Chapter Seven: Author Notes and Hiatuses
"What do you think an Author's Note is, Cece?" Ally asked. "I think it's a note from the Author about the story." Cece guessed. "Exactly! What should an Author's Note say?" "It should say…it should clarify any confusion of a Chapter," Cece answered. "Well, that's not fully wrong. Author's Notes, or A/N, should do the following: Respond to Reviews, Clarify Things, and Announce Things. An A/N should never take a whole Chapter. In fact, whole Chapters being Author Notes are actually against Rules and Guidelines. The A/N should be separated from the Fic by labeling where the story starts. One way you can do this is by putting the Chapter Title-even if it is just Chapter One or something like that-in Bold font.
"What do you think a Hiatus is?" "I think it's…well a TV Show Hiatus is where no new Episodes are being aired, so is it where no now Chapters of a Fanfiction are being Posted?" "That's exactly correct! Hiatuses are where an Author isn't Updating a Story. The most likely reasons for this are either the Author needs time to Write the next few Chapters, or the Author isn't going to be able to Update for a long time.
One good reason for a Hiatus is Summer Vacation. Most people go Camping, or on a Vacation or two, or to a Camp during the summer. Probably all three. They won't be home on certain days, so they put a story on Hiatus so they won't have to Update it. They typically add the words "On Hiatus" to the summary." Ally explained.
A/N: I am now on Hiatus. When I come back, we will talk about Betas and DocX.
