Recaps in chaptered works

[ShelbyDawn57]

Now I know enough Brit-speak to get that…

I've seen Kingsman, twice.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The point of that was a gentle reminder that Ella was bound to a bench by wrist and ankle cuffs. I just thought it was maybe not enough…

You've implied a restraint already - "Or just shake out your arms and legs?"

As I say, a reminder won't be be necessary once the whole story is published, because future readers won't be waiting. Besides, readers are clever, they'll work it out.

 

[Cagivagurl]

That’s what I meant by a recap in the main story… as opposed to “when we last saw our heroine, she was tried to the railroad tracks…”

Rather than a recap....
What about building it into the story itself...
A flash back.... A blurry memory...
Just a suggestion

Cagivagurl

 

[EmilyMiller]

Rather than a recap....
What about building it into the story itself...
A flash back.... A blurry memory...
Just a suggestion

Cagivagurl

Yeah - that’s what I was thinking. But I might just leave it now on reflection.

Em

 

[Paul_Chance]

I don't really think you need to, but if you do decide to do it in future chapters, just a sentence or two, at most a paragraph, to let the new reader know how the characters are positioned is fine.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I don't really think you need to, but if you do decide to do it in future chapters, just a sentence or two, at most a paragraph, to let the new reader know how the characters are positioned is fine.

I added two words to a sentence and left it at that. Publishing in a few hours.

Emily