At a recent meeting of a writer's group I sometimes attend, a guest speaker was talking about first chapters. When I innocently asked a question about using Prologues, there were a few gasps from my peers. One of the women were heard to say, "Prologues aren't good. Whatever is in your Prologue should always just be your first chapter."

Well, since I'm not one to argue with strangers, I didn't. And when the speaker gave a slight nod to the woman, I wasn't encouraged. She mentioned, "Prologues have fallen out of favor with editors."

Of course, I didn't agree, in fact, a novel I'm working on right now does include a prologue, hence my interest. What I felt like saying was that I am interested in writing literature that doesn't cater to what's in favor or in fad right now. The point of writing worthwhile fiction is that it stands the test of time, and many of the classics I love do have a prologue. I'm not one to write to someone else's whims, so my prologue stays.

Anyway, I digress...

This post is my blogging prologue - hopefully it won't be separated from the rest of my posts by too much time. My goal is to keep myself honest by relaying what's going on in my writing life on a regular basis. Writing is a solo adventure....i have no one else to please...i am my own muse.