User talk:Wldbaker

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Hi! I didn't know exactly where to leave notes, so I figured that your page would be the easiest location given the size of the class.


 * My first note is that this doesn't follow the general layout and format of how book articles are written on Wikipedia. This brochure goes over the layout of a book article on Wikipedia, which should be helpful.


 * Most book articles generally do not have an about the author section, as the article should really only be about the book. The reason for this is that in most cases the author's information is not seen as pertinent to the book and would be too much detail. It can also sometimes be seen as promotional depending on how the content is written, although in most cases the issue is too much detail. A better option would be to create a development/background section that covers the creation and publication of the book. Now I will say that there are situations where an author's background directly ties into a book, such as in the case of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird, where her upbringing greatly influenced the novel and its development. If this is the case here then it needs to be made a bit more clear (make sure that this is all cited with reliable sources that explicitly state this, though), otherwise this is really all that needs to be in the background/development section:
 * Barnes developed this book project when she met multiple Black middle-class moms at a story-time session in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the middle of the day and she wondered why so many of these moms were able to care for their young ones during the workday.
 * Other than that, the content about it being her first book can be mentioned in the lead, although if there's coverage that discusses the processes she went through in putting out her first book (ie, any difficulties she faced writing or publishing it) then that can be mentioned. The awards should be in a section (on its own) or in a subsection (under reception).


 * The chapter summaries need to be shortened and combined into a general overview about the book - chapter summaries are seen as too overly detailed as far as Wikipedia goes. It should be more like this. It's very important to make sure that this is written as neutrally as possible in order to avoid it coming across like an interpretation of the work in question.


 * There shouldn't be a key terms section - this is something that would be seen as original research and also come across as a research guide. Now that said, we can have a "see also" section if the terms have Wikipedia articles. Otherwise if the terms are very important they should be discussed in the synopsis.


 * The sources in the reception section are good. It needs to be worked into more of a prose format so that it flows a little easier, but that's something that can be worked on last. One note though - you don't need to list where the reviewers work. Their names and where the review is posted is generally enough, although their career can be mentioned, along the lines of how you have "cultural anthropologist Anthony Kwame Harrison". The reason for this is that this content is seen as incidental to the review and isn't necessary since their qualifications and reliability is established via the journal/publications.

I hope that this all helps! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:37, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Raising the Race (December 31)
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 DGG ( talk ) 07:28, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Raising the Race (January 17)
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 CatcherStorm    talk   10:26, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Raising the Race has been accepted
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Thanks again, and happy editing! Atlantic306 (talk) 01:56, 27 March 2020 (UTC)