Yes! I agree with this. Great video/upload. "Here is a big display of epicness".That is what I will do, if I write a prologue. Which, I do no write until about halfway or more through the book, because then I realize we need it without having undue flash backs , or stories scenes to set it up. But, that is apart of writing a book/novel. You write, adapt, change, go back etc etc... edit your work. Make changes.Make a great story!
This was great! I actually want planning on having a prologue, but this gave me ideas for introducing the mentor and antagonist, as well as giving the story more depth. Thanks!
I’m okay with a prologue as long as the book also doesn’t have an introduction, preamble, before you begin, how to read this book, and five other sections before the first chapter.
Hmm, I'm a new writer and I have two prologues. First is a single page and the second is chapter length. Everything meets all your other criteria though, and my beta reader thought it worked without issue.
What is your take on a flash forward sequence in a mystery/thriller? A sort of in media res with the high stakes of the final battle that introduce the character and their desires in the midst of action. Then chapter one starting 3 weeks before.
This was something I was thinking for my story. Starting with an veiled segment of a later chapter with no context but pure drama, trying to make the “wait, what happened? I need to know!” Kind of hook
Your argument that James Bond uses "Cold Openings" instead of Prologues basically depends on which Bond movie your referring to. I can agree that "Goldfinger" has a Cold Opening, but for movies like "From Russia with Love", "Goldeneye" and "The World is not enough" I don't think the argument works. They are most definitely Prologues.
Yes! I agree with this. Great video/upload.
"Here is a big display of epicness".That is what I will do, if I write a prologue. Which, I do no write until about halfway or more through the book, because then I realize we need it without having undue flash backs , or stories scenes to set it up.
But, that is apart of writing a book/novel. You write, adapt, change, go back etc etc...
edit your work. Make changes.Make a great story!
I write prologues as scenes that hook readers to my stories. In a horror novel, I would introduce the monster, which the main character will face.
This was great! I actually want planning on having a prologue, but this gave me ideas for introducing the mentor and antagonist, as well as giving the story more depth. Thanks!
I’m okay with a prologue as long as the book also doesn’t have an introduction, preamble, before you begin, how to read this book, and five other sections before the first chapter.
Hmm, I'm a new writer and I have two prologues. First is a single page and the second is chapter length. Everything meets all your other criteria though, and my beta reader thought it worked without issue.
I’m currently struggling with a prologue myself. There’s an info dump as well as it’s a bit long at 2-3k ish words.
What is your take on a flash forward sequence in a mystery/thriller? A sort of in media res with the high stakes of the final battle that introduce the character and their desires in the midst of action. Then chapter one starting 3 weeks before.
This was something I was thinking for my story. Starting with an veiled segment of a later chapter with no context but pure drama, trying to make the “wait, what happened? I need to know!” Kind of hook
Your argument that James Bond uses "Cold Openings" instead of Prologues basically depends on which Bond movie your referring to. I can agree that "Goldfinger" has a Cold Opening, but for movies like "From Russia with Love", "Goldeneye" and "The World is not enough" I don't think the argument works. They are most definitely Prologues.
You didn’t mention the best prolongs of all time and that will be the twilight zone.
does this apply to a romance Christian novel?
Depends on the story. For most romance I don’t think prologues are common but I could be wrong.
Avoid prologues got it