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117: 96: 65: 127: 280:. Author biographies should not be merged with articles on their work. The publication of this novel satisfies basic notability for him, anyway. If you feel otherwise, feel free to AFD the biographical article. But if he isn't independently notable now and becomes so later, it will just mess up this article. Articles on a person's work must remain separate from biographical articles. 320:. The author's notability is established with the debut novel "The Delivery Man." By keeping author biographies separate from notable works it allows focused articles. There is extensive precedent in wikipedia of author biographies separated from works. Additionally, this author has published other works including short fiction and journalism pieces. Here is one work of fiction 32: 219: 343: 533:
There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to the external links section of an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Knowledge. On articles about topics with many fansites, for example, including a link to one major
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There are six entries in the "External links". Three seems to be an acceptable number and of course, everyone has their favorite to add for four. The problem is that none is needed for article promotion.
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Links in the "External links" section should be kept to a minimum. A lack of external links or a small number of external links is not a reason to add external links.
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doesn't seem to have any independent notability other than this novel.
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despite the above, as the biography was about to be deleted as expired
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