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Conversely, try to keep the article as in-universe as you can. Don't add meta information - like where Brandon came up with the idea, or what the character looked like in an earlier version of the story. ''This'' should go into Trivia. If you feel like there are enough trivia about how a character came to be to form a cohesive narrative, make a Development section near the bottom of the page.
Similarly, don't use the names of the books or book parts in the summary - again, keep it in-universe.
=== Don't sweat it ===
Your History section doesn't have to be the world's most informative, most detailed or most elegant. A cursory history is better than no history, and a less-detailed history beats over-detailed one. Don't worry about your grammar, or style, either. Again - a bad history beats no history. And if something doesn't feel right to you and you can't put a finger on it, leave it be for a while. This is a wiki; if someone has an issue with what you wrote, they can fix it themselves, and perhaps a fresh pair of eyes could figure out the problem you can't track down.
If you feel like you're not quite sure what a good history should look like, check out some of those pages:
* [[Lift]]
* [[Szeth]]
=== Minor style guide ===
Yes, your writing style isn't super important; nonetheless, there are a few things worth keeping in mind.
* Use past tense. We're trying to make this the standard for all histories, so we'd appreciate it.
* Use citations. The one you'll need the most is likely {{t|book ref|book|chapter number}}; replace <code>book</code> with the appropriate shorthand from [[Template:B|this page]].
* If the section gets long, try to divide it into subsections. If you're not sure how, check other Histories to get some ideas.
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