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Q&A Can I write an introduction for my fiction book?

The two words which come to mind for me are: Prologue (or prolog) - would work especially well if writing an epilogue Prelude Another word which might be used is preamble, but I don't think tha...

posted 8y ago by Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-26T04:49:02Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T05:53:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
The two words which come to mind for me are:

- Prologue (or prolog) - _would work especially well if writing an epilogue_
- Prelude

Another word which _might_ be used is preamble, but I don't think that would work as well.

**EDIT:**

Conversely to annotating the introduction, you could always put it at the beginning _and not call it anything_. If the chapters are annotated in some way, either by number or name, leaving your introduction separate without a name will distinguish it from the book itself.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-06T19:16:56Z (almost 8 years ago)
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