The Novel Writing Podcast
Writing a novel doesn't have to take decades. Author and book coach Colleen Mitchell provides authors with bite-sized mindset tips, encouragement, inspiration, and tips for the writing process. So grab a cup, cozy up, and let's get to writing! The Novel Writing Podcast is a production of Colleen Mitchell Writes, LLC.
The Novel Writing Podcast
To Prologue or Not to Prologue
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Quick, what do you think about prologues?
If you're thinking as a writer, your answer might be "YES, I LOVE THEM!"
But as a reader, maybe not.
Prologues are the other oft-maligned pseudo-chapters along with epilogues, but prologues might actually do you more harm than good.
Executing a good prologue is more than just writing a good scene, and this episode talks about both the reasons to avoid including them, but also how to think about prologues if you decide that your story needs one.
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