Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate

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To make use of this template, please proceed as follows:

1. cut and paste the entire contents of the box below to your new article page
2. work your way through the article replacing fields between pairs of ~~ (tildes) with new information appropriate to the novel being discussed (erasing the tildes in the process)
3. If a section is not relevant to your subject or you do not have information to include on the topic either cut it out or comment it out for future editors to work on, and finally
4. Mark the article as part of the Novels WikiProject, as follows
   • Save your new article (of course there may be many previews before this)
   • After it has been saved, look at the bottom of the article, and you will see something like this:

{{NovelsWikiProject}}

This is caused by the final two lines of the template, which are really a separate template for the article's Talk page (which has not yet been created).

Here is a more detailed description of doing what these lines request:

• Using the mouse, select and cut these two lines from the text of the article. This can either be done during the final preview before the article is created, or by editing the article later.
• click on the Discussion tab of your new article to create its Talk page.
• paste the text cut earlier into the textbox window for the new Talk article.
• delete The {{divbox|red|TalkPage line, i.e. the text beginning with {{divbox|red| and ending with }}>. At this point the only surviving text in the edit window should be

{{NovelsWikiProject}}

• preview that Talk page, edit if necessary, and save.

Congratulations: at this point your article and its Talk page (with its NovelsWikiProject line) have been created. A final note about the process may be helpful:

• The final line of the main part of the template reads

[[Category:~genre~ novels]] or [[Category:Novels]]

• This line means either insert a Category line for a particular genre of Novels or (failing to find a suitable category) into the general Novels Category but not both. In point of fact, it's not completely essential to limit yourself to one or the other (although the Novels category is already far too large), but whatever you do please note that the word "or" in that line should disappear since it is a message to the article maker (you) and not part of the final text. If it remains, then it will show up as a rather mysterious word in the final text portion of your article (since Category lines are directives which are moved from the main text).

Now that possibly far more than enough hints have been given here is the actual template text!.

Thanks.

Pattern template

<!--Novel article template : part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels-->

<!--Replace text within ~ squiggles (tilde) like these ~ with the specific information 
about the novel. Please try to insert as much information as you can and then remove 
sections that are not relevant.-->

{{Infobox Book  | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name           = ~title of novel~
| title_orig     = ~original title if not in English~
| translator     = ~translator(s) if original not in English~
| image          = ~file reference to the image ideally named after 
the title of novel~ (n.b. first edition cover if available - and permitted)
| image_caption  = ~caption about the edition of the cover~
| author         = ~author of novel~
| illustrator    = ~illustrator consistent throughout novel~~
| cover_artist   = ~cover artist name for novel~ 
| country        = ~country of original publication~
| language       = ~language of original novel~
| series         = ~series if part of one~
| subject        = <!-- Subject is not relevant for fiction -->
| genre          = ~novel genre(s)~
| publisher      = ~publisher for novel (prefer 1st edition) ~ 
| release_date   = ~dd month yyyy (1st edition) ~ 
| english_release_date = ~dd month yyyy (1st English language edition) ~
| media_type     = Print ([[~binding~]])
| pages          = ~pagecount (~binding~ edition) (prefer 1st edition) ~
| isbn           = ~ISBN ~999999999~ (~hardcover~ edition) (prefer 1st edition) ~ 
| preceded_by    = ~prior book in series if relevant~
| followed_by    = ~subsequent book in series if relevant~
}}

<!-- please note that only "Name", Author", "Publisher" and 
"Release date" are mandatory, "Genre" although technically 
optional is really strongly recommended. Each of the other field 
can be input as blanks and input can be marked with wiki links 
(e.g. [[Author name]]). Also any edition specific information should 
prefer the first edition information if available. This can make use 
of Hardback and Paperback 1st editions.
-->


'''''~title of novel~''''' is a ~novel genre(s)~ by ~author of novel~.
<!-- Expand the lead paragraph above to summarize the article (but NOT 
the plot, which belongs in the plot introduction section below). Briefly 
describe distinctive characteristics of the novel, major themes, awards, 
and notable adaptations. Do not make any statement that is not expanded 
later in another section of the article. See [[Wikipedia:Lead section]]
(WP:LEAD) for guidelines.
-->

==Plot introduction==
~Plot introduction~
<!--This should give some idea of the type of novel this article 
is about, the setting, the period and its place in literature. 
Consider not giving information that would be thought of as ''spoilers'' unless that is necessary per [[WP:NPOV]] and [[WP:LEAD]].-->

===Explanation of the novel's title===
~Explain the novel's title if it's not immediately obvious 
(e.g., ''[[Things Fall Apart]]'')~

==Plot summary==
~Plot outline description~

==Characters in "~title of novel~"==
~Describe and possibly link to characters of novel.~

==Major themes==
~thematic description~

==Allusions/references to other works==
~description how this novel mentions other works or their characters~

==Literary significance & criticism==
~description based on the work of literature critics and commentators over 
the years, give citations~

==Allusions/references from other works==
~description of works that mention this novel or its characters, if applicable~

==Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science==
~description how this novel mentions other incidents and subject matter outside 
the world of literature and criticism~

==Awards and nominations==
~references to and details of awards and nominations, if applicable~

==Film, TV or theatrical adaptations==
~references to film or major TV adaptations, if applicable~

==Release details==
~*year, country, publisher ISBN 1234567890, Pub date DD Month Year, binding~
<!--major publication history to be included here, not everything if too extensive-->
<!--example-->
<!--*1999, USA, C.S. Black & sons ISBN 8768768760, Pub date 1 April 1999, Hardback -->

==Sources, references, external links, quotations==
~references to sources etc~
~include quotes or links to [http://www.wikiquote.org/ Wikiquote] here~
<!--Link to, but don't include, reviews of the novel and other sources-->
<!--Links to websites about novel-->

~Stub notice, if necessary~

[[Category:~year~ novels]]
[[Category:~country~ novels]]
[[Category:~genre~ novels]] or [[Category:Novels]]

{{divbox|red|TalkPage Template Notice|Also please move the following 
template to the Talk page and remove this notice as well as the 
template boilerplate! - thank you}}
'''{{NovelsWikiProject}}'''