tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19010648.post1290002973826372436..comments2024-01-24T02:02:31.744-07:00Comments on Outpost Mâvarin: Impossible SentencesKaren Funk Blocherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860091802901743222noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19010648.post-37492338617079089972007-03-31T13:32:00.000-07:002007-03-31T13:32:00.000-07:00I prefer to go with "It was a dark and stormy nigh...I prefer to go with "It was a dark and stormy night...."<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Chris<BR/><A HREF="http://inanethoughtsandinsaneramblings.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">My Blog</A>Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861482393432330011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19010648.post-89349118110960624482007-03-31T06:16:00.000-07:002007-03-31T06:16:00.000-07:00My sense of it is that first sentence would be fin...My sense of it is that first sentence would be fine as an opening to a first chapter, but is a little too strong (or perhaps concrete) for a prologue. There's no knowledge or expertise behind this comment. Just my personal feeling as a reader.<BR/><BR/>Is the prologue necessary? What is its purpose? Can you just make it chapter one instead?<BR/><BR/>I know the prologue has a long history of successful use in genre fiction, but it is generally regarded - I have read - as being overused, and often incorrectly used. Be sure a prologue is necessary, and you are not just using one because, "that's what you do in fantasy novels."<BR/><BR/>(see disclaimer that closes paragraph one. I don't pretend to have any real wisdom in this area.)Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.com