# Reader-Side Annotation Reader-side annotation lets readers select, highlight, comment on, or collect portions of a work after publication. Popular highlights, annotation platforms, quotation managers, and highlight aggregators can reveal what readers carried away. They do not impose a constraint during composition or supply the author's faithful standalone realization of the selected text. Related: [[wiki/Semantic Annotation|Semantic Annotation]], [[wiki/Author-Side Extraction|Author-Side Extraction]], [[wiki/Ground Truth Annotation|Ground Truth Annotation]], [[wiki/Pull Quote|Pull Quote]]. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Good structure is compassion expressed as reduced cognitive burden.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Argument in Miniature, 2026* [[reminders/Writing/Good Structure Is Compassion for the Reader by Bryant McGill|Good Structure Is Compassion for the Reader by Bryant McGill]] > “Mystery can be an artistic achievement in a story; in an explanation it is often unpaid labor transferred to the reader.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Argument in Miniature, 2026* [[reminders/Writing/Mystery in an Explanation Transfers Labor to the Reader by Bryant McGill|Mystery in an Explanation Transfers Labor to the Reader by Bryant McGill]]