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How to write a prologue in a novel?

2024-10-13 14:34
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A prologue should set the stage, introduce key elements or create intrigue. Start with a captivating scene or event that relates to the main story but might be from a different time or perspective.

The key to a successful prologue in a novel is to hook the reader. You can do this by presenting a compelling problem, a unique setting, or a character with a compelling goal. Make sure it's relevant to the main story and leaves the reader wanting more.

Well, to write a good prologue, think about giving a sneak peek into something crucial or laying the foundation for the story's themes. It could be a mystery, a character's backstory, or a significant event that influences the plot later on. Keep it short and engaging!

Sir, How About A Marriage?

Sir, How About A Marriage?

At the peak of her career, A-list actress Song Ning announced her withdrawal from the entertainment industry for love, shocking the nation. Everyone thought that she must have found her ideal home. That was why she was so determined. At first, Song Ning thought so too. For the rest of her life, she would not be a celebrity. She would only be a virtuous and virtuous woman who would take care of her husband and children at home. However, on the night before their wedding, she found out that her fiancé was having an affair with her best friend. Enraged, Song Ning found a random man to register their marriage at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau. She originally wanted to take revenge on her scumbag fiancé, but she did not expect that the man who registered his marriage with her was the heir of nation's largest financial group, Mu Chen. After they got married, Mu Chen doted on Song Ning and protected her in every way possible. He didn't allow anyone to bully her. Song Ning always thought that she would be happy for the rest of her life and live the best life she wanted. That's right, she got it. It was just a little different from what she had originally imagined. The person who gave her everything was someone else. Many years later… Song Ning looked at Mu Chen affectionately. "I'm really lucky. Thank God I met you and saved me from hell." Mu Chen smiled faintly. “Yes, thank God.” However, Song Ning would never know. Mu Chen wasn't talking about thanking God for letting him meet Song Ning. He was thanking God for letting Song Ning's fiancé cheated on her so that he would have a chance. There was no such thing as an accidental encounter. It was just a premeditated pursuit. That day, he waited for Song Ning outside the Civil Affairs Bureau for ten hours…
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Her Wicked CEO: How To Seduce A Hikikomori Wife?

(Completed) Is there hate at first sight? Takeuchi Rie is a hikikomori who rarely goes sees the daylight. If she wants food, she will order it online. The love of her life is a manga character. Unless her house is on fire, she refuses to go outside. Kamiyama Kiyohira is the arrogant and proud CEO of Kamiyama Groups. When he meets her for the first time at the funeral of his father and stepmother, she is cursing him to rot with genital diseases at his father's funeral. He breaks her door, destroys her house, and nearly sends her to the prison. She sticks to him like a koala and blames him for taking advantage of her during sleep. They certainly hate each other, but they can't keep their hands off each other? He is the wicked CEO. She is the hateful Hikikomori. She is the wicked Hikikomori. He is the hateful CEO. Who is the wicked one here? It depends. Who is at the bottom and who is on the top? They are quite a match in words, bed, and hate. They hate each other so much that they keep sleeping with each other? By the way, if MC and ML are mutually sexually harassing each other, is it sexual harassment? ----------------- Author's Note: Not the usual CEO love story. Warning: Explicit language, 18+ scenes, NSFW *HIKIKOMORI = An acute antisocial person/ Shut-in/ A person who rarely goes outside. ----------------- The interview with The Wicked CEO: Author: How do you draw a Hikikomori out? CEO: Demolish her house. Author: How do you trick a Hikikomori to sign a legal document? CEO: Use difficult vocabulary. If she didn't study hard in school, she won't understand a word. Author: I see. How do you make her so mad that she tries to kill you right after she wakes up? CEO: Tell her that you have slept with her. Make sure that she misunderstands. Author: How do you seduce a Hikikomori? CEO: Read the novel and find out. Hikikomori: How dare you throw me in bed with my enemy? Come here, Author. I won't beat you to death. Definitely, won't beat you to death. Author: Have fun in bed. Mr CEO drags his Hikikomori wife away before she kills the author. ----------------------------- Proofreader/Editor: TheTalkingCupcake Picture credit: Photo by Joel Overbeck on Unsplash Instagram: Koch_Norah Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/norah_koch ****Full list of my novels******* Novels with Interconnected Worlds: 1. The Love That Remains (Completed) 2. His Mischievous Time-Traveler: How to capture a celebrity husband? (Completed) 3. His Devious Harbinger: How To Tame A Wicked God? (Completed) 4. Supernatural Investigation 101: Chronicles of Nakashima Wakana  5. When A Ghoul Falls In Love 6. Hunting for a Husband in a Vampire Apocalypse Standalone Novels:  Her Wicked CEO: How To Seduce A Hikikomori Wife? Miss Chicken & Her Mister The Villainous Emperor is My Pet? (Available on Goodnovel.Com) Bad x Bad: My Dear Hana (Available on Goodnovel.Com)
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Lee Fei is a normal 30-year-old man who has a good job as a librarian at the National University in China. He is an avid reader and has always read everything, including BL and GL, even though he declares himself 100% straight. He died just like that. There was no truck. There was no car accident. No deadly disease. Lee Fei reincarnated and transmigrated to the world of the book he had read days before he died. Unfortunately, a BL Dark Book. The worst, he transmigrated as an insignificant side character! Lee Fei became Emery Darcy, who is the third child of a powerful duke. Your life should be full of wealth and happiness, right? Unfortunately, Emery Darcy followed the path of an exorcist! Yes, Emery Darcy is an Exorcist Bishop! To make the irony of his situation worse, this side character had a worse fate than the villain. What an injustice! As the knowledge of the plot of this world, Lee Fei intends to return to the home of his rich family and live a good life! So, what if he has divine powers and MANA from nature? He just wants a rich and peaceful life! Ehhhh? Is the MC making a honey trap for me? Is ML no longer a possessive demon, but a tsundere that is following me? Is the fallen archangel a shameless voyeur who spies on me even in the bath? A guardian knight who thinks I'm the reincarnation of the god of nature? Stay away from me, I just want a peaceful life! Does apocalypse come far? No matter, I'm rich enough to protect myself! Let's have a happy and rich life as a good nobleman should be. NOTE: 1. R 18 2. Chapter Auxiliary with the main characters of the harem so far; 3. Harem Romance 4. Follow my Ko-fi for news and weekly calendars: https://ko-fi.com/post/Calendar-1001--1601-L4L27V5L9 and Ko-fi.com/take_the_moon. Thanks for your support in the 2021. Hope we're together in 2022 too.
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His Devious Harbinger: How To Tame A Wicked God?

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Explore the story of a reborn woman who unleashes the Dark God and hilariously tries to tame him into her younger brother. A modern woman is transmigrated to a young girl's body in the world of magic. Due to the circumstances going out of her control, she releases the dark god who is only 11 years old boy with no memory? To keep herself alive, she has decided to make him love her as his older sister. With a spirit beast who likes to eat his problems and a seer who seeks her spirit beast, she traverses through realms while the dark god wonders how to get his heart back. ----------- Author's Note: It is not easy to tame a god. The story is supposed to be an easy read. Throw away logic while reading this. Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Romance/Comedy/NSFW/R+/Mature --------- Instagram: Koch_Norah Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/norah_koch ****Full list of my novels******* Novels with Interconnected Worlds: 1. The Love That Remains (Completed) 2. His Mischievous Time-Traveler: How to capture a celebrity husband? (Completed) 3. His Devious Harbinger: How To Tame A Wicked God? (Completed) 4. Supernatural Investigation 101: Chronicles of Nakashima Wakana  5. When A Ghoul Falls In Love 6. Hunting for a Husband in a Vampire Apocalypse Standalone Novels:  Her Wicked CEO: How To Seduce A Hikikomori Wife? Miss Chicken & Her Mister The Villainous Emperor is My Pet? (Available on Goodnovel.Com) Bad x Bad: My Dear Hana (Available on Goodnovel.Com) *** Cover credit: Photo by Shane Devlin on Unsplash
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[The story will resume from 1st of March] [Currently under heavy Editing. I will be back sometime in the future once I am done with editing the starting chapters through and thorough. Sorry for the inconvenience. (No. of chapter Edited 0/100) Although the major errors are like in the first 30-40 chapters, I will still look a bit further for smoother reading experience. The errors are highlighted in a pinned review.] ........................... 'Every Mistake has a price' Visca, a playground for the 'Gods', is a world where 'Gods' nurture their champions to fight for them. Reincarnators, Transmigrator, Regressers, people with system and other cheat characters, all roam the world of Visca. Then, HE was brought into this world. And THAT, was the mistake the 'Gods' shouldn't have done. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: He reincarnates in a world that has its own laws and rules. A vast world where different species rule over different kingdoms. A world where magic decides your future. There is danger lurking everywhere. Thousands of secrets undiscovered. What happens when a genius among geniuses reincarnates into that world with only a pathetic amount of magic within him? What would happen to someone who only wanted to live a plain life with his wife and family? What was the reason for his reincarnation? and what will he do next? Find out as you follow a magical journey of myths and Legends, as threads of fate unravel themselves at the hands of the 'weakest' mage. ................................................................. [Chapter 1-18 is 0th ark. (A form of intro ark) It has many information dumps and there could be grammatical mistakes in them, so please bear with it. Chapter 19+ is the first ark. It is where the main story actually starts. Thank you for coming here] .................................................................. Other important points: •This isn't a weak to strong type of novel. Our protagonist is strong from the beginning. The story would revolve around him and his brothers along with the future allies and the choices they make as they explore the world. •The first 18 chapters will have a lot of foreshadowing, world-building and other explanations. It will cover at least half of the world area that you should expect to be explored in the future. •Also, you might feel like it started somewhere from the middle with so many things going on in the background and that's because it is so...Don't expect things to finally kick into motion after the MC appears... .................................................................. [I do not own the Cover and if the creator has any issues, please message me at deathscavenger97@gmail.com I'll credit or remove it]
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