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When in doubt, discuss first on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Novels" title="Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Novels">talk page</a>.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:NOVELS"></span><span id="WP:MOS-NOVELS"></span><span id="WP:NOVSTY"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:NOVELS&redirect=no">MOS:NOVELS</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MOS-NOVELS&redirect=no">WP:MOS-NOVELS</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOVSTY&redirect=no">WP:NOVSTY</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="noprint plainlinks" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.25em; float: right; clear: right; border: 1px solid maroon; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: lightsteelblue; font-size: 90%; width: 20em;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background: lightsteelblue; padding: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background: transparent;"> <tbody><tr> <td><big><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels">WikiProject Novels</a></b></big> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background: #FAFBF1;"> <tbody><tr style="background: silver;"> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: maroon; color: #71D7BA">The WikiProject </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels">Project page</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Members" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Members">Members</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Members" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Members">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Guestbook" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Guestbook">Guestbook</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Guestbook" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Guestbook">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Coordinators">Coordinators</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Coordinators">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators/Current-Recent_Elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Coordinators/Current-Recent Elections">Current or Recent Elections</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><div class="editlink noprint plainlinksneverexpand"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators/October_2008&action=edit&section=new">+</a> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators/Current-Recent_Elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Coordinators/Current-Recent Elections">talk</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/JobCentre" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/JobCentre">JobCentre</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/JobCentre" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/JobCentre">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Template:WikiProject_Novels_announcements" title="Template:WikiProject Novels announcements">Announcements (template)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:WikiProject_Novels_announcements" title="Template talk:WikiProject Novels announcements">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portal:Literature" title="Portal:Literature">Literature Portal</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Portal_talk:Literature" title="Portal talk:Literature">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: maroon; color: #71D7B1">Article information </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Popular_pages" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Popular pages">Popular Pages</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Popular_pages" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Popular pages">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Resources" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Resources">Resources</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Resources" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Resources">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Style_guidelines" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Style guidelines">Style guidelines</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Style_guidelines" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Style guidelines">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/ArticleTemplate" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate">Article (pattern template)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/ArticleTemplate" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/CharacterArticleTemplate" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/CharacterArticleTemplate">Char. Article (pattern template)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/CharacterArticleTemplate" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/CharacterArticleTemplate">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/InfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/InfoboxCode">Book infobox (pattern)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/InfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/InfoboxCode">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/ShortStoryInfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ShortStoryInfoboxCode">Short Story infobox (pattern)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/ShortStoryInfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/ShortStoryInfoboxCode">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/NovelSeriesInfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/NovelSeriesInfoboxCode">NovelSeries infobox (pattern)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/NovelSeriesInfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/NovelSeriesInfoboxCode">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/CharacterInfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/CharacterInfoboxCode">Character infobox (pattern)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/CharacterInfoboxCode" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/CharacterInfoboxCode">talk</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background: #FAFBF1;"> <tbody><tr style="background: maroon;"> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: left; border-top: 1px solid black; color:#DADAF2;">Current discussions </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="editlink noprint plainlinksneverexpand"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/GeneralForum" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/GeneralForum">General discussion forum</a> (<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/GeneralForum&action=edit&section=new">+</a>)</div> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/GeneralForum" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/GeneralForum">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Novel_categorization" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Novel categorization">Novel categorization</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Novel_categorization" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Novel categorization">talk</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background: #FAFBF1;"> <tbody><tr style="background: maroon;"> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: left; border-top: 1px solid black; color:#DADAF2;">Work in progress </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Worklist" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Worklist">Main work list</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Worklist" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Worklist">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Maintenance" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Maintenance">Maintenance lists</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Maintenance" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Maintenance">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Disputed_novel_articles" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Disputed novel articles">Disputed novel articles</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Disputed_novel_articles" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Disputed novel articles">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Disputed_book_cover_images" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Disputed book cover images">Disputed book cover images</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Disputed_book_cover_images" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Disputed book cover images">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/ArticlesNeeded" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticlesNeeded">Articles needed</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/ArticlesNeeded" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/ArticlesNeeded">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/InfoboxNeeded" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/InfoboxNeeded">Infobox needed</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/InfoboxNeeded" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/InfoboxNeeded">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/InfoboxIncomplete" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/InfoboxIncomplete">Infobox Incomplete</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/InfoboxIncomplete" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/InfoboxIncomplete">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/NewArticles" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/NewArticles">New articles</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/NewArticles" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/NewArticles">talk</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background: #FAFBF1;"> <tbody><tr style="background: maroon;"> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: left; border-top: 1px solid black; color:#DADAF2;">Departments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Assessment" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Assessment">Assessment</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Assessment" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Assessment">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>→ <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Assessment/Top-important" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Assessment/Top-important">Assessment Top priority</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Assessment/Top-important" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Assessment/Top-important">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Collaboration" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Collaboration">Collaboration</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Collaboration" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Collaboration">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Outreach" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Outreach">Outreach</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Outreach" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Outreach">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Peer_review" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Peer review">Peer review</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Peer_review" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Peer review">talk</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background: #FAFBF1;"> <tbody><tr style="background: maroon;"> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: left; border-top: 1px solid black; color:#DADAF2;">Task forces </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/19th_century_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/19th century task force">19th century task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/19th_century_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/19th century task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/39_Clues_Task_Force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/39 Clues Task Force">39 Clues task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/39_Clues_Task_Force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/39 Clues Task Force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Australian_task_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Australian task force">Australian task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Australian_task_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Australian task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Children%27s_literature/CHERUB_and_Henderson%27s_Boys_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature/CHERUB and Henderson's Boys task force">CHERUB and Henderson's Boys task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Children%27s_literature/CHERUB_and_Henderson%27s_Boys_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Children's literature/CHERUB and Henderson's Boys task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Chronicles_of_Narnia_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Chronicles of Narnia task force">Chronicles of Narnia task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Chronicles_of_Narnia_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Chronicles of Narnia task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Crime_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Crime task force">Crime task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Crime_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Crime task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Fantasy_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Fantasy task force">Fantasy task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Fantasy_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Fantasy task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Harry_Potter_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Harry Potter task force">Harry Potter task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Harry_Potter_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Harry Potter task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/His_Dark_Materials_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/His Dark Materials task force">His Dark Materials task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/His_Dark_Materials_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/His Dark Materials task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Lemony_Snicket_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Lemony Snicket task force">Lemony Snicket task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Lemony_Snicket_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Lemony Snicket task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Military_fiction_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Military fiction task force">Military fiction task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Military_fiction_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Military fiction task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Napoleonic_era_task_force/Napoleonic_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Napoleonic era task force/Napoleonic fiction">Napoleonic fiction work group</a> (military)</dd></dl> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history/Napoleonic_era_task_force/Napoleonic_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/Napoleonic era task force/Napoleonic fiction">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Rick_Riordan_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Rick Riordan Task Force">Rick Riordan task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Rick_Riordan_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Rick Riordan Task Force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Science_fiction_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Science fiction task force">Science fiction task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Science_fiction_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Science fiction task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Shannara_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Shannara task force">Shannara task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Shannara_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Shannara task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Short_story_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Short story task force">Short story task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Short_story_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Short story task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Sword_of_Truth_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Sword of Truth task force">Sword of Truth task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Sword_of_Truth_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Sword of Truth task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Twilight_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Twilight task force">Twilight task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Twilight_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Twilight task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Roald_Dahl_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Roald Dahl task force">Roald Dahl task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Roald_Dahl_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Roald Dahl task force">talk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_task_force" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Diary of a Wimpy Kid task force">Diary of a Wimpy Kid task force</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_task_force" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels/Diary of a Wimpy Kid task force">talk</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> 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understandable">Understandability</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Contents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Styletips" title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Tips</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Style" title="Template:Style"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Style" title="Template talk:Style"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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These guidelines supplement the broader guidelines for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WAF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WAF">coverage of fiction</a>, which should also be followed. For brevity, this page focuses mainly on novels, but the principles apply equally to novellas and short stories. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Naming_conventions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Naming_conventions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Naming_conventions"></span>Naming conventions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Naming_conventions"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Naming conventions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(books)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (books)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (books)</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For translated titles, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Translations" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles § Translations</a>.</div> <ul><li>If a novel title is also the name of an article that is not about a novel, the novel article should be named <i>Novel Title (novel)</i>. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">Disambiguation links</a> should appear at the top of both pages.</li> <li>If two different novels by different authors have the same title, each article should be named <i>Novel Title (AUTHORNAME novel)</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Finding_sources" data-mw-thread-id="h-Finding_sources"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Finding_sources"></span>Finding sources<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Finding_sources"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Finding sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Wikipedia article <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GNG">should only exist</a> if the subject has significant coverage in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable secondary sources with a reputation for editorial control</a>. An article on a novel should never consist solely of a plot summary; there should be sourced external commentary on real-world topics such as themes, style, and reception. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_to_start" data-mw-thread-id="h-Places_to_start-Finding_sources"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Places_to_start-Finding_sources"></span>Places to start<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Places_to_start-Finding_sources"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Places to start"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Google_Scholar" title="Google Scholar">Google Scholar</a> may turn up many good sources if you simply search for a novel title and author. However, some of these resources may not be fully accessible. If you have made at least 500 edits on Wikipedia via a registered account that is at least six months old, you can access the following databases through <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TWL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TWL">The Wikipedia Library</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:JSTOR" title="Wikipedia:JSTOR">WP:JSTOR</a> (full-text articles on literature and history)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_MUSE" title="Wikipedia:Project MUSE">WP:Project MUSE</a> (full-text articles on literature and history)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EBSCO" title="Wikipedia:EBSCO">WP:EBSCO</a> (assortment of academic and periodical literature)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gale" title="Wikipedia:Gale">WP:Gale</a> (assortment of academic and periodical literature)</li></ul> <p>Many libraries also provide access to the above databases. The following resources may also be available through your local library: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLA_Bibliography" class="mw-redirect" title="MLA Bibliography">MLA Bibliography</a> (cites publications on literature and languages)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Cambridge_Companions_to_Literature_and_Classics" title="List of Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics">Cambridge Companions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norton_Critical_Editions" class="mw-redirect" title="Norton Critical Editions">Norton Critical Editions</a>. Both series have a number of volumes, and provide extensive introductions to the authors and works within their fields.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ProQuest" title="ProQuest">ProQuest</a>'s Literature Online</li></ul> <p>If your local library doesn't have these works available, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Find_your_source" title="Wikipedia:Find your source">Wikipedia:Find your source</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Less_reviewed_or_studied_works" data-mw-thread-id="h-Less_reviewed_or_studied_works-Finding_sources"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Less_reviewed_or_studied_works-Finding_sources"></span>Less reviewed or studied works<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Less_reviewed_or_studied_works-Finding_sources"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Less reviewed or studied works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If little else turns up, you could look for book reviews written by respectable publications, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Kirkus_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirkus Review">Kirkus Review</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Publishers_Weekly" title="Publishers Weekly">Publishers Weekly</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Library_Journal" title="Library Journal">Library Journal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. Some newspapers have their reviews behind a paywall, so you might want to use a public library. For some genres, you can find more specialized reviews, for example in mystery writer or science fiction magazines. Be aware that a book publisher or author may have paid for a review. When using reviews, don't merely emphasize praise, but look for more complex reflections. </p><p>Comments by other prominent writers, particularly in the same genre, might also be worth noting. These opinions also have to be used carefully because these other authors may have connections to the writer, or may be competitors. </p><p>Finally, if fewer than three substantial sources cover the novel in some detail, the novel may not merit an article on Wikipedia. There may be an article about the author, in which case the novel could be mentioned briefly there, but even an author is not always notable enough for a Wikipedia article. In some cases, a book series may warrant an article even if some of the individual books do not. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Article_body" data-mw-thread-id="h-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Article_body"></span>Article body<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Article_body"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Article body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are the standard components of Wikipedia novel articles. Note that the article body does not include the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LEAD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LEAD">lead section</a>, which you generally should not edit right away, as it should not contain any substantial details that are not in the article body. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plot" data-mw-thread-id="h-Plot-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Plot-Article_body"></span>Plot<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Plot-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NOVELPLOT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOVELPLOT&redirect=no">WP:NOVELPLOT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>An article about a novel should include a concise plot summary which highlights the most important events and developments without attempting to follow every twist and turn of the story. A plot summary should be written in the <a href="/wiki/Narrative_present" class="mw-redirect" title="Narrative present">narrative present</a> tense. A summary for a full-length novel should be between 400 and 700 words. When a plot summary exceeds 700 words, look for things that can be trimmed without losing anything important. Very occasionally, there may be exceptional reasons that warrant a longer summary. If you believe you are working on such a case, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">be prepared to explain why</a> on the talk page. </p><p>Before writing or expanding a plot summary, you will need a good knowledge of the novel itself, preferably from a recent reading or at least from a good source which discusses the novel in some detail. Because adaptations often make significant changes, a film or TV version must not be used as the basis for anything in the plot summary for a novel. </p><p>A novel is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary" title="Wikipedia:No original research">primary source</a> for its own plot summary, provided the novel is publicly available. There is usually no need to explicitly cite the novel as a reference, but the summary must accurately reflect the plot of the novel. Publication details should be included elsewhere in the article, perhaps in an infobox. In general a plot summary should not stray into interpretation or commentary, but anything that is not purely descriptive requires a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Secondary" title="Wikipedia:No original research">secondary source</a>. Direct quotes from the novel are not usually part of a summary, but if used they should be <a href="/wiki/MOS:PLOTSOURCE" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:PLOTSOURCE">cited</a> using inline citations. </p><p>Plot summaries will naturally contain <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Spoiler" title="Wikipedia:Spoiler">spoilers</a>. This is permitted, and no spoiler warning should be given, as everything in Wikipedia is already covered by a general <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_disclaimers" title="Wikipedia:No disclaimers">disclaimer</a>. In fact, explaining the ending is an important encyclopedic task, which distinguishes a summary from a promotional <a href="/wiki/Blurb" title="Blurb">blurb</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Principal_characters" data-mw-thread-id="h-Principal_characters-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Principal_characters-Article_body"></span>Principal characters<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Principal_characters-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Principal characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:CHARACTERS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:CHARACTERS&redirect=no">MOS:CHARACTERS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>In most cases, no specific section on characters is needed. However, if a finely crafted plot summary cannot capture this aspect of a story, a Characters section may be warranted. Sometimes this will be a bullet-point list of the principal characters, with a sentence or two about each. In other cases, this may take the form of regular prose. Either way, do not include every peripheral character, or every detail about a major character; this is not an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE">indiscriminate collection of information</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_themes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Major_themes-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Major_themes-Article_body"></span>Major themes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Major_themes-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Major themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Themes are often the most interesting aspect of a story. However, an exploration of themes should not be based on your own <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OR">original thought</a>. Rather, it should reflect the assessment of literary scholars and historians. <i><b>If you cannot find a source for commentary on themes, do not add such commentary.</b></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Style" data-mw-thread-id="h-Style-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Style-Article_body"></span>Style<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Style-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This section should lay out the writing styles employed by the author. For example, if the novel is an <a href="/wiki/Epistolary_novel" title="Epistolary novel">epistolary novel</a>, there should be an explanation of that style and how it works specifically in this particular novel. Also, any notable features of the writer's style should be spelled out. <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Woolf" title="Virginia Woolf">Virginia Woolf</a>'s unique narrative voice, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pynchon" title="Thomas Pynchon">Thomas Pynchon</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Postmodern" class="mw-redirect" title="Postmodern">postmodernist</a> tendencies, and <a href="/wiki/Jane_Austen" title="Jane Austen">Jane Austen</a>'s use of free indirect discourse are examples of the kind of stylistic elements that have been extensively discussed by scholars and merit mention on any page about these authors' novels. Once again, this should be based on the best sources you can find. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background" data-mw-thread-id="h-Background-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Background-Article_body"></span>Background<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Background-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Include here a history of the novel's writing and development. For example, did the author use a 'real life' story to shape the plot? Did the author model a character on a 'real life' person? Did the author use another novel as a model? Is this novel in some sense a sequel to a previous work? None of these can be speculative. 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'Background' should not be confused with "Setting"; think in terms of the real world context and / or origins of the novel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publication_history" data-mw-thread-id="h-Publication_history-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Publication_history-Article_body"></span>Publication history<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Publication_history-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Details of the novel's first publication (and first publication in English, if different) should be included, but if there is no other significant information to relate, a separate Publication history section is not required. Such a section, if present, can report on significant other editions such as magazine serialisations (many of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens" title="Charles Dickens">Charles Dickens'</a> novels), changes by the author (<a href="/wiki/Maria_Edgeworth" title="Maria Edgeworth">Maria Edgeworth</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Belinda_(Edgeworth_novel)" title="Belinda (Edgeworth novel)"><i>Belinda</i></a>), changes due to later controversy (<a href="/wiki/Roald_Dahl" title="Roald Dahl">Roald Dahl</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory" title="Charlie and the Chocolate Factory">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</a></i>), or re-issues of commercial or reputational significance (<a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Brian" title="Patrick O'Brian">Patrick O'Brian</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander" title="Master and Commander">Master and Commander</a></i>). Lists of dates and publishers of unremarkable re-issues, translations and so on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE">should be avoided</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reception" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reception-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reception-Article_body"></span>Reception<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reception-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Reception section should analyze how the novel was received by professional reviewers or influential opinion-makers. 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Sales figures should be mentioned only if there is an independent reliable source for this information. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adaptations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Adaptations-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Adaptations-Article_body"></span>Adaptations<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Adaptations-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Adaptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If the novel has been adapted for film, television, theatre, or other dramatic media, an Adaptations section could note any such adaptation that is covered by at least one reliable source. If a particular adaptation has received significant coverage in multiple reliable sources, it may be sufficiently <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">notable</a> for its own individual article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Footnotes_and_references" data-mw-thread-id="h-Footnotes_and_references-Article_body"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Footnotes_and_references-Article_body"></span>Footnotes and references<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Footnotes_and_references-Article_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Footnotes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All Wikipedia article content must be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifiable</a>. 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Also provide the date on which you accessed the site, so that should the content disappear from that site or the link cease to function (a danger in using web sources), the information can be checked via the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive#Wayback_Machine" title="Internet Archive">Wayback Machine</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Lead_section" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lead_section"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lead_section"></span>Lead section<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lead_section"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Lead section"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LEAD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LEAD">lead section</a> should summarize the article as a whole, serving as a stand-alone version for those who don't bother to read past it. When developing an article, focus on the body; when that is substantially complete, try to align the lead with it. Leads tend to be between two and four paragraphs, depending on the size of the article body. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Infobox" data-mw-thread-id="h-Infobox"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Infobox"></span>Infobox<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Infobox"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Infobox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:125%; font-style:italic; padding-bottom:0.2em;">Diamonds Are Forever <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Diamonds+Are+Forever&rft.author=%5B%5BIan+Fleming%5D%5D&rft.date=26+March+1956+%28hardback%29&rft.pub=%5B%5BJonathan+Cape%5D%5D&rft.place=United+Kingdom&rft.pages=257&rft.series=%5B%5BJames+Bond%5D%5D"></span></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Fleming" title="Ian Fleming">Ian Fleming</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cover artist</th><td class="infobox-data">Pat Marriott</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Series</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Bond" title="James Bond">James Bond</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Spy_fiction" title="Spy fiction">Spy fiction</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Cape" title="Jonathan Cape">Jonathan Cape</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">26 March 1956 (hardback)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">257</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Moonraker_(novel)" title="Moonraker (novel)">Moonraker</a> </i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Followed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/From_Russia,_with_Love_(novel)" title="From Russia, with Love (novel)">From Russia, with Love</a> </i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>An infobox is normally included. <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_book" title="Template:Infobox book">Template:Infobox book</a> is the standard infobox for books, though <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_novella" title="Template:Infobox novella">Template:Infobox novella</a> or <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_short_story" title="Template:Infobox short story">Template:Infobox short story</a> may be preferable for a shorter work of fiction. <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_poem" title="Template:Infobox poem">Template:Infobox poem</a> is used for poems, including <a href="/wiki/Epic_poetry" title="Epic poetry">epic poems</a>. Not all fields in the template need to be filled, if the information is unavailable or the field is not applicable to the novel. The table to the right is the Infobox for the novel <i><a href="/wiki/Diamonds_Are_Forever_(novel)" title="Diamonds Are Forever (novel)">Diamonds Are Forever</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Images" data-mw-thread-id="h-Images-Infobox"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Images-Infobox"></span>Images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Images-Infobox"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If there are multiple editions of a book, there may be multiple covers. The image displayed at the top of the article should be the most significant cover historically for that book; often this is the first edition cover, but occasionally it is not, if a later edition is better known. Images that are still in copyright may be uploaded only as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content" title="Wikipedia:Non-free content">non-free content</a>, which means that you will need to give a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_use_rationale_guideline" title="Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline">rationale</a> for why the cover is being used. In the example displayed here, the image has been removed, as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fair_use#Policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Fair use">Wikipedia fair use policy</a> only allows fair use images in the article <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace" title="Wikipedia:Namespace">namespace</a>, or on the <a href="/wiki/Help:File_description_page" title="Help:File description page">file description page</a> itself. </p><p><b>Finding and uploading an image.</b> Covers can be found at various sites, including <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.amazon.com/">[1]</a>) and Amazon.co.uk (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/">[2]</a>). <a href="/wiki/Google_Images" title="Google Images">Google Images</a> might also yield covers. Novels published before the nineteenth century typically did not have visually standardized covers, but a reproduction of the title page can be a good alternative. These title pages can often be found in the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>. </p><p>Once you have found a suitable image: </p> <ul><li>Save it to your hard drive as a <a href="/wiki/JPEG" title="JPEG">JPEG</a> or <a href="/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portable Network Graphics">PNG</a> file. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Preparing_images_for_upload" title="Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload">preparing images for upload</a>.</li> <li>Upload it to the wiki at <a href="/wiki/Special:Upload" title="Special:Upload">Special:Upload</a>. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images" title="Wikipedia:Uploading images">uploading images</a>.</li> <li>On the <a href="/wiki/Help:File_description_page" title="Help:File description page">file description page</a>, add a short description of the image (e.g. "A book cover for <i>NovelTitle</i>."), and an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Image copyright tags">image copyright tag</a>: <ul><li>If the cover image is still under copyright, <span class="nowrap"><code>{{Non-free use rationale book cover}}</code></span> and <span class="nowrap"><code>{{Non-free book cover}}</code></span> should both be on the file description page.</li></ul></li> <li>On the <tt>image </tt> line of the infobox template, insert the image's filename. A short description can be included in the field <tt>image caption</tt>. The default image size is 220 pixels.</li></ul> <dl><dd>e.g. sample input – vary text used to suit image used</dd> <dd><tt>image = NovelTitle.jpg</tt></dd> <dd><tt>image_caption = First edition cover</tt></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Genre" data-mw-thread-id="h-Genre-Infobox"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Genre-Infobox"></span>Genre<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Genre-Infobox"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Genre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The genre field is optional, as some novels don't neatly fit into any particular category. A list of genres can be found on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels#Hierarchy_definition" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels">main project page</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publication_date" data-mw-thread-id="h-Publication_date-Infobox"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Publication_date-Infobox"></span>Publication date<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Publication_date-Infobox"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Publication date"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This should be the date the novel was first published in book form (not the date of any earlier serialization). If the novel was first written in a non-English language (and only then!), add the <b>english_pub_date</b> field for date of first English-language publication. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Series" data-mw-thread-id="h-Series-Infobox"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Series-Infobox"></span>Series<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Series-Infobox"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For standalone novels, the Series field should be left blank, as should the Preceded and Followed by fields. If the novel is part of a series, the series name can be noted, as can the books this novel falls in between. If the novel is the first or last installment of a series, one of those fields should be left blank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Trivia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Trivia"></span>Trivia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Trivia"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Trivia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Do not create a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TRIVIA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TRIVIA">Trivia or Miscellanea</a> section. If one already exists, it should be regarded as temporary, until editors sort out what can be integrated into other sections and what should be removed. A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE">collection of random facts</a> may create a sense of a "fan site" rather than an encyclopedia article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Lists" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lists"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lists"></span>Lists<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lists"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Lists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Once an article has been created for a novel, it can be entered into any applicable <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_books" title="Lists of books">lists</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Categories" data-mw-thread-id="h-Categories"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Categories"></span>Categories<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Categories"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Categories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Categories are placed at the bottom. At a minimum, categories for the year and country of origin should be included. Any genre category the novel clearly fits into should be included. It is best to keep the categories in alphabetical order for easier browsing. For example, you would add the following to the bottom of a page for an American comedy novel that came out in 2007: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:2007_novels" title="Category:2007 novels">Category:2007 novels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_novels" title="Category:American novels">Category:American novels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Comedy_novels" title="Category:Comedy novels">Category:Comedy novels</a></li></ul> <p>Prolific writers may have their own categories. For example: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Novels_by_Charles_Dickens" title="Category:Novels by Charles Dickens">Category:Novels by Charles Dickens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_stories_by_Isaac_Asimov" title="Category:Short stories by Isaac Asimov">Category:Short stories by Isaac Asimov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_story_collections_by_Philip_K._Dick" title="Category:Short story collections by Philip K. Dick">Category:Short story collections by Philip K. 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