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How does everybody feel about prologues?

Love them? Necessary evil for some stories? Or should we just relabel them as ‘Chapter 1’ and not prologue?

I just realised I can add a form! So I will ask again:
PROLOGUES
Love them? Necessary evil for some stories? Or should we just relabel them as ‘Chapter 1’ and not prologue?

@Michaelvaliant They seem to get a lot of hate amongst literary agents and editors, but I love 'em

Michael Valiant ✅ ⚔️🚀📚

@mverant apparently so does the writing community - 77% are FOR prologues so far.