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    Pro – or anti?

    Mar 04, 2021 3 minutes

    I have written a prologue for my novel, although now I am having second thoughts, due to the negative comments about prologues I have read online.

    My prologue is nearly 2,000 words long. The person in the prologue links the two main characters and sets up intrigue and unanswered questions. It is also written in the first person, whereas the rest of the novel is in the third person, so I wanted to keep it separate. What is your view on prologues?

    CAROLINE WATSON

    Hemel Hempstead

    My view, Caroline, is that you shouldn’t

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