16 Author Note Templates

Historical departure: [Event/detail] is documented as [fact]. For narrative purposes, I changed [specific element] to [change].

Reconstruction note: [Dialogue/scenes] are reconstructed from [memory/notes/interviews]; exact quotations are identified where available.

Research note: The book draws on [archives/interviews/works]. A selected list appears in [notes/bibliography].

Privacy note: [Names/details] have been changed or combined to protect [privacy reason], while [what remains factual] is preserved.

Provenance and classification audit for Author Note: draft statement/example → [ ]; classify as fact / interpretation / recommendation / convention / original example → [ ]; source or internal provenance → [ ]; source date / version / checked date → [ ]; attribution needed → [ ]; recency risk → [ ]; final publishable wording → [ ].

Source-record and update audit for Author Note: statement / example → [ ]; external fact, project fact, interpretation, recommendation, convention, or original example → [ ]; controlling first-party / primary source → [ ]; secondary source if used → [ ]; source record / locator → [ ]; date or version checked → [ ]; update trigger → [ ]; publish / qualify / revise / hold → [ ].

Source-ledger and revision-history audit for Author Note: claim / recommendation / example → [ ]; source or project record ID → [ ]; source status active / superseded / corrected / retracted / retired → [ ]; claim-level last verified date/version → [ ]; event that triggered recheck → [ ]; correction / withdrawal action → [ ]; reader-facing disclosure needed? → [ ]; what changed and why → [ ]; prior wording/version retained at → [ ].

Claim/source status audit: Item [claim/source/example] | Status [active / review due / stale / corrected / retracted / superseded] | Controlling source/version [x] | Last verified [date/version] | Stale trigger [x] | Correction severity [0–3] | Reader disclosure [none / note / correction / withdrawal] | Changelog entry [what changed + why].

Dependency and propagation audit: Claim / example / recommendation [x] | Controlling source / project record [x] | Dependency strength [direct / shared / advisory / independent] | Review trigger / reason code [x] | Needs-review scope [local / direct dependents / cluster] | Replacement source requirements [x] | Carry-forward decision [x] | Propagation targets [x] | Reader disclosure / changelog action [x].

Persistent editorial registry audit: Topic slug → [ ]; claim UID/key → [ ]; source UID/key → [ ]; dependency UID + strength → [ ]; source status/version → [ ]; open review UID/reason/priority → [ ]; replacement source if any → [ ]; reviewer + resolution → [ ].

Disclosure map: reader may assume [x] | actual practice [x] | affected material [x] | why it matters [x] | fuller source location [x].

Composite/privacy note: [names/details/events] changed [how] to protect [reason]; preserved factual core [x]; limits [x].

Translation/terminology note: retained/changed term [x] | source-language meaning [x] | chosen rendering [x] | limitation [x].

Adaptation note: source/event [x] | documented fact [x] | deliberate departure [x] | reason [x] | where to verify [x].

Edition-specific note: checked against [source/version/date] | current boundary [x] | likely future change [x] | update route [x].

Author Note vs other section: disclosure/context [Author Note] | project origin [Preface] | gratitude [Acknowledgments] | evidence detail [notes/bibliography].