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majilique
05-28-2007, 11:07 PM
Has anyone ever used a 1st person narrative to start a prologue/chapter then go into 3rd person narrative for the rest of the story?

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Gillhoughly
05-28-2007, 11:12 PM
Yes, it's been done.

When you've read your local library you'll turn up plenty like that. I'm sure others will post titles before long.

Sign me,

Grumpy Editor who hates all prologues not written by J.R.R.Tolkein http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

majilique
05-29-2007, 04:22 AM
Okay. :) Thank you, Gill.

Sorry to hear you hate all Prologues other than Tolkein. ;)

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Jordygirl
05-29-2007, 04:38 AM
Not sure if you read YA, but all of Ann Brashares' Traveling Pants books do this.

majilique
05-29-2007, 05:52 AM
Don't really read YA but I can at least check into the books at a bookstore. Thanks, Jordy.

justpat
05-29-2007, 06:50 AM
Oh, this is gonna drive me crazy. I very recently finished a book that does that exact thing, but I can't remember what it was. I'm sure tonight while trying to get to sleep it will come to me, then I'll drag myself out of bed and let you know.