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The Prologue - When to Use One, How to Write One by Marg McAlister. Authors > Articles > The Prologueview cart The Prologue - When to Use One, How to Write One by Marg McAlister What is a prologue?
When should you use one? Should you forget about a prologue and simply start at Chapter 1? All too often we pick up a published book and read the prologue, then wonder why it was there at all. Some writing tutors maintain that a prologue should never be there just to provide atmosphere and to 'hook' the reader. A prologue should reveal significant facts that contribute to our understanding of the plot. What Is A Prologue? A prologue is used mainly for two reasons. 1. 2. Apart from these two reasons, a prologue can be used to introduce a certain character's viewpoint on one occasion only.
Do You Need a Prologue? The points raised above will probably give you a good idea already of whether you really need a prologue. What if I just call the prologue Chapter 1? Perhaps the best way to illustrate the use of a prologue is to actually show one. Nerd Paradise : How to Write a 20 Page Research Paper in Under a Day. Posted on: 10 Cado 7:0 - 5.27.29 So you've procrastinated again.
You told yourself you wouldn't do this 2 months ago when your professor assigned you this. But you procrastinated anyway. Shame on you. It's due in a few hours. Pick a Topic The more "legally-oriented" your topic is, the better. Make a list ...of every possible outcome that this issue could cause in...the near future...the far future...of every person that this topic affects....of any instances where this topic has come in the news....what you would do about this topic if you had the chance/power/enough-sugar...any little detail you can think ofThe important thing about this is to think of ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, no matter how silly or far-fetched. Reorder everything Put your most obvious argument first. Then put weird off the wall stuff, regardless of importance. Put the strongest argument for your case next. Now list the incidents that will help argue for your point. It's best to keep all this in the form of an outline.
Spaces. WRITERS ON WRITING; Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle. A Few Thoughts on The Writing Process. John Stenzel University Writing Program--Workshops A Few Thoughts on The Writing Process Introduction: Procrastination Writing is too important to be left until the night before it's due, but a few facts about the psychology of procrastination can help us overcome this tendency.
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