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What belongs in the front matter?
by, Jill Swenson
January 3, 2014

Front Matter is one of the last sections of a book manuscript for an author to complete. But it’s the first thing a reader sees. Before page 1, there are several items that appear in the front pages of any book. Some pages are mandatory: title, copyright, and table of contents. Others are optional, upon the discretion of the author and publisher. Every page before… [Read More]

Filed Under: Acnowledgements Page, Author's Introduction, Copyright page, Dedication Page, Epigraph, Foreword, Prefac, Signatures, Table of Contents, Title Page
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