Brayon Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 If a writer includes a Prologue to their story, do you read it or skip it? 4 Link to comment
Site Administrator Popular Post Valkyrie Posted June 8, 2018 Site Administrator Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2018 If the author wrote a prologue, I would assume it's because it's necessary for the story. I can't imagine why someone would skip reading it. 15 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Brayon Posted June 8, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2018 Just now, Valkyrie said: I can't imagine why someone would skip reading it. Neither can I, but I read a couple of articles today, where agents have said that it happens. 3 3 Link to comment
Site Administrator Popular Post Valkyrie Posted June 8, 2018 Site Administrator Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, BHopper2 said: Neither can I, but I read a couple of articles today, where agents have said that it happens. Interesting. I'm curious now about why readers would feel the need to skip them. 6 Link to comment
Popular Post clochette Posted June 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2018 I do read prologues. Like Val said if the author wrote one in must bring something to the story. But I must also admit I once stop reading one cause it wasn't really a prologue but more like descriptions of the characters. Another one, I think it was Val's Hollow Hill?, really confused me when the first chapter start and didn't "follow" the prologue but when later in the story it made sense it was more appreciated. 6 1 Link to comment
Site Administrator Popular Post Valkyrie Posted June 8, 2018 Site Administrator Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2018 29 minutes ago, clochette said: I do read prologues. Like Val said if the author wrote one in must bring something to the story. But I must also admit I once stop reading one cause it wasn't really a prologue but more like descriptions of the characters. Another one, I think it was Val's Hollow Hill?, really confused me when the first chapter start and didn't "follow" the prologue but when later in the story it made sense it was more appreciated. The Hollow Hills doesn't have a prologue, so it wasn't that story 3 4 Link to comment
Popular Post Page Scrawler Posted June 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Valkyrie said: If the author wrote a prologue, I would assume it's because it's necessary for the story. I can't imagine why someone would skip reading it. I agree with this. 5 1 Link to comment
Caz Pedroso Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 11 hours ago, Valkyrie said: If the author wrote a prologue, I would assume it's because it's necessary for the story. I can't imagine why someone would skip reading it. I second (or is it third by now ) this. However, when i clicked yes on the poll it listed me as no and won't let me change it. 2 2 Link to comment
Popular Post dughlas Posted June 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2018 Yes. It might provide necessary backstory. 5 1 Link to comment
Popular Post TetRefine Posted June 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2018 Usually a prologue includes important backstories or foreshadows events to come. I can't really think of a prologue that wasn't necessary, or didn't at least add to, the story. So yes, I always read prologues and epilogues. 4 4 Link to comment
Popular Post Timothy M. Posted June 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2018 I usually do, but if the prologue is very short I may skip it and read it later. Or if it's info like character names I'll use it later to remind me who's who. 7 1 Link to comment
Brayon Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Caz Pedroso said: However, when i clicked yes on the poll it listed me as no and won't let me change it. I looked at the Poll settings, and I can't change it to allow a revote. Maybe an Admin? 2 Link to comment
Popular Post Caz Pedroso Posted June 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2018 Just now, BHopper2 said: I looked at the Poll settings, and I can't change it to allow a revote. Maybe an Admin? Doesn't matter, but thank you As long as my comment is there then people know what I meant. I probably wasn't concentrating as much as I should have been, it will teach me to have my coffee before I log onto GA. 3 4 Link to comment
Brayon Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 1 minute ago, Caz Pedroso said: it will teach me to have my coffee before I log onto GA. That's been my problem this morning. I can't seem to wake up. 3 Link to comment
Caz Pedroso Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 1 minute ago, BHopper2 said: That's been my problem this morning. I can't seem to wake up. That's my problem most mornings 3 Link to comment
mollyhousemouse Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, Caz Pedroso said: Doesn't matter, but thank you As long as my comment is there then people know what I meant. I probably wasn't concentrating as much as I should have been, it will teach me to have my coffee before I log onto GA. 18 minutes ago, BHopper2 said: That's been my problem this morning. I can't seem to wake up. "first i do the coffee, then i do the things" is kind of my motto 17 hours ago, BHopper2 said: If a writer includes a Prologue to their story, do you read it or skip it? if a writer includes, i read it, heck if a writer includes links, i follow them too 3 2 Link to comment
ReaderPaul Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 I tend to agree with the comments. If there is a prologue, I read it. Years ago I saw a prologue that partly made sense starting with chapter 1, then the rest made sense about 20 chapters in. 3 1 Link to comment
Brayon Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Seeing the responses to this question and poll, I think the articles I read from "industry experts", was a bunch of bolognas. 3 2 Link to comment
Popular Post Wesley8890 Posted June 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2018 I always read the prologue. To me it's just as important as an epilogue 5 1 Link to comment
Daddydavek Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 The problem with some prologues, is that if they don't grab my attention, I may stop reading and never even start the story..... 2 3 Link to comment
Former Member Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 I read Prologues because they often set up the story and make things easier to understand. I glance at the quotes some writers add above each chapter too. But I rarely check links – especially if it’s for a video. I don’t have unlimited bandwidth and don’t want to waste it on things like that! Some of us are very poor! ;–) I block autoplay of all videos. It offends me when some people refuse to describe what their video is (I see a large blank space). It only takes a few seconds to type in the title of the song or the name of the company in the ad or whatever. Gif avatars are annoying too because I can’t block them and their constant motion is distracting. Link to comment
Former Member Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Daddydavek said: The problem with some prologues, is that if they don't grab my attention, I may stop reading and never even start the story..... I’ve read a few that are as long as the chapters that follow! ;–) Link to comment
AusGlitterati Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I like prologues well enough! I just get super mad when it's about a character who ends up dying in said prologue. I kind of feel cheated, putting my energy into this character just to have them die. 2 1 Link to comment
Ashi Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Though not an integral part of the story, like many said, prologue provides an important backstory or background to the story to come. Though I admit I sometimes skip it at first then come back to it because sometimes I am afraid it might be a spoiler.... Personally if I included a prologue, it's very important. I don't like prologues of classics stories because I dunno, they're boring. Though Mary Shelley's Frankenstein's preface is super important (the 1818 edition). I don't like reading some novel's forewords because they're written by other people.... Just some random thought. 3 1 Link to comment
Site Moderator Reader1810 Posted June 22, 2018 Site Moderator Share Posted June 22, 2018 I always read prologues. Even if they might not be crucial for understanding the story that’s to come, they always add something to it. That’s my opinion, anyway. 2 1 Link to comment
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