tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post4526920285102366986..comments2024-03-27T09:30:03.123-07:00Comments on The Cellophane Queen: Writing Tips: Starting Off with a BangCellophane Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08166797508899835493noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post-20645925768864016552017-08-17T10:15:23.245-07:002017-08-17T10:15:23.245-07:00It was a pleasure to burn. -- RayBradbury Fahrenhe...It was a pleasure to burn. -- RayBradbury Fahrenheit 451. turdpolisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673289548403735403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post-7704675578630676012017-08-17T09:54:17.138-07:002017-08-17T09:54:17.138-07:00Actually, my least favorite form of prologue is th...Actually, my least favorite form of prologue is the sort that starts with a "bang," only to be followed by a Chapter 1 with tons of telling. Big bait and switch. Start the story in full motion and keep it going.<br /><br />My other pet peeve, the "postlogue": a story that starts near the end, with lots of bang and boom, then... "3 Months Earlier" -- which amounts to telling the bulk of the story in flashback in my view. Happening a lot in TV story-telling, too.Eduardo Suasteguihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726905836225114116noreply@blogger.com