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{{Infobox Writer
| name        = 
| image       = 
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| caption     = 
| pseudonym   = 
| birth_date  = 
| birth_place = 
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| occupation  = 
| nationality = 
| period      = 
| genre       = 
| subject     = 
| movement    = 
| magnum_opus = 
| influences  = 
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| website     = 
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}}

Similar Template

There is a similar template at Template:Author. Carcharoth 13:32, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

I find the other template a bit lacking. -- LGagnon 15:55, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree. But what should be done about it? It falls under the WikiProject Books purview, so I'll comment there. Carcharoth 19:46, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

• In the case of Harper Lee, the implementation provides only 5 pieces of information, Four of which are covered more effectively by the opening sentence of the article. (And all of which are presented before one makes it halfway through the second sentence). In other cases, the infobox might be a nice frame for the author's photograph, but where none is available, I fail to see the point. --Dystopos 01:52, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Writing Period

Perhaps the definition of "period" should be more related to when the writing was actually done rather than published. It is particularly non intuitive with works that were published posthumously. Also with the publishing definition this window can, in principle, be extended every time some lost essay or collection of letters is found and published. --WCVanHorne 04:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

screenwriter

could this template be used on a screenwriters page? -- 216.232.214.23

I assume it could. It's meant to be very open for any type of writer. -- LGagnon 15:00, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Magnum Opus

This field is inherently POV; even in instances where we can find a reliable source to call one specific work by a writer his "magnum opus" or "greatest work," it will usually be possible to find another source to counter it. I suggest we remove the field. | Mr. Darcy talk 04:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)