Sims talk: funny sims dream and possible story recap

[strangetomato]

Last night I had a dream about cheating on my SO with some guy I recently found attractive. While we were trying to work out the logistics of it all (damn "woohoo" dreams never really work out for me that way), my SO walked in and caught us in the act. Then, to determine how serious the situation was, I checked his relationship panel.

*blinks*

Umm, what? That can't be a good sign...

In other news, I'm thinking of doing up a story recap, since it was recently suggested by Petchy as something that might help potential newcomers to the story, as it grows ever more complicated and unwieldy by the update, to the point where even I occasionally need to be reminded of my own plot points (no, really...). The problem is, I'm feeling way too lazy to do it. There's just so much of it to summarize at this point, and it feels like a chore (and honestly, part of me feels like they should just read the back chapters if they want in on the story, but I know how daunting it must be, and I want to be welcoming instead of being a dick about it).

Also, how should the summary even be organized? Should I do it by character? By plot arc? By household? I have no idea. I'm okay with some of the plot points being mostly forgotten and dropped, since I now see them as questionable missteps, and maybe rehashing it all will just draw attention to all the plot holes? Should I just go ahead and draw attention to them so we can all laugh at them? Again, I have no idea what to do.

Any suggestions? Do you think I should do this? I already have a bit of a chapter-by-chapter summary in the story directory, but that doesn't cover all the little details. Do people really need to know these details? Is there anything you, personally, are confused about? Lay it on me, dear readers and friends.

Comments

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

I agree with Madame. A re-cap of a major plotline that you're getting ready to develop and haven't touched on in a while might be helpful... but I don't think you need to do a complete Clift's Notes version of the whole story. That just sounds like way too much work.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I actually prefer the idea of doing it all one-shot instead of every time I post a chapter. I'm working on a way to condense it without going all Cole's Notes on it (that's a Canadian brand, btw).

I'm liking timeline idea that someone suggested. I'm going to try that out.