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Award Winning Author Maris Soule

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Prologues

To Prologue or Not

June 21, 2017

During a writers’ meeting the topic of prologues came up. One writer wondered if he should use a prologue for his story. I immediately said “No, don’t do it.” Another writer questioned that, which made me stop and think about my response. I’m always telling others there are no “nevers” in writing, so why shouldn’t […]

Prologues: Use Them or Avoid Them?

August 26, 2015

Lately I’ve been seeing posts about prologues. Evidently some readers, agents, and editors hate them. Some well-know writers use them. Many readers skip the prologue and go straight to chapter one. New writers are often told to avoid using them, to label their prologues as chapter one. Who’s right? I’m one who believes there are […]