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this video i am talking to you about a prologue what it is where to find it how to use it and how
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way that i have found to create a prologue is using your microsoft dictate you just click into
your microsoft dictate you will see it loading for the people who are not
familiar with microsoft dictate there is a video you will find in the description
that will show you step by step how to use the microsoft dictate with your microsoft
word it will give you all of the information about the dictation settings and
also tips for using the dictation new paragraph it was october 15th comma 1954 comma around 4 30 comma when jacob harding stepped out of his
apartment decided to walk to his appointment you will have to get used to using your headset and also using the
different commands such as a new paragraph period comma you will use speech to text you will learn how to use the speech
to text to start to write your novel this is going to take time and you
will be doing a little bit of research so that you will not have to
do a lot of editing afterwards the whole point of a prologue is to get people
to buy your book either your kindle edition or your paper book in every book
you will see this look inside when you click on look inside
you will find your cover page 90 of book sales is your cover page and your title i'm just going to
pull up a template that i created what is a prologue at the beginning of a book
if you decide to use a prologue this is one of the first things that a reader will see the
prologue is always written by the author which is you in the prologue the author gives
an introduction that the part of the book and it should be read before the first chapter so now we are over here in
amazon and into the look inside you can always add a prologue after
writing your first draft as an example you can write your prologue after
you have completed your manuscript or you can write your prologue before you
start your manuscript to use as a reference before you decide if you
would like to use a prologue let's define what a prologue is
let's look at the pros and cons so number one the prologue
is before your first chapter and a prologue will set up the story giving
readers a view of events that are either earlier even years before as an example here i
have 1954 in my first chapter it's 2003.
In your main character's life or a supporting
character's life a prologue will give a background of events to follow in your book it can
also reveal the characters or bring the characters to a certain point this establishes the
story's tone and presents the theme my theme is project mars the wco secret agenda
title which is the theme is mars all through the book the wco is the world canvas
organization which is a theme all through the book to establish the tone this will be in your writing so i am not an expert and this is my
first book so for the people watching who have a lot of writing experience you
can leave me a comment and let me know of ideas that you have worked with or experience
that you have had that can help my readers you see these three straight lines it says
explore contents and here you can even customize your view i'm just going to click on explore the
contents it's not allowing me to do that right now okay so let's go to the prologue my
dedication and here is the prologue so i'm setting the scene it's in 1954.
i have the time and i have my character what is the event the event it
that i am talking about here is hurricane hazel but it's actually about
a large truck that slams into a building i'll just read it okay this is my prologue now this is my
first uh prologue this is my first novel so don't be too hard on me it was october 15th
1954 around 4 30 when jacob harding stepped out of his apartment and decided to walk to his
appointment he only lived around the corner from downtown toronto so here i am setting the
scene jacob was unaware of the radio broadcasts warning from the dominion weather office he
noticed it was raining and he had forgotten his umbrella and raincoat it was starting to get very
windy jacob was oblivious of the devastation that was yet to come and here i am setting the tone a
storm heading his way would change toronto forever canada's worst natural disaster hurricane
hazel now i'm setting the tone and i'm also using a reference that a lot of people would
be familiar with which is hurricane hazel walking down the street he noticed no one
was outside as he looked around he could see the sky was starting to blacken and the winds
seemed like they were over 100 miles an hour there was a sound like a motor revving up
jacob turned his head just in time to see a large tractor trailer truck come around the
corner and then boom smack crashed right into the side of what seemed to be an abandoned
building the large truck had just missed hitting the lone man walking on the sidewalk
here i am putting a thought into your mind i am giving you an image of a truck just missed
hitting the lone man walking down the sidewalk jacob was thrown to the ground as the back end
of the trailer of the truck exploded he turned his head just in time to see the flames burning
through the side and the letters wco now you see here's my title project mars wco secret agenda
so here i am weaving my title through my prologue jacob recognized the letters immediately
and his senses were now heightened jacob's attention was drawn to the muscle muffled
scream as a truck driver was trapped in the cab he searched the wreckage and found something
he could use as a lever to pry open the door jacob could see the driver inside was still
alive and kicking the door as hard as possible finally the entrance to the truck cab flew open
the man inside jumped out of the cab and yelled jacob goble and mars here i am introducing mars
in a my prologue and took off running away as fast as possible jacob could see he was pointing
skyward with his finger with only one look back the man turned around and disappeared down a
side street now i've introduced something that the reader has now an image in their mind jacob
saw the flames coming from the engine and knew he had to move fast so jacob too started running
as fast as far away as possible from the truck as he could boom the engine explode exploded and the
truck was fully engulfed in fire jacob had escaped with his life and the driver was nowhere to be
seen but here i'm introducing a different tone jacob suddenly just stopped running a terrifying
thought had stopped him dead in his tracks there was something about the truck driver that seemed
familiar to him he could not put his finger on it a painful memory buried so deep in his
subconscious that jacob could not even allow himself to remember so what i'm doing now
is i am using a memory as part of my prologue yes he said to himself jacob pictured the man
who had had said his hidden name his hidden name which is jacob goble remember i told you his name
was jacob harding pointed upwards and said mars i remember then jacob relived the last time so now
jacob has a flashback he's now reliving something also from the past that will later be repeated
and also more in evolved and more in detail as the story goes on i remember then jacob relived
the last time he saw his father samuel alive and the tragedy that had forever changed
his destiny jacob thought he fooled the wco so there i am using the wzo from my title again
when he faked his death jacob was wrong dead wrong jacob knew the appointment he had was a person
giving him a warning of what was yet to come and being prepared for the changes in his lifetime jacob was still the puppet on a string his entire
life was controlled by an invisible hand that influenced every decision he made when the time
was right he would be brought back into the fold and take his rightful place among the world canvas
organization elite where he belonged so here i have set the tone i have given a description
and i have set the tone so here is the template a prologue stands out draws
attention to specific events before or after the current storyline as
i just read to you in my prologue you can use a flashback that will
appear later in the story as well or you can express the past through a
memory or discourse or personal thought a prologue can be told in a distinct voice
rather than the the narrator or the voice that's used in the rest of the story or
it can be presented as another viewpoint of the character to get the reader's attention the
whole point of the prologue is to get the reader's attention now if this was a poor prologue it
would not lure the reader in it would just serve to keep the reader away and not even read
any further not be interested in your book at all the prologue can serve as
an introduction it can be compelling and relevant and necessary but you need
to ask yourself these questions use a prologue if the reader did not learn this information would they still understand the rest of the story can the details in the prologue be
introduced in the main story itself and the answer would be yes you would have to
introduce all of your all aspects of your prologue weave it through your story and make sure that
you are introducing your character in the same way can the details in the prologue be introduced in
the main story itself through dialogue or action or thought or even flashbacks is the data from the
prologue so crucial that the reader must be aware as he reads the story and the answer to this is
yes for me i needed to have this prologue because my first chapter starts in 2003 and this is when i
am first introducing mars and i'm introducing mars in a way that i am not actually using
this character here which is decaparting but i am going to be introducing riba
harlow which is jacob harding's daughter so did i feel or do you feel your prologue
is going to set up the introduction for the oncoming drama and events that
are going to happen in your novel and does it meet the purpose or is
it going to detract from your story so you have to create your prologue
so it's not detracting from your story say i wrote this prologue but i wrote this
prologue for 2003.
There would be no point in me doing a prologue for 2003 because it
would take away from my first chapter and does it accomplish your purpose without
meddling the flow and impact of the whole story so you can use a prologue if you choose
if you feel that it will help your novel and also understand these questions does it
reveal character stimulus does it establish tone does it create questions in the person's
mind and does it create a direction or focus however there are cons to a
prologue as well number one con is that it will take away from the current story
it will delay the current story it will force readers to think of elements and characters
and events that are not yet in your story and it can actually take away the focus from
your actual novel so a prologue can keep readers from becoming fully involved in the now which
is a 2003 instead of what happened in 1959 and it can create questions in a reader's
mind of what does this prologue have to do with the rest of the story are they going to
be interested enough to read the chapter one and then after reading the chapter one
is that going to be interesting enough to continue reading or are they going to just say
no i'm not interested in this book any further and for me that is the easiest way
that i found how to write your prologue if you have any questions i'd be happy to answer
them as a disclaimer i am not an expert so i wouldn't i would not be able to give you
expert advice this is my first book and it's the first prologue and this information
that i'm sharing with you is for beginners so here you can see this is 31 of your sample
that the people and they have this here because amazon wants to know what people are reading so as they go and they click the side arrow that
will tell you and it will also tell you how far are they able to read into your book and
to see whether they're really interested in reading even up to the third chapter
you can see here how far this goes seventy percent if they like what they
read they will either click the buy with one click or try the kindle on limited so this is 73 now it's chapter five i believe
that i'm introducing jacob harding so this will give people enough information to read the
prologue and then read the chapters and see how it weaves through the story and to see
if they're interested in reading it further now for the people who are not familiar with
the kindle create watch the video that's located in the top right hand corner and
it'll give you the kindle basics i'm going to quickly show you where to find
your prologue you just click on the plus sign that will open up you scroll down till you
get to prolog click on the prologue open it up put your text in that you have
already created from microsoft word and save your ebook another example here i'm
just going to click on the kindle unlimited and of course there'll be a link in the
description in which you can use the kindle unlimited i'm also an associate with amazon i will
show you how to do that as well as you are writing your story so here is the kindle unlimited and it
tells you now you can read on any device you have unlimited reading any device take every word
every sentence every story everywhere you go download books directly from the kindle app
and start binge reading discover new series so i hope this has all been helpful
for all you new authors out there step-by-step video tutorials are boring i
know but i hope this has been helpful for you in understanding what a prologue is and if it
is something that you want to use with your book thank you for being a part in this journey and
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