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LoveRomance: /* The Template */

2012-07-23T06:47:38Z

The Template

LoveRomance: /* The Template */

2012-07-23T06:46:47Z

The Template

Greenstrawberry1982: Undo revision 106329 by Marc Jarrod (Talk) THIS IS SPAM

2011-02-06T04:32:58Z

Undo revision 106329 by Marc Jarrod (Talk) THIS IS SPAM

Marc Jarrod: /* The Template */

2011-02-06T02:40:20Z

The Template

Sweety1746: /* The Template */including style in section "Fiction" and "Novellas"

2008-09-30T10:00:34Z

The Template: including style in section "Fiction" and "Novellas"

Kay T: default sort for categories

2007-10-10T20:54:26Z

default sort for categories

Kay T: /* New Author Entry on Authors page */

2007-09-13T01:34:09Z

New Author Entry on Authors page

Kay T: /* New Author Entry on Authors page */ fixes to add link and clarify syntax for author in author list

2007-09-13T01:30:07Z

New Author Entry on Authors page: fixes to add link and clarify syntax for author in author list

Kay T: /* New Author Entry on Authors page */ add link to Help:Authors With Same Name

2007-09-13T01:20:05Z

New Author Entry on Authors page: add link to Help:Authors With Same Name

Kay T: Author Template moved to Help:Author Template: moved to Help namespace

2007-09-05T21:47:11Z

Author Template moved to Help:Author Template: moved to Help namespace

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 == Novellas ==
-* "TITEL OF NOVELLA" in ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - YEAR PUBLISHED, ([[PUBLISHER]])
+* "[[TITLE OF NOVELLA]]" in ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - YEAR PUBLISHED, ([[PUBLISHER]])
 == Series/Related Titles ==

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 == On the Web ==
-* [http://www.authorswebsite.com AUTHOR NAME] - this is an author's main website
+* [http://www.authorswebsite.com AUTHOR NAME] - Author's Official Website <!--this is an author's main website-->
-* [http://www.otherwebsite.com OTHER SITE] -- such as a blog or special publisher pages
+* [http://www.otherwebsite.com OTHER SITE] - <!--such as a blog or special publisher pages-->
 == Books ==
 === Fiction ===
-* ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
+* ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - YEAR PUBLISHED, ([[PUBLISHER]])
 === Non-Fiction ===
 == Novellas ==
-* "TITEL OF NOVELLA" in ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
+* "TITEL OF NOVELLA" in ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - YEAR PUBLISHED, ([[PUBLISHER]])
 == Series/Related Titles ==

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 ==The Template==
- == On the Web ==
+<pre>
- [http://www.myspace/marcjarrod.com
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Last name, First name}}<!--fill in the last and first name of the author-->
 == Books ==
 === Fiction ===
- TITLE OF BOOK]]  Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
+* ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
-  Anthologies
+== Novellas ==
 * "TITEL OF NOVELLA" in ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
+== Series/Related Titles ==
 </pre>

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 ==The Template==
-<pre>
+ == On the Web ==
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Last name, First name}}<!--fill in the last and first name of the author-->
+ [http://www.myspace/marcjarrod.com
 == Books ==
 === Fiction ===
-* ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
+ TITLE OF BOOK]]  Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
-== Novellas ==
+  Anthologies
 * "TITEL OF NOVELLA" in ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
-== Series/Related Titles ==
 </pre>

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 == Books ==
 === Fiction ===
-* [[TITLE OF BOOK]] - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
+* ''[[TITLE OF BOOK]]'' - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
 === Non-Fiction ===
 == Novellas ==
 == Series/Related Titles ==
 This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

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−	[[category:Adding Content To The Romance Wiki]]	+	{{DEFAULTSORT: Author Template}}[[category:Help]] [[category:Adding Content To The Romance Wiki]]
	While the content for every author page will be as diverse as those authors themselves, we've created a basic template to help you get started. The easiest way to use these templates is to copy and paste them into your new page or to use the template page as instructed below-- then you can start adding information. Please modify this template as needed to include the information you want to include. There are no rules!		While the content for every author page will be as diverse as those authors themselves, we've created a basic template to help you get started. The easiest way to use these templates is to copy and paste them into your new page or to use the template page as instructed below-- then you can start adding information. Please modify this template as needed to include the information you want to include. There are no rules!

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 * Save the Author list page and your new author should show up in <font color="red">red</font> type. Click on your author's <font color="red">name</font> in the list which will take you to your newly created author page.
-*When you get there, the author's page should be entitled '''First Last'''. You may have inadvertently created an author page with '''Last, First''' if you did not use the pipe as above. Don't worry! You can move the page to the correct title. See below.
+*When you get there, the author's page should be entitled '''First Last'''. You may have inadvertently created an author page with '''Last, First''' if you did not use the pipe as above. Don't worry! You can move the page to the correct title. See [[Help:Moving, Deleting, Merging Pages|Moving Pages]].
 ==New Author Page==

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 ==New Author Entry on [[Authors]] page==
 * Go to the main [[Authors]] page, select the first letter of the author's last name.
 * Open that list by clicking the "edit" tab at the top of the page.
-* Insert your author's name into the list alphabetically by the first letter of the last name.
+* Insert your author's name into the list alphabetically by the first letter of the last name. The syntax for author names should be:
 <pre>[[First Last|Last, First]]</pre>
-::'''Note:''' The "pipe" (or "|") is used so that you create a link to a page (in this case "First Last") but it shows up in the list as "Last, First." Use this anytime you want the text on your page to be different from the actual name of the page you are linking to.
+:'''Note:''' The "pipe" (or "|") is used so that you create a link to a page (in this case "First Last") but it shows up in the list as "Last, First." Use this anytime you want the text on your page to be different from the actual name of the page you are linking to.
-* Save the Author list page and your new author should show up in <font color="red">red</font> type. Click on your author's name in the list (which is in <font color="red">red</font> type) which will take you to your newly created author page.
+* Save the Author list page and your new author should show up in <font color="red">red</font> type. Click on your author's <font color="red">name</font> in the list which will take you to your newly created author page.
-:'''Note:''' If there is more than one author with the same name, see [[Help:Authors With Same Name]].
+*When you get there, the author's page should be entitled '''First Last'''. You may have inadvertently created an author page with '''Last, First''' if you did not use the pipe as above. Don't worry! You can move the page to the correct title. See below.
 ==New Author Page==

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	* Save the Author list page and your new author should show up in <font color="red">red</font> type. Click on your author's name in the list (which is in <font color="red">red</font> type) which will take you to your newly created author page.		* Save the Author list page and your new author should show up in <font color="red">red</font> type. Click on your author's name in the list (which is in <font color="red">red</font> type) which will take you to your newly created author page.
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		+	:'''Note:''' If there is more than one author with the same name, see [[Help:Authors With Same Name]].

	==New Author Page==		==New Author Page==

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