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The article Lady at midnight (2010) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- Unclear whether this book is actually published. In any case, does not meet notability criteria for books or the general notability guideline.
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Hey, I just wanted to drop you a note and let you know that while I don't think you had any ill will or approached this with the intent to explicitly promote your book on Wikipedia, the article you wrote doesn't pass notability guidelines and could be considered promotion for the book. This just isn't the place to write about books that don't pass WP:NBOOK. I'd probably recommend that you check out some of the various author related websites out there, such as AuthorsDen, GoodReads, or CreateSpace. The only word of caution is that AuthorsDen tends to be just authors, meaning that it's a good place for advice, but not for active promotion of your work. CreateSpace is a little similar, although they will allow you to self-publish through them and have the book on Amazon. GoodReads is just an example of one of a good solid dozen book related websites, but they're usually the most visible one. Places like LibraryThing and Shelfari are pretty much the same thing, so you kind of have your pick of one or all of them. In any case, I'd recommend starting out there as opposed to coming onto here and creating an article. It's not that Wikipedia hates non-mainstream books or authors, but the book/author does have to have notability established before we can have an article on them. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:29, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Novelseries, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Lady at midnight (2010), may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.
There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{ helpme}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:
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- Your first article
- Biographies of living persons
- How to write a great article
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! I, JethroBT drop me a line 07:37, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
The article Lady at midnight (2010) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- Unclear whether this book is actually published. In any case, does not meet notability criteria for books or the general notability guideline.
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your
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the article's talk page.
Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the
proposed deletion process, but other
deletion processes exist. In particular, the
speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and
articles for deletion allows discussion to reach
consensus for deletion.
I, JethroBT
drop me a line
07:37, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
Hey, I just wanted to drop you a note and let you know that while I don't think you had any ill will or approached this with the intent to explicitly promote your book on Wikipedia, the article you wrote doesn't pass notability guidelines and could be considered promotion for the book. This just isn't the place to write about books that don't pass WP:NBOOK. I'd probably recommend that you check out some of the various author related websites out there, such as AuthorsDen, GoodReads, or CreateSpace. The only word of caution is that AuthorsDen tends to be just authors, meaning that it's a good place for advice, but not for active promotion of your work. CreateSpace is a little similar, although they will allow you to self-publish through them and have the book on Amazon. GoodReads is just an example of one of a good solid dozen book related websites, but they're usually the most visible one. Places like LibraryThing and Shelfari are pretty much the same thing, so you kind of have your pick of one or all of them. In any case, I'd recommend starting out there as opposed to coming onto here and creating an article. It's not that Wikipedia hates non-mainstream books or authors, but the book/author does have to have notability established before we can have an article on them. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:29, 3 September 2013 (UTC)