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timmy
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There is a growing trend for editors to add notes to stories. What is your opinion:
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Macky
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When I read stories, I am always conscious of the author. The author is like another character in the story for me. So if an author can't keep himself out of the story, it is his right as an author to put himself it it. And I like to catch glimpses of the author peeking around from behind his story.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
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timmy
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The author, yes. But the editor?
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Macky
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No. The editor would be out of place making notes in a story that is not his own. It strikes me that I am not a careful reader. I took the "editor putting notes at the end of the story" to mean he extracted the authors notes from the story and collected them all at the end. Communication is a dicey project, isn't it? Well at least it is with me.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
Ps 133:1 NASB
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JimB
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I have found two types of such comments/notes: 1) those added at the end with comments similar to what a reader might say in an email to the author; 2) those within the text that are more like jokes or ribbing by the editor towards the author.
I have no problem with either and find it well within the rights of both the author and editor, it is their collaborative work after all. What I would object to is some type of rule at a site saying that stories with such comments/notes would be rejected. We don't need more rules.
JimB
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ray2x
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I have no problem with notes. Rather used to seeing notes after a long tradition of reading academic writings and writing a few myself.
Raymundo
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Notes are fine but would prefer them as footnotes at the end of the story or section of it so that they do not interfer with the ongoing narrative.
david cyprium
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Welcome David,
I look forward to reading more posts from you. I agree notes should usually be at the end of the chapter or section but I'd add maybe 'page' too. Sometimes it is more upsetting to have special knowledge withheld that notes contain than it would be to have them at the end of the page.
At least I think so.
Love,
Anthony
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Hello Anthony,
Thank you for the welcome. Upon thinking things over would agree with you. Had initially thought about it, but on the web just where does a page end? In any event, thank you for the response.
Love to All from All
David
david cyprium
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Yes, Anthony. They used to be called footnotes.  )
J F R
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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