User:WeiryWriter/Style-Guides/Book

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The following is the proposed style guide for books.

Use infobox {{book}}.

Intro should be at most a paragraph. Include highlights of the article. Mention if part of a series.

Plot Summary[edit]

Include link to the /summary (if applicable).

Brief summary of events, a few paragraphs at the most.

Characters[edit]

Include brief descriptions of the significant characters in the book. A few sentences at the most. Denote POV characters with an "*".

Setting[edit]

Brief summary of setting (alternate Earth or Shardworld? Where on?)

If applicable make a brief Magic System sub-section.

Easter Eggs (and cosmere connections)[edit]

A summary of all easter eggs contained in the work (such as cameos of real-life people). For cosmere works include interconnections to the cosmere, such as the identity of Hoid and other worldhoppers, Shards, Shardpools, etc.

Behind the Scenes[edit]

Include relevant information about Brandon's process writing the work, his inspirations, canibalizations and re-writes.

Include links to Annotations and any other supplementary material.

Publication History[edit]

A list of where right were sold in various countries, who to, etc.

Awards[edit]

A list of any and all awards a work has won.

Cover Art Gallery[edit]

A <gallery> of the cover art for various editions of the work.

Notes[edit]

<References />

{{stub}}/{{complete}}/{{partial}}/{{exemplary}} (for admin use)

{{books}}

series template

[[Category: *insert series*| Book #]]