Comments on: The Seven Deadly Sins of Prologues https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Sat, 22 Aug 2020 20:26:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Luna https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-114431 Sat, 22 Aug 2020 20:26:34 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-114431 Thanks for the tips! my prologue was getting pretty long, and I wasn’t sure if I should continue it as is or just make it a chapter. The thing is, it’s one of those time jumps. Chapter one takes place about three years later after what happens in the prologue, so i’m hoping it’s ok? I may just have to cut out some of it and make things a bit shorter. 😉

]]> By: Dave Ives https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-89214 Sun, 04 Feb 2018 06:39:19 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-89214 I enjoyed reading this article as I’m struggling to decide if I should throw a prologue in my latest book. I’m leaning towards putting it in. I usually include a preface or introduction but for this book I’m managed to leave both of these out (I’m proud of myself) Maybe I should stay on course and leave out the prologue too … jury still out on this one …

]]> By: Prologues – The Blood Inheritance Quartet https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-88470 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:00:06 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-88470 […] Author KristenLamb – The Seven Deadly Sins Of Prologues […]

]]> By: Evan https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-84724 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:41:43 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-84724 In reply to Kristen Lamb.

Thank you for the advice Kristen

]]> By: Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-84723 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:16:40 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-84723 In reply to Evan.

I would make it Chapter One and label it with a date or something like 35 Years Ago. This gets into the mystery and makes it clear the past is salient to what is going on today and less chance being skipped. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Evan https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-84722 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:05:17 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-84722 In reply to Kristen Lamb.

The genre is mystery/suspense.

]]> By: Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-84709 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:56:41 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-84709 In reply to Evan Degenfelder writing as E.D. Degenfelder.

What genre? Could answer better knowing this.

]]> By: Evan Degenfelder writing as E.D. Degenfelder https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-84688 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 02:42:05 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-84688 Hi Kristen,
I’ve read this post about prologues with interest. However it has served to make me feel lousy because MY prologue is much longer than you advise, approx 6200 words. In my defense, its purpose is to give the reader the how and why (as well as the date, thirty five years prior to present day) for the murder and other crimes that take place. It’s just not possible to shorten it without sorely short changing the importance of the incident–another murder–and how they relate to the present day story. Now I wonder if I should just begin the book with this ‘prologue’ as Chapter 1 with a race forward in time by Chapter 2? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-83833 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 23:12:06 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-83833 In reply to Isabel De Los Santos.

That would be an Intro or a Foreword, not a prologue.

]]> By: Isabel De Los Santos https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/02/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prologues/#comment-83815 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:33:04 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=5921#comment-83815 can a prologue be used for a book of poetry. The poems are a compilation written about the subject in the prologue

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