Anita Nolan on Prologues
A prologue can be used, but carefully. A lot of editors and agents say they don’t like a prologue, but I think it’s because they see poor or unnecessary ones so frequently. There are a number of examples of popular books containing prologues.
Prologues should be relatively short, no more than a few pages. The Book Thief’s is only a few words.
There are a few reasons to consider using a prologue. An example follows each.
http://anitanolan.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/prologues/
I've heard so many advise against prologues that I was grateful to Anita for posting about why it's sometimes okay to use a prologue.
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