When I'm in reader mode, I kinda don't like the footnoting approach. References are a game. If I get them, great! My appreciation of the writing is enhanced. If I don't get them, no problem; the writing can still stand on its own. (Or it should.) If the writer feels he must credit every single little Shakespearean tag, I'd prefer all that at the end. No interruptions to the story itself.[1]
Extensive borrowings need to be noted in front matter, like for episode re-tellings. But the odd reference? Nope. And I kinda don't want to know about the historical research, either. Just give me the damn story! Oh, I am a cranky reader this morning.
[1] Terry Pratchett footnoting is another art form altogether.
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Date: 2006-08-05 05:54 pm (UTC)Extensive borrowings need to be noted in front matter, like for episode re-tellings. But the odd reference? Nope. And I kinda don't want to know about the historical research, either. Just give me the damn story! Oh, I am a cranky reader this morning.
[1] Terry Pratchett footnoting is another art form altogether.