tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post2931855815414817407..comments2023-09-05T19:51:28.768+10:00Comments on Mary Hawkins' blog: Where to start that story?Mary Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post-58476719895299660982011-09-21T11:27:50.645+10:002011-09-21T11:27:50.645+10:00Mmm. Thank you all for your comments. I have flu r...Mmm. Thank you all for your comments. I have flu right now so not well enough to spend much time here or on that manuscript. Hopefully I've managed to weave the info from the prologue in okay.Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post-74946896656684410382011-09-18T18:00:46.985+10:002011-09-18T18:00:46.985+10:00Hi Mary, I do think it depends on the genre and th...Hi Mary, I do think it depends on the genre and the story. The prologue in 'Return to Baragula' worked really well because the scene in the prologue showed important back story. <br /><br />Amanda, I'm currently reading 'The Game' and the short prologue was helpful in revealing important character motivation :)<br /><br />And Paula, I really liked your prologue in 'Picking Up the Pieces' because it set up the story beautifully. I remember thinking how much stronger the story was because of the prologue left me wanting to read more :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post-45748291181396923992011-09-17T11:16:59.125+10:002011-09-17T11:16:59.125+10:00I just read a book where the author says her edito...I just read a book where the author says her editor/publisher asked her to add a prologue. It gave an insight into why the hero & heroine were rather stiff with each other when they first meet - twelve years later.<br />I think, if you need a prologue, you need a prologue - and if you can do without one, you probably don't need it there. I don't mind reading or writing them. :)Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post-69289130510105807832011-09-17T10:00:15.466+10:002011-09-17T10:00:15.466+10:00Hi Mary,
That's an interesting question. I enj...Hi Mary,<br />That's an interesting question. I enjoy beginning stories with prologues but try not to do every single one that way, as I don't want to be predictable. <br />I'm glad we've moved on from the way nineteenth century authors used to do it, with so much back-story. I remember reading "David Copperfield" and finding it took several chapters for David, the leading man, to even get born and enter the story.<br />Beginning with an interesting event that brings readers straight into the story must be essential for the 21st century.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.com