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akjePrologues, prologues. Should you start your book with a prologue?
I usually read them, but I’ve never seen a prologue yet where the info in it couldn’t be used to add mystery to the story, keeping the reader turning pages to find the answers. Why spoon feed the reader an infodump about the past in a prologue when you can drop hints about the past throughout the story, making the reader desperate to find out just what the big secret is? Then they’ll keep reading to uncover the mysterious backstory, which could ultimately be revealed in the climax, giving the reader an aha! moment that brings everything together. It just seems like such a waste of an opportunity to put all that info in a prologue when you can tease the reader with it throughout the story instead. (♯ᴖ.ლ)
I usually read them, but I’ve never seen a prologue yet where the info in it couldn’t be used to add mystery to the story, keeping the reader turning pages to find the answers. Why spoon feed the reader an infodump about the past in a prologue when you can drop hints about the past throughout the story, making the reader desperate to find out just what the big secret is? Then they’ll keep reading to uncover the mysterious backstory, which could ultimately be revealed in the climax, giving the reader an aha! moment that brings everything together. It just seems like such a waste of an opportunity to put all that info in a prologue when you can tease the reader with it throughout the story instead. (♯ᴖ.ლ)