I begin Mahabharata: The Eternal Quest with three quick
prologues. What the heck is a prologue for anyway? And three? What’s with that?
After the book’s introduction, your story begins. But before
(pro - Greek) the story gets underway (lego – the telling) , do you want to
drop in a prologue? The prologue might provide clues as to the theme of the
book or set up the mood or describe
events that happen before the main story begins, to anticipate the underlying
conflict of the story or might introduce
one of the main characters in an offbeat way. And that’s why I have three.
Prologues do those things and more. Basically, the prologue sets up the mood. (check the first sentence of my first
prologue). A prologue could even be like
the coming attractions and poise questions and situations to titillate the reader,
or it could provide a predicament which is then totally
dropped, only to surface again much later in the book. You have to figure out
if your book warrants a prologue and how to use it to your best advantage. To see my prologues go to www.Mahabharata-Project.com to
the Sample page.
Actually, you would do me a great favor if you went to the
site, even if you were there before. In four months, if you googled
Mahabharata, my site has jumped from page 15 to page 3. Now it’s been hovering
between pages 2 and 3 for the last month. I’m trying to boast it to page ONE on
google. I thank you for your help.
Ys, Sankirtana das
