Monday, October 1, 2007

Book review headings, numbering & labels - revisited

This is a quick reminder of specifications for book review headings, numbering & labels (from spring semester):
Here's the breakdown: ...
  • Book review 1-nn: ... [+ short title] - first semester book reviews from 01 to 99
  • Book review 2-nn: ... [+ short title] - second semester book reviews from 01 to 99
Further, please include short book titles at the end of book review subject headings, for example:
  • Book review 1-05: Vampire Killer
If you include short titles, visitors may recognize books that they've read, too, and want to read and comment on your reviews.
(The Writing Studio Blog, May 16, 2007)

Here's a fresh new example based on a not-so-precise heading that I've spotted in the sidebar:
  • Was:
  • Should be:
    • Book Review 2-01: The Wizard of Oz
Regarding typography, please note the colon (":") followed by a single space after the book review number, and use of italics for the title of the book.

For book review labels, please use the usual plural forms without quotation marks:
  1. "books" &
  2. "reviews".
You may add a genre label, for example, "fantasy," but not "quickposts." Since book reviews are a major part of your writing for this course, they must not only be original, but also longer than your average typing speed trial.
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