tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post1176118331722781289..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: In the beginning...Margiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-45040929569829201022015-09-22T11:58:38.199-04:002015-09-22T11:58:38.199-04:00I noticed that when I was out looking around. :-(I noticed that when I was out looking around. :-(Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-5168268619071153302015-09-22T02:47:40.441-04:002015-09-22T02:47:40.441-04:00I love a good prologue ... but nobody on the other...I love a good prologue ... but nobody on the other side of the writing industry seems to, these days.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-86300128601031707282015-09-21T17:41:08.814-04:002015-09-21T17:41:08.814-04:00LOL. We all have'em, don't we?LOL. We all have'em, don't we?Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-69713342395270607542015-09-21T16:07:00.489-04:002015-09-21T16:07:00.489-04:00I figure like anything, if it's good, I'll...I figure like anything, if it's good, I'll read it :) I have been known to write them in the past. Once it set the story up only to begin the story about ten years in the past in chapter one. That's in one of those filed-under-the-bed books :)Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-88169284598614345442015-09-21T15:45:53.929-04:002015-09-21T15:45:53.929-04:00Epilogues are The Awesome - they give us a glimpse...Epilogues are The Awesome - they give us a glimpse of what happened after the big I Love You Forever moment! :) Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-3945970253106454002015-09-21T11:49:55.779-04:002015-09-21T11:49:55.779-04:00Yeah. I'm kind of there, too, and absolutely w...Yeah. I'm kind of there, too, and absolutely with you on the serial comma. And cursive, while we're talking about "out of favor." :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-17963109413158936062015-09-21T11:47:11.009-04:002015-09-21T11:47:11.009-04:00I love 'em. They're one of the reasons I ...I love 'em. They're one of the reasons I got hooked on Martha Grimes. Her prologues grabbed me every time. I think they work really well for mysteries. That said, though, I just like them in general. I know they're out of favor, but so is the serial comma--and I'm still a fan of that:)Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180078337429104142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-27334032194336607592015-09-21T11:41:43.535-04:002015-09-21T11:41:43.535-04:00No ambivalency there, Nan--epilogues rock!No ambivalency there, Nan--epilogues rock!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-87077945541047025402015-09-21T11:41:18.144-04:002015-09-21T11:41:18.144-04:00Oh, I love epilogues, and I don't CARE if anyo...Oh, I love epilogues, and I don't CARE if anyone thinks they're lazy!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-3572464273774300492015-09-21T11:40:44.441-04:002015-09-21T11:40:44.441-04:00Glorious hindsight! :-) I'm with you on questi...Glorious hindsight! :-) I'm with you on questioning the rules, but have become more reticent about breaking them. I think because once everyone started "doing it," quality became an issue.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-16749101083711401062015-09-21T10:23:18.370-04:002015-09-21T10:23:18.370-04:00Yeah, we do have this conversation a lot... it jus...Yeah, we do have this conversation a lot... it just occurred to me that the discussion we had about prologues and Sarah's story has made me think that the first chapter could just be a prologue... then take her to Willow Bay... skip all the stuff in between... hmmmmm....Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-43607715204559639012015-09-21T10:20:38.710-04:002015-09-21T10:20:38.710-04:00I like 'em, I write 'em...but because my e...I like 'em, I write 'em...but because my editor hates them, they usually disappear from the end product of my books. That being said, I do get why they are a bad idea, but I don't entirely agree. I think they can serve a purpose, but I can also see why they can be lazy writing... oh, crud...clearly I'm ambivalent about prologues... we probably shouldn't even get started on epilogues...Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-2091892992809262402015-09-21T10:06:45.952-04:002015-09-21T10:06:45.952-04:00I like prologues as Kristina said above, if there ...I like prologues as Kristina said above, if there is a valid reason for one. I'm also a fan of epilogues. :) Angelina Jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051842039568305586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-84088013363438175082015-09-21T09:25:28.525-04:002015-09-21T09:25:28.525-04:00I enjoy prologues and look forward to reading them...I enjoy prologues and look forward to reading them. As another product of the 1960s, I believe people benefit by questioning rules. If a reader doesn't like a prologue, then they have the choice of choosing another book. In my last book, I included what should have been a prologue as part of the first chapter. I simply wasn't comfortable with the technique, but have kicked myself more than once for not writing the scene as a prologue. Ashantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122891967983778466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-48784400502401230292015-09-21T09:18:59.771-04:002015-09-21T09:18:59.771-04:00I agree. I can't even say that I've ever w...I agree. I can't even say that I've ever written one that stuck, although One More Summer's Chapter 1 started as one, and maybe that's why--it wasn't a big enough thing. Food for thought, Kristi!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-74633093952790772492015-09-21T09:15:20.106-04:002015-09-21T09:15:20.106-04:00I like a prologue. Not all the time, but most of t...I like a prologue. Not all the time, but most of the time. For me a prologue works best when there is a Big Thing that happens to either the hero or heroine prior to the Big Moment of Change...I don't want just a backstory infodump, but an actual event that may have influenced him or her...and then the Big Moment of Change comes along and switches things up again. Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-7500688960779420812015-09-21T08:58:17.776-04:002015-09-21T08:58:17.776-04:00LOL. I'm with you. Backstory is another one of...LOL. I'm with you. Backstory is another one of those things that's been make into a bad guy and I think the prologue is a nice clean way to get it in there--Nan Reinhardt and I have this conversation a lot!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-1744188875865838982015-09-21T08:56:05.129-04:002015-09-21T08:56:05.129-04:00Sometimes the conflict of a story has been caused ...Sometimes the conflict of a story has been caused by a huge traumatic event from the past. We aren't supposed to start with backstory, but when necessary, we have the prologue option. I wouldn't want to begin reading Chapter one in one time period, then BANG, ten years have passed. That's just rude. Sandra Daileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096003641160112825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-60577286916080745082015-09-21T08:50:21.903-04:002015-09-21T08:50:21.903-04:00Me, either. I will admit I haven't liked every...Me, either. I will admit I haven't liked every one I ever read, but I haven't liked every book, either, so why would I? Thanks, Cheryl.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-23661880990209161912015-09-21T08:44:20.057-04:002015-09-21T08:44:20.057-04:00I don't dislike them, and sometimes they'r...I don't dislike them, and sometimes they're necessary. I can honestly say I've never skipped over one!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-58473631725219827062015-09-21T08:35:58.263-04:002015-09-21T08:35:58.263-04:00Yay! That's one for my side! :-)Yay! That's one for my side! :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-2713175655643346962015-09-21T08:33:04.098-04:002015-09-21T08:33:04.098-04:00I'm with you! I love prologues. They are a tan...I'm with you! I love prologues. They are a tantalizing part of a book. I try to write one in every chance I get!Terry Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861590263330008700noreply@blogger.com