Comments on: Prologue Problems http://bethhull.com/2010/03/26/prologue-problems/ another (super cool) writing mom blog Thu, 31 May 2012 17:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rachel http://bethhull.com/2010/03/26/prologue-problems/#comment-181 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:47:09 +0000 http://bethhull.com/?p=196#comment-181 I don’t think prologues are necessarily a problem, and I liked the prologue for Savage Autumn. The reality is, with so many books out there (and such short attention spans) these days, a catchy and action packed prologue is a perfectly legitimate way to suck your reader in.

]]> By: bethhull http://bethhull.com/2010/03/26/prologue-problems/#comment-179 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:39:10 +0000 http://bethhull.com/?p=196#comment-179 I like your idea for not calling the prologue a prologue. Sneaky. :) But I also like the idea you sent via email, for the beginning of the novel. I might try that–what’s it going to hurt?

]]> By: Sevennblue http://bethhull.com/2010/03/26/prologue-problems/#comment-178 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:40:41 +0000 http://bethhull.com/?p=196#comment-178 That is hilarious! Maybe I should change mine to The Innocentsen and add a prologue! Ha!

I actually think the Prologue for Savage Autumn is so well done. I think it’s when they are weird prologues that the beginning of the story doesn’t sound at all like the prologue. That always confuses me. I think that’s what Mary Kole may be referring to without specifics…

How about you call the Prologue “The Dead Girl” and call it a day! Let’s stop calling Prologues prologues! Yay! A good fix!

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