tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842599893786704783.post2765304271124467005..comments2023-08-04T07:11:25.260-07:00Comments on An Author's Quest - My Journey to Publication: To Prologue or Not To Prologue?Miles McGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736190309024467431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842599893786704783.post-72891434532662941052011-05-22T18:35:02.736-07:002011-05-22T18:35:02.736-07:00Hello, Gina!
The Maximum Ride series is on my to...Hello, Gina! <br /><br />The Maximum Ride series is on my to-read list, so I'll definitely be checking out the prologue and hopefully being as equally astounded by it as you were! :) And yes, I agree, it all really boils down to the story, and whether or not a prologue is utterly necessary. It's a shame some are just thrown in, or so convoluted and unrelated to everything that we as readers can't discern its reason for being there. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Miles McGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736190309024467431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842599893786704783.post-2213690878455142632011-05-16T11:21:03.523-07:002011-05-16T11:21:03.523-07:00I think it depends on the story. Some prologues ju...I think it depends on the story. Some prologues just seem like the author didn't know how to insert background info anywhere else so they just chucked it in. Others make it feel more like the first part of the first chapter.<br /><br />I recently started writing a new novel, and I have a Chapeter .5. It's 500 words just giving the characters view on life, speaking directly to the reader, while leading them into the first scene, and I'm still not sure if I'll end up keeping it.<br /><br />One of the BEST prologues I've EVER read is James Patterson's "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment" prologue. You can read it on amazon.com if you go to the preview viewer. Read that and then ask yourself "If that's the effect I want, will my prologue do that?"<br /><br /><3 Gina BlechmanG Blechmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707186693109337726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842599893786704783.post-82340227950983657892011-05-02T12:40:10.293-07:002011-05-02T12:40:10.293-07:00Thanks for your input, M.C.! And thanks for answe...Thanks for your input, M.C.! And thanks for answering my question; Google is so darn handy! :) <br /><br />I still find myself a little on the fence about whether or not to read prefaces/prologues... I probably only would if it was some hyped about book or I've heard good things about said book. Then I'd most certainly read and (hopefully savor) every page. I always find it interesting to see what everyone else thinks. <br /><br />Thanks again for commenting!Miles McGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736190309024467431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842599893786704783.post-75207414180633569322011-04-27T20:18:38.740-07:002011-04-27T20:18:38.740-07:00In all honesty, I normally just flip through the p...In all honesty, I normally just flip through the preface. I think I might have read one once. Only once. So I don’t really like them, especially when they’re twenty pages long (it’s annoying to flip all those pages). <br /><br />With a quick google search I think I found the answer to the preface/prologue question. Preface is where the author writes about the book, usually pertaining to its purpose. It is not part of the story. Prologue on the other hand is an introductory part of the story.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485627951969730089noreply@blogger.com