Can someone give me an example of an author's note?

Question

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Answer 1

There are two different ways of doing it.

First there is a footnote in the text with smaller text at the bottom of the page adding information. Terry Pratchett uses this method in his Discworld novels to add jokes. More serious authors use this to clarify subject matter and to cite other works.

The second method is author's note or acknowledgments at the end of a work. Bernard Cornwell uses author notes at the end of his "Sharpe's" series to set the record straight. Cornwell bases most of his fiction on historical events. Since his characters are fictitious, he usually has his characters replace people who were actually there.

Answer 2

An authors note can come at the beginning or end of the authors work. Generally it contains the inspiration for the piece as well as acknowledging special people who have helped on the project or otherwise inspired the author. Used to this was a pretty important piece in the work but now in contemporary work you don't see it used the way it once was.

But basically the original intent of it was to give the reader a glimpse of the authors intent or perspective.