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17.15: Storytelling in the Footnotes

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The Importance of Footnotes in a Story Form

I would say that the more important to the story your footnotes are, it's probably better or more important to have a reason. Because if, you, if you just have the footnotes there, you just run the risk of readers reading them or not. So if they're not entitraed to the story, and they're just funny jokes, or they add flavor, maybe you could risk, you know, not having a reason. But i think a frame, especially if your footnotes is really important to thestory, that will help make them feel like they belong.

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