tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036081035522911730.post524527145799555067..comments2024-01-22T23:11:05.285-08:00Comments on Blue Sage Writers: Another Reason to Write a PrologueBlue Sage Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680696581292535563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036081035522911730.post-14178782324699483852013-03-22T10:04:45.940-07:002013-03-22T10:04:45.940-07:00I think you misunderstood my intent for writing a ...I think you misunderstood my intent for writing a prologue. I didn't mean we should write a prologue for the sole purpose of using it for a marketing tool. Of course a prologue should be a n necessary and integral part of the story. But it seems editors are saying lately that prologues are not necessary. All I'm saying is, that a prologue could serve two purposes. One as a necessary part of the story, but it could also be used as a giveaway for getting people interested in the book. Some prologues are a bit longer than the blurb on the back cover. You are probably right about not including a scene from the interior, however.<br /><br />--BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036081035522911730.post-19617438262870445602013-03-21T16:48:22.885-07:002013-03-21T16:48:22.885-07:00It could serve as a reading sample, but I would ad...It could serve as a reading sample, but I would advise against writing one solely for that purpose. A prologue should be necessary to the story and not simply a marketing tool. A few pages from page one of Chapter One will work as a sample just as well. Or even a blurb to entice readers to buy. I also would not pick a random scene from the middle of the book. When a reader picks up a book in the bookstore, it is the first page they read, and the book blurb on the back cover.<br /><br />--LindaBlue Sage Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680696581292535563noreply@blogger.com