https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/144.rssNew Posts Tagged 'prologues' - WritingWriting - Codidact2019-12-14T20:45:27Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/35527Can the prologue be the backstory of your main character?Dorito Hubhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/74102019-04-13T19:48:16Z2019-12-14T20:45:27Z<p>A friend and I are writing a story based on our characters. We brainstormed some ideas and now we know what the basic idea of our story is going to be. But I'm having a little trouble with the ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30750Can the prologue's POV be different from the POV of main story?V LeFoxhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/66872018-09-17T05:43:19Z2019-12-13T15:32:54Z<p>Let me explain my question:</p>
<p>I want to write the prologue of the story with the narrator in first person with the point of view of the protagonist.
But the story is already written in a ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/11521Can prologues and epilogues change POV from the main text?Manvi Vermahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/29252014-10-30T12:38:57Z2019-12-13T12:00:26Z<p>I have completed my book. But I'm stuck writing the prologue. I've written the story with narration by the writer (not from the point of view of any of the characters). </p>
<p>But I don't feel...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/10982Defining a PrologueSaharshhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/27662014-08-20T16:57:45Z2019-12-13T12:00:24Z<p>I came across prologues of several novels, and I noticed that they all were different from each other. Some had a short excerpt picked somewhere from the novel, a few included some private notes...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34340How to shorten a prologue?Sora Tamashiihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3312019-03-08T13:40:34Z2019-12-13T11:56:50Z<p>I understand that a prologue is meant to open up a story and introduce characters, themes, and the world to my audience. It is not supposed to be a long length of text. At the same time, I find ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25984Should important events that happen a long time before the rest of the story be in a prologue or in chapter 1?user629https://writing.codidact.com/users/58912018-02-10T13:41:25Z2019-12-12T23:01:20Z<p>Context: I’m currently writing a novel that has a built in prologue. I’m unsure if I should use the prologue as the first chapter. It involves the main character being sent away by his parents f...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30815Will my one sentence prologue work?Jadehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/67012018-09-21T00:07:00Z2019-12-12T21:57:27Z<p>I know most readers don't like prologues, so I've tried to make it as simple as possible. </p>
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<p><em>I write the following knowing fully well how weird it’ll make me look.</em> ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30368Translating worldbuilding into an interesting openingAzzarrelhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/66152018-08-25T21:23:41Z2019-12-12T21:57:26Z<p>I've once heard there are 2 types of writers, and I am definitively an architect. I can write down a few hundred pages of worldbuilding and characters, but I scrap most of my stories after the f...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19864Can I have both a prologue and an introduction in my book?ExoMutehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47432017-01-18T16:35:58Z2019-12-12T20:06:04Z<p>I have a prologue I'm working on right now, however, I want to add an introduction as well. What I mean is that I want to write about why and how I created the story (an introduction), but I wan...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9211Elmore Leonard said Avoid Prologues... Why?Dan Hanlyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/4682013-11-29T17:46:21Z2019-12-12T20:06:02Z<p>I've just spent the better half of a month writing and perfecting my prologue. It sets the tone for the rest of the story with an event which kickstarts the main narrative of the book.</p>
<p>W...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/23539Should I make my prologue chapter 1?DPThttps://writing.codidact.com/users/9902017-09-26T14:43:56Z2019-12-12T17:49:03Z<p>My prologue is set 17 years before the main story arc. I am reflecting on the discussion <a href="https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/18206/how-long-can-a-prologue-be-and-what-should-you...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/14776What's the most natural way to show a passage of time between the prologue and chapter one?Thomas Myronhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80502015-09-27T17:38:13Z2019-12-12T17:48:58Z<p>In my current novel, the protagonist is driven forward throughout the plot by events that happened to him in the past. The reader needs to know these events, so I'd like to include them in a pro...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/12610Prologues with no protagonist - How can they work?Thomas Myronhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80502015-03-18T17:35:02Z2019-12-12T17:48:57Z<p>It is my understanding that novels should generally start right off with the protagonist. The story is about the <em>protagonist</em>, after all, not something else (This obviously changes a bit...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34964Prologue or chapter 1?MummaWriteshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/73322019-03-23T02:06:27Z2019-12-08T11:29:24Z<p>Ok so, I’m kind of new to writing. I wrote a couple of books in my teens but they were just for fun. I’m now starting to write a book I hope to get published.</p>
<p>So, my book starts about a ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29798Is it considered lazy writing to have a dry prelude at the start of a book?Clarkeyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/65372018-07-25T13:02:18Z2019-12-08T09:29:40Z<p>I'm thinking of the crawl sequences at the beginning of Star Wars, that just give you the background information straight up, and then start the excitement.
I've just been wondering if putting a...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29351First Chapters protocolDel Barrashttps://writing.codidact.com/users/64652018-07-01T17:34:54Z2019-12-08T09:17:04Z<p>I am a first time novelist with writing experience. I have an idea for my novel that begins with an important scene which actually plays out in the middle of the novel. Should I write this as a ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/23600Flash-forward as Prologue and then Flashbacks too complicated?E.Millahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/54562017-09-28T17:04:35Z2019-12-08T07:04:35Z<p>Chronologically, the story begins with the protagonist as a child and description of her world, which is important to the plot.</p>
<p>Since I thought "girl abandoned by parents meets a man who...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/17719Can you make multiple prologues in one book?SilverXDestinyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/43222016-06-29T02:56:47Z2019-12-08T05:23:33Z<p>I am writing a World War 3 Novel, and I want to write the backstories of the main characters as prologues. It's really short, so I can't make another book.</p>
<p>Is it even possible to make mu...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9714Is an Introduction and a Prologue good or bad, especially in middle grade fiction?johnnyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/2862014-01-28T15:51:28Z2019-12-08T03:20:47Z<p>Is it bad to use an Introduction and/or a Prologue in Middle Grade Fiction? I have a lot of information that is useful, but the information in dialogue will sound fake and way too much info-dum...