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Decide which features you'll include.

Now, imagine you're sitting in a movie theater.  After the previews, but before the movie commences you notice names and credits flashing on the screen.  For instance, "Directed by Jane Doe", "Edited by Joe Schmo", and maybe "Dedicated to my high school teacher who saw raw talent in me", etc.  After sitting through all of these seemingly unimportant bits, the part that you actually paid to watch (the movie itself) begins.

Okay, so keep that idea in your mind.  A book, like a movie, includes extra features to highlight the people and events that contributed to or influenced the making of it.  Other features are customarily included to add structure.  I'll describe a book's major features here:

  •  Copyright page
  • Forward
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • References
  • Bibliography

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