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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-dump l...
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System
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2019-12-08T03:20:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
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johnny
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2019-12-08T03:20:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
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-dump like. I liked the way Jurassic Park does it. Has an introduction with the fake backstory and history over the years, and then the prologue for the present story. Is this a bad thing for this age group, as long as I don't drone on too long? It's historical, and I've got to have something to bring the reader up to speed. OTOH, I worry because the story doesn't start off with something exploding or having a vampire, so the reader doesn't care. I have seen most of this, [When is a prologue useful?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/993/when-is-a-prologue-useful) I mainly want to know about children/middle grade/young adult.
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System
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2014-01-28T15:51:28Z (almost 11 years ago)
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