The summary isn't a true summary; it's a place where you submit an invitation to have people come and look at your content...

Well, exactly, and the hard part is coming up with something that does that, at least for me. Summaries are the first things people read of your fic, so its the first (or second, after the title) impression.

I have so-so luck, I'd suspect, unless I just hit on something genius out of left field *shrug* I'm hoping something snappy will come to me by the time I finish Fleeting, but if not, don't be surprised to see me open a "help me summarize this fic in 256 characters or less!" thread, LOL :P