Name of Journal-Like Setting Description Lines Under Chapter Section Headings
+0
−0
Some fiction titles put a small block of text listing relevant setting details like the scene's time, date, and location between chapters' section headings and bodies. Heres an example:
Chapter or Section Heading
Time
Date
LocationBody Text…
Does this block of text have a name, and, if so, what is it? I haven't yet been successful in finding any reference material giving it one so far.
This post was sourced from https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/21424. It is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
1 answer
+1
−0
I'd probably call it a dateline if it's describing time/date/location. If it's a subheader or describing anything about the content, it's a dek (that's the correct spelling, from journalism, without the C).
0 comment threads
0 comment threads