We now interrupt your usually scheduled programme...

[knifeedgefic]

Due to Real Life, today's chapter of DUST isn't ready to post yet. We're working on that. It may go up late tonight, or possibly tomorrow.

In the meantime, much, much love to my betas for all their incredible work and dedication--in sickness and in health, you guys rock.

While I'm thinking about it:

My original story summary for DUST was meant to keep

Comments

[penny_lane_42]

I think there’s an art to something like this, like writing a good film review or creating a good trailer. You want people to know what the story is about, but you don’t want to give away the joy of discovery, so you have to balance between not telling enough or telling too much. I think you might get some more readers interested if you told a bit more? With a one-shot, you can write something vague or lyrical or something, but when you’re asking people to go on a long journey with you, it may take a little bit more to get them to commit, you know? So I’d say perhaps using Elena’s summary or writing a more revealing one of your own might reel in some more readers that you might not have gotten otherwise.

...says the girl who doesn’t write long fics. Ha! Maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about at all!

[rebcake]

Both your summary and Elena's would make me salivate to read the story. S4! Spike! Buffy! Something's rotten! Your byline! I don't need to know anything else, really. I don't know that there's any harm letting people know that there's an enchantment going on, since they'll be able to figure that out during the first chapter anyhow, but your summary sets up a fun, combative tone right from the start.

I noticed that coalitiongirl swiped MW's summary for Embers the first chance she got, so you're not alone in your admiration!

[slaymesoftly]

MW is great at summaries. I'm never ashamed to steal borrow from her. *g* I think it would be fine by now. Even those who are not reading it probably know something about the premise by now. And it's not like you have to be very far into the story for it to be revealed. It's right out there in the first chapter or two, so I don't think a summary that gives some info about the situation will spoil anyone for the story.

[ladypeyton]

I like yours better. It's mysterious but interesting at the same time.

[relurker]

Moscow Watcher is the Queen of summaries and this is a fact, but in this case I really love your teaser...because that's what it is, a mouth-watering little gutsy teaser.
In a perfect world, you and MW should be working together to make a "proper" summary! : )