Writing Effective Episode Recaps

How to Write Episode Recaps Readers Will Love!

Have you been thinking about writing episode recaps for money? Or, are you currently writing episode recaps? If so, keep reading, because I will tell you how you can write episode recaps that will keep your readers coming back for more!

Currently, I write daily episode recaps for Soaps.com. Before Soaps.com, I wrote episode recaps on reality TV shows. So, overall I have written over 50 episode recaps. When I first began writing episode recaps, I thought it would be easy, but I learned it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. As time went on, though, I learned how to write episode recaps that would keep my readers' attention.

First, your episode recaps must be descriptive. You don't have to write everything that goes on in the show word-for-word, but you should give as many details as possible. Furthermore, when characters show emotion, write their emotions so the readers will get a sense of what's going on. Many readers have to work and can't always watch their favorite shows, and that's where episode recaps come in. If your episode recaps of their favorite shows are good enough, they'll come back for more! While reading your episode recap, they'll want to feel as if they're watching the show. Therefore, in order to give them that feeling, you should write descriptive episode recaps and describe emotions. Here's an example of an episode recap without emotion and one with emotion:

Without: Jane hangs up the phone. Apparently, what John had to say wasn't what she wanted to hear, because she doesn't look happy.

With: Jane screams at John over the phone about his encounter with Lisa. When she doesn't get the answers she's seeking, she slams the phone onto the receiver! She glances at her and John's wedding photo on the table. With tears forming in her eyes, she plops down onto the couch, buries her face in her hands and cries hysterically.