional training! 😝 The AO3 tags can be annoying because they're virtually useless as search tools (the made-up ones). I only occasionally make mine up when I'm feeling bristly. 😝
Edited Date: 2022-05-01 01:31 pm (UTC)

Date: 2022-05-13 12:45 pm (UTC)
bradygirl_12: (steve--diana (my goddess 1))
From: [personal profile] bradygirl_12
I hope she is, too. She gave so much joy with her art. 🧚

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