tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post4460790589435513077..comments2024-03-28T05:13:12.886-04:00Comments on QueryTracker Blog: Publishing Pulse for January 20, 2012Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17771807777617244491noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-19109254629591027902012-01-21T13:50:34.427-05:002012-01-21T13:50:34.427-05:00Perfect timing for me on the query links. Thanks.Perfect timing for me on the query links. Thanks.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-9377073624097093692012-01-21T13:09:43.354-05:002012-01-21T13:09:43.354-05:00That's a really good question, Judie.
My firs...That's a really good question, Judie.<br /><br />My first book has a prologue. It's a letter to an advice column, one that sets the tone for the book.<br /><br />I entered a lot of contests with that book. I'm talking dozens. Some of them, I included the prologue. Some, I didn't.<br /><br />My decision was based on the length of the submission. Your entry has to really hit the judges hard. If your prologue is a major hook, a really impressionable piece, then go for it.<br /><br />If it's too subtle, then go with the first chapter and make sure it's strong enough to make the judge say, "That's it? But I want more!"<br /><br />My advice would be to compare the first hundred words of each and decide which one--the prologue or the chapter--makes you want to keep going. Which ever you choose, that's the entry that is going to get read.<br /><br />Make sure you leave the judge hungry to keep reading. That's the only way to win!Ash Krafton | @ashkraftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958256604970916899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-52890686272850247152012-01-20T12:18:15.407-05:002012-01-20T12:18:15.407-05:00I have a question about the submissions; My novel ...I have a question about the submissions; My novel has a prologue that explains some of the history of my YA novel but the characters in the prologue aren't in the restof the ms. When submitting the first 100 words, do I take them from the prologue or from the first chapter?Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315372249653577551noreply@blogger.com