: Is there a term for a fiction piece that goes after the prologue but before the epilogue? I'm writing a long non-fiction text that describes a fictional setting. I came up with a fiction piece

@Annie587

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I'm writing a long non-fiction text that describes a fictional setting.

I came up with a fiction piece for that setting, to include as further illustration.

I decided it would work best if I split it up three ways.

One part to go in the beginning (as prologue);
One part to go in the middle;
And one part to go in the end (as epilogue.)

But, what should I call the part that goes in the middle?

I'm writing it all in spanish (my native language), but so far I've been unable to find a proper or even vaguely accurate term, regardless of language.

Any help in either english or spanish would be muchly appreciated.

Thanks a lot in advance!

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@Bryan361

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The part of a book that comes between the prologue and the epilogue is normally called "the story"!

Ok, I take it you mean you have some explanatory material that you want to put in the middle, that is not part of the story itself?

Perhaps "interlude" is what you are looking for.

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@Annie587

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www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/09/parts-of-a-book/
I'm not familiar with this page, but it seems accurate from what I remember of my technical studies in that regard. You've got frontmatter, main body, and backmatter. Prologue is frontmatter, epilogue is part of the main body, as are all the other chapters of your story.

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