Eli

Yay! People! So, what's up?

Anyone here?

Shouldn't be a problem then

Haha, this day ROCKS!

Because that member is currently writing a post or creating a new topic (fast reply doesn't count)

I was thinking about that one too, but then I though "Hm, the first chapter in the fourth book is a better, less obvious example!" *stupid Eli*

Oh, you're right, I completely forgot is was a dream *feels very stupid* I'll just slowly... walk... away... from... this... thread... I was never here...

Prologues and epilogues are usually used to begin and end a story in a way that is sort of distanced from the story itself. If you have a prologue chapter it's usually not directly linked to the next chapter, like the next chapter doesn't really pick up exactly where the prologue left off like if it had been a regular chapter. Mostly they're effective if you want to add things that kind of need explaining to build sort of a base for your story. Like I said it's often a bit distanced from your main storyline and setting in the other chapters, and they're usually used to make points or messages from the actual story more clear and easier to see. Basically I think you could say that they make it easier to understand the story. An example off the top of my head is the first chapter in the fourth Harry Potter book (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Even though it's not called a prologue or anything in the book, it's very prologue like in my opinion. The chapter "The Riddle House" takes place far away from the rest of the story (mostly) and you get kind of confused when you start reading it, because you don't know any of the characters or even the setting at first. Later the importance of this chapter becomes clear, but when you read it for the first time it does at first sound kind of trivial to the story.

Is it just me or does it make perfect sense that trash cans (the kind you have outside your house, in the driveway) should have (the ownders') names on them?!

High school musical

I'm here! Eli is here! A broken internet connection, a car that didn't appreciate -28'C and sounded like a sewing machine, a slow drive home because of having to drive slow to avoid hitting moose, a dozen error-messages and a cup of coffee later, and I'M HERE!! So, what's up, people?

Haha, Cal, I'll be back either tomorrow night or Sunday HM, I'll check it out, and right back at cha, I have just advertised my fic there as well