I did not know writing was akin to the fashion industry where things went in and out of fashion, but apparently that happens. Recently, I heard some writers from my writing group talking about how the prologue was now seen as undesirable, and it got me thinking... Who decided that?
Was there really some huge reader outcry saying that the prologue was an annoying tool they'd rather live without? Were there lists with millions and billions of names added to it demanding the removal of this vile thing?
As someone who writes stories, I like the prologue. I use it to tell a piece of the story that is either set in the past, the future, or that hints at something that I won't be able to go into for a while (looking at you, Shattered Dreams).
As a reader, I've never once read a prologue and thought: "I wish this scene wasn't in this book".
That's about it for these random thoughts for today.
Also, here's a shameless plug to the Dublin Creative Writers Cooperative website.
Take care out there!
