tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post379648818971601126..comments2024-03-28T00:28:02.920-07:00Comments on Navigating the Slush Pile: ProloguesVickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-61067828619229216712016-01-21T00:01:26.417-08:002016-01-21T00:01:26.417-08:00I say many thanks to Mr. admin website I read this...<br /><br />I say many thanks to Mr. admin website I read this, because in this website I know a lot of information information that I did not know before his<br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/NqwvK" rel="nofollow">Obat Polip Pita Suara Herbal</a> <br /><a href="http://ow.ly/NqvET" rel="nofollow">Obat Benjolan Lemak</a> <br /><a href="http://ow.ly/Nt6xJ" rel="nofollow">Obat Flu Batuk Untuk Ibu Hamil Muda</a> <br /><a href="http://Obat%20Flu%20Batuk%20Untuk%20Ibu%20Hamil%20Muda" rel="nofollow">Cara Menghilangkan Kanker Tulang</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382737205881876895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-6490700122103304332011-03-29T15:27:43.245-07:002011-03-29T15:27:43.245-07:00Clare B. Dunkles first book, THE HOLLOW KINGDOM, h...Clare B. Dunkles first book, THE HOLLOW KINGDOM, had hands-down, the most awesome prologue I've ever read.<br /><br />But that's just my personal opinion. :)Sarah Erberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372612203349863638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-73575469974211123212011-03-23T06:38:36.722-07:002011-03-23T06:38:36.722-07:00I have no opinion about prologues and wonder why t...I have no opinion about prologues and wonder why there is even a debate about if they can be used. (this post is about correct usage which is certianly worth debate)<br /><br />There are many books with them. Some work better than others, but when done correctly, I think they are worth reading. I think it's funny so many people skip them? I paid to read them, so I will. (I don't refuse to read chapter 13 of a book just because they don't always have an elevator button to go with that number?)<br /><br />Maybe I put to much trust in an author? I read all of the words -- the dedication, the little poems, the made up songs that didn't tranlate from high-elf pretty, the foot notes, the notes from the author, even the grammer-dictionary at the end. If you don't, I am sort of sorry for you because you may be missing subtle good parts. Maybe you can understand the book without all of that stuff - but they did waste the ink to put it there and it might have something that you find of value.<br /><br />This Post was fantastic! .<br /><br />Thank you for making it clearer about the prologue of perfection and have a great week.HowLynnTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888091432152130146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-64603902362661738822011-03-22T18:19:33.151-07:002011-03-22T18:19:33.151-07:00Thanks for the great post. I acutally have been de...Thanks for the great post. I acutally have been debating this with my own WIP-not sure which way I will go. I've shortened it quite a bit and it is much better than it was before. When I read books if they grab me I read then, if they don't I wait untill after I've finished the book to read them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-1144453316317087542011-03-22T17:56:48.935-07:002011-03-22T17:56:48.935-07:00I wasn't intended to write the Prologue in my ...I wasn't intended to write the Prologue in my book, but my characters' back story was screaming to be told for some reason. I know a lot of agents and readers don't read the prologues, so if they skip the one in mine it holds some vital key points but nothing that would make the reader go "huh?" at the end of my book, if they didn't read it.<br /><br />I was one that used to skip them when I read a book. Now I read from the first page that has print on it. Acknowledgments and everything. :)Chacelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356462281658298252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-76470188279654448742011-03-22T15:14:14.543-07:002011-03-22T15:14:14.543-07:00Prologues are something I've always struggled ...Prologues are something I've always struggled with, so I sort of stopped trying. Back in the day when I used to post on fictionpress I had one story that had a brief prologue that basically read like a history textbook. No wonder no one ever read it =)<br /><br />But because I struggle with prologues I admire people who can pull it off. While I'm not a huge <i>Twilight</i> fan, I did think the prologue worked for what Meyer was trying to accomplish. It definitely grabbed my attention and pulled me in right away.<br /><br />I can't really think of any books I've read recently with a prologue...Stephanie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258321385403403810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-16614053355057133192011-03-22T13:13:58.359-07:002011-03-22T13:13:58.359-07:00Perry,
For what it's worth, I've read tha...Perry,<br /><br />For what it's worth, I've read that you should send your prologue (if your book has one) when submitting to agents as it is still part of it.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411987459187339370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-50177355559893376622011-03-22T10:37:01.303-07:002011-03-22T10:37:01.303-07:00I'm writing a series. There's a prologue i...I'm writing a series. There's a prologue in the second book that shows what catapults the people from the first book to force a meeting between them later on.<br />I think it works. Chapter one then starts with the main characters in book two.<br /><br />When submitting or doing contests, I'd never use the prologue.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-64759576594630118192011-03-22T10:00:30.156-07:002011-03-22T10:00:30.156-07:00I have a prologue in my book and it is a love/hate...I have a prologue in my book and it is a love/hate relationship. I truly love it and wonder if anyone hates it because no one I've sent it too has commented on it. Does it even get read?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-11611417935808964562011-03-22T05:03:26.300-07:002011-03-22T05:03:26.300-07:00The prologue in *Water for Elephants* worked reall...The prologue in *Water for Elephants* worked really well. I'd like to say more, but realized how much I would spoil the book if I did. I'll just say it set up a vague (but action-packed) scenario, and when the reader returned to that event later in the book, key details that were by then made clear brought everything into surprising focus.Liz Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431422051251925133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-52683470909874806232011-03-21T22:38:01.713-07:002011-03-21T22:38:01.713-07:00This actually makes me feel a lot better about my ...This actually makes me feel a lot better about my own prologue. So many people seem to think prologues should be cut no matter what.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981159884498574786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-10522515567739773972011-03-21T22:35:26.720-07:002011-03-21T22:35:26.720-07:00I absolutely love this post. It is very informativ...I absolutely love this post. It is very informative, and I completely agree with you on prologues. They can be a great tool for setting the tone of the novel, but they can also be the breeding ground of info dump. I am guilty of sometimes skipping the prologues too. Thanks for the post. I enjoyed it.Kristin Lynn Thetfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108909242693115499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-77153294971070998862011-03-21T21:38:21.794-07:002011-03-21T21:38:21.794-07:00Hex Hall. Funniest prologue ever. Shows the voice,...Hex Hall. Funniest prologue ever. Shows the voice, sets up the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352455116799457643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-18891743965139168862011-03-21T21:00:21.374-07:002011-03-21T21:00:21.374-07:00I struggled with this for a long time in my last n...I struggled with this for a long time in my last novel. I really wanted my prologue in there and I had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the realization that it wasn't needed. I'm thankful to the patient people who wrestled with me because they were right, it's better without it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-45104297587997296952011-03-21T20:14:38.585-07:002011-03-21T20:14:38.585-07:00I have a prologue in my book, despite the fact tha...I have a prologue in my book, despite the fact that I'm also guilty of skipping prologue's in other people's work. To me, a really good prologue reveals something about a central character that isn't immediately critical to your enjoyment of the story, but does payoff later.<br /><br />If your reader forgets/skips the prologue entirely, they should still be able to get by, but if they read it and retain the information, they should eventually get some added satisfaction out of it.<br /><br />I like books that have a significant element of mystery to them, even when they don't fall into that genre. To that end, I think the prologue should also be your first hint towards what's really happening.<br /><br />I think the best prologues I seen reveal very little initially because you don't have the benefit of context. I'll cheat and use Coraline (the movie) as an example of that. Without giving anything away, I didn't think much of the opening scene when I first saw it. However, when I viewed it for a second time, it became very obvious what that scene meant.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411987459187339370noreply@blogger.com