Bad Prologues vs Good Prologues (Writing Advice)
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 Published On Oct 7, 2021

Learn what separates a bad prologue from a good one. Examples from Justice League, Indiana Jones, Goldfinger, Game of Thrones, and more!

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0:00 Intro
0:41 Should You Use a Prologue?
1:24 What is a Prologue?
2:18 What Good Prologues Do
4:30 Bad Prologue #1: TONE
6:17 Good Prologue #1: TONE
7:29 Bad Prologue #2: GENRE
9:24 Good Prologue #2: GENRE
10:02 Bad Prologue #3: INFO DUMP
11:12 Good Prologue #3: INFO DUMP
11:45 Bad Prologue #4: ORIGIN STORY
12:50 Good Prologue #4: ORIGIN STORY
13:48 Bad Prologue #5: LENGTH
14:51 Good Prologue #5: LENGTH
15:26 Recap
15:49 Outro

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