Talk:Mary Beaumont (author)

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I'm new to Wikipedia and this is my first article. Since I'm still getting the hang of Wikipedia's norms and culture, I would appreciate feedback on my contribution. Here are my main questions:


 * 1) Would the following statement be considered original research? "As a character who is caught between two cultures and ends up dying young, Maritana has much in common with the tragic mulatto archetype that appeared in nineteenth-century American fiction. However, an important difference between this archetype and Beaumont's story is that Maritana is not a mixed-race character." On one hand, this statement is largely factual (Maritana is torn between two cultures and does die young, and the same is true of the tragic mulatto archetype). On the other hand, since this statement isn't supported by any secondary sources, a little bit of my own interpretation might be creeping in. Any suggestions about deleting or revising this section?
 * 2) My main plan for improving this article is to continue adding or expanding the summaries of Mary Beaumont's published works. I'm also hoping to find some more contemporary reviews of Beaumont's work. Do you have any other recommendations for improvement?

Thanks for your feedback. Jlb6z (talk) 17:39, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Someone in the Teahouse helped me with question #1. Thanks! Jlb6z (talk) 19:09, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

OK, this article was declined, but now I am resubmitting it.

When I initially submitted this article, I was under the impression that two reviews were enough to establish an author's notability. Evidently not! I've added five more reviews for a total of seven. Is that enough to establish notability?

I've also fleshed out the article a bit more by adding a book summary for Two New Women.

Thanks for any feedback. --Jlb6z (talk) 16:55, 13 June 2014 (UTC)