: Re: Is an Introduction and a Prologue good or bad, especially in middle grade fiction? Is it bad to use an Introduction and/or a Prologue in Middle Grade Fiction? I have a lot of information

As I read your question, I couldn't help but think back to the time I first read Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone. I was in grade 2 and I don't remember if there was a prologue or not, however, the introduction to Harry's world felt like a prologue (or it wouldn't have been a problem if it was in this particular book).

If your story has an unusual setting, premise or unusual characters/any other unique aspect in the novel, then it would be nice to include a prologue. It's like a sample for what the story is going to be like. However, if you want to pull the reader right into your story or are afraid that the prologue might give the reader not the right expectations of what is to happen later on, I would avoid it.

Thinking back to the Harry Potter book, I remember loving the background info that was presented to the reader through a scene, rather than telling the history. If your prologue is very short, then you should be able to get away with a Jurassic Park-like intro. It should be a sampler scene/monologue that entices your readers to proceed to the first chapter.

This is a question I've been pondering over for quite some time, which is why every time I open a novel that has a prologue, I analyze my reactions or expectations to it and how it affects the novel as a whole.

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: First version has a minor grammar error: ... and allows you ... Apart from that, both are fine. I would probably use the second version. I think both sentences are too similiar to use

: Do script readers start at the beginning? Script readers-- the people who sift and sort the vast piles of scripts submitted to Hollywood -- do they start at the beginning? The reason I ask

: I can think of one reason: If you have a co-writer, it gives you the confidence to revert to a previous form if you don't like their writing. Or combine conflicts if both of you are writing

: Can I, as a reader, submit a "Bug Report" for a novel? I just finished a new release. I encountered a passage in the book that doesn't quite make sense. Just a single sentence that is out

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: First version has a minor grammar error: ... and allow*s* you ... Apart from that, both are fine. I would probably use the second version. I think both sentences are too similiar to use

: Do script readers start at the beginning? Script readers-- the people who sift and sort the vast piles of scripts submitted to Hollywood -- do they start at the beginning? The reason I ask

: I can think of one reason: If you have a co-writer, it gives you the confidence to revert to a previous form if you don't like their writing. Or combine conflicts if both of you are writing

: Can I, as a reader, submit a "Bug Report" for a novel? I just finished a new release. I encountered a passage in the book that doesn't quite make sense. Just a single sentence that is out

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