I'm wondering what to do about my long Galaxinet articles (the Great Collapse, the rise of the Imperium, starlanes & stardrive, Julii naming conventions, etc.). I definitely want to use them, since they not only give detailed explanations of elements of my universe that I otherwise couldn't include, but also serve as fun cameos. They're 2ish pages each, which is a lot for an "epigraph". As much as possible, I'm trying to use them with chapters with which they are at least somewhat relevant, but that doesn't always fit (e.g., the Dr. Ess epigraph would have to appear at the top of the chapter where Joseph and family are attacked in their palace).
I'm wondering if I should set them up as separate mini-chapters between the actual story. That leaves me with the 2+ page ludicrous epigraph about Mama's death (where Bunny Divine schemes her way into the senior anchor's role). It fits best at the top of the chapter where the commando team goes into the Realm to try and get him, although I suppose I could drop it in between chapters, too.
And yet, there is the epigraph (Janet TP's cameo) that gives background on the Demon poisons used throughout the story. It's only half a page and would fit nicely at the head of the chapter where Apollo learns that his father has been killed by poison. I also want one that gives a little history about the founding of New Bethlehem, which will be at most a page, and would fit best with the chapter noted above about the attack against the royal family.
Confused? Welcome to my world. I could put them all at the head of relevant chapters, but Dr. Ess's epigraph won't fit well, as noted above, yet really needs to come before many of the others (e.g., the rise of the Imperium has to be explained after the Great Collapse). It's the one that's primarily screwing this up.
Regardless, Seabrass may clobber me for not weaving them into the actual story. :-)
Thoughts?
