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Q&A Can an essay have a preface?

An essay is an essay is an essay. What I mean by that is, so long as you do not have specified requirements given to you by a professor or a publisher, your essay can reflect anything and everythin...

posted 8y ago by M Lizz‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:06:20Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar M Lizz‭ · 2019-12-08T05:06:20Z (over 4 years ago)
An essay is an essay is an essay. What I mean by that is, so long as you do not have specified requirements given to you by a professor or a publisher, your essay can reflect anything and everything you want to have included.

If you do choose to put it into circulation- which I will almost always encourage people to try- depending on how you release it, you may have to bend to make certain specifications. However, while some publishers do have these requirements, you can most always find many who only want the work to be the best that it can be. And if your foreword improves the quality of the piece, then you're golden. If you still worry, consider finding a publisher and asking about their requirements for such a piece.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-03-02T20:30:19Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 1