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This is very timely, as I’ve been engaged with myself in a debate about “To Prologue or Not To Prologue.” I’m starting to lean towards just doing a prequel short story, but I’m worried that would be cheating since this is a NaNoWriMo project I’m thinking about.
I’ve been battling with the prologue thing too. I’m thinking of splitting my prologue into little bits and using it as beginning quotations for each chapter to reveal a bit of the backdrop as the story unfolds. I wonder if that’s annoying too?
I’m battling with beginnings to a story I’m working on as well. I’m not doing a prologue, but I’m afraid of being cliched. Currently it’s the classic “guy is in a bar and is approached for a job” beginning. I’m pretty pleased with it but that “this has been done to death” feeling sometimes taps me on the head. I’ve toyed with doing a kind of Tarantino-style shake up of the narrative, but then I think “my that’s going to be gimmicky and obviously trying too hard”.