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Q&A Author's notes: yay or nay?

I personally love it when an author takes the time to put an "author's note" into the book. it makes it feel so much more like they're writing it for you. if you are going to put a writer's note ...

posted 13y ago by Megan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:49:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/4114
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Megan‭ · 2019-12-08T01:49:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
I personally love it when an author takes the time to put an "author's note" into the book. it makes it feel so much more like they're writing it for you. if you are going to put a writer's note in the book, it should always be at the back. Why, you ask? Because if you put it in the front, you may ruin the ending for the reader. (Always beware of spoilers in the synopsis as well.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-10-03T21:57:26Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 3