So interesting!! You can see how the frequency increases as you get further into the prologue. That’s a fire build-up! Going to pay more attention to this when I read.
@Writing-Theory
4 ай бұрын
Exactly! I noticed it while reading, but as I went through and highlighted all of the words it was kind of astounding to see it all grouped up like that in the climax of the scene
@jemajoy8839
4 ай бұрын
Skit itself deserve an award. I got a cold feet by just watching how the director gradually buried the poor Julliard a few feets under the deep snow and took a lunch break. 3800 words in prologue? Oh... I guess you read it several... What? You retyped it? That's awesome! So, true! Word choice is something I need to consider when writing. Going to keep that stick to my board from now on.
@christophersummerville9748
4 ай бұрын
Interesting! I’ve noticed this “increasing frequency” in other stories as well, cool to see it done by a writing legend!
@jerricabennett4662
4 ай бұрын
Oooooh can't wait to read your book! It sounds awesome.
@FabiolaMo
4 ай бұрын
Good video! I was thinking about GOT's prologue earlier this week. To me, its one of the best one out there. In my novel, the prologue is two paragraphs describing someone getting possibly murder from an external point of view. Its also foreshadowing the last part of the book when we actually see from another character POV what really happened and why this person was targeted. I love prologue when done well!
@aussiejed1
4 ай бұрын
Interesting, given how many writing tutors dismiss prologues as not necessary and better off left out.
@AphroditeLee
4 ай бұрын
this was COOL!
@davidtriestowriteatnight
4 ай бұрын
Really interesting, thank you.
@raina4732
4 ай бұрын
First thoughts: Where did you find snow this time of year?! In Europe it was hard to find any snow this winter. They were making fake snow on ski slopes that was constantly melting. …ok, going to continue the video now.
@Writing-Theory
4 ай бұрын
It was a weird winter here in Wisconsin, too. Little to no snow. But, right when we started working on this video, we got 18 inches of snow! So, we definitely took advantage of it :)
@raina4732
4 ай бұрын
@@Writing-Theory Wisconsin! All I know is that they have great cheese, and now snow! I wrote a follow up comment but my YT is on autoplay for the next recommended videos so I accidentally typed and posted my comment for this video on a video about steep ski slopes 😂 I just realized it and deleted it there (strangely no one answer me over there!) I'll copy paste it here. Great video!! Do you think that the prologue connects to any specific moment of the novel, like foreshadows the midpoint or the climactic moment, or is it valid for any action stuff that happens at any point in the novel?
@Writing-Theory
4 ай бұрын
Hey Raina! Just saw this. And great question! I think that the prologue allows you the freedom to use it however you want to. For example, there are people out there who are writing entire essays on the prologue and first chapter of A Game of Thrones and how it predicts the entire plot of the next five novels (a lot of it seems to be a stretch). I think you can have the prologue be totally standalone and, for many readers, they would be happy with that as long as it still served the rest of the novel well. HOWEVER, you can exceed expectations by doing more with the prologue and having it come back to play a more important role within the overall story. The difficult thing about it is simply executing it well. If you want the prologue to come back and play an important part in the midpoint or climatic moment, the prologue needs to be crafted in a way that doesn't spoil anything and enhances the experience once the connection is finally revealed. It's like what John Gardner says in the Art of Writing about the different perspectives: "You can do whatever you want as long as you do it well." (if only it was that easy)
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