Enter the Interlogue
I'm bringing something "new" to the table with my book series. What I'm calling the "interlogue". Let me explain.
Novels on occasion have a prologue, which happens at the beginning of the book. There's also the epilogue, which happens at the very end. This is known, but I'm telling you this to put things into perspective.
The interlogue is something similar, except that it happens about in the MIDDLE of the book. To be worked out if it will be in the exact middle of the BOOK or the STORY, however, but you get the idea.
This will be a random, one-off chapter which has nothing to do with the book you're presently reading...but has significance to the SERIES and most likely the final volume. It'll serve as an intermission and provide clues, make you think about what's to come; as well as the significance of other events that are happening 'behind the scenes'.
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I just googled 'interlogue' -- wondering if I was coining a new word. (I was going to use it anyway.)
In my case, I am writing a complex novel that interweaves 3 generations in Parts 1 to 4. So I am using it/them more to kind of set up the next Part, to remind the reader that I am switching gears, so to speak.
Cheers!
I am, right now, writing a book. And I have arrived at a chapter. Which is actually chapter five but it only has one page. So I wondered if there is something like 'prologue' and 'epilogue' for a part of the story -in- the book itself. I kind a came up with 'interlogue myself. And then googled if that actually exists.
Christopher Thomason
Currently, I am keeping it as a potential tool for my novel in the event I need to step outside of the first-person perspective.
I just googled this term after having a flash of inspiration for my current undertaking. I was wondering how i was going to fit a certain portion of the story into the overall piece as it is quite important. I had the idea of an interlude for a book and thought interlogue sounds better and just fis into the set. It's great to see there are many curious and sharp minds about.
Incroyable ! Je viens de créer le même mot pour mon recueil de nouvelles ! Les grands esprits se rencontrent. Et en cherchant sur Ecosia j'ai trouvé votre blog. C'est vraiment amusant. Mais moi c'est en français, j'espère que vous comprendrez mon message.
Bonne réussite à votre écriture, Claire.
Was gonna call it an "Interlude" but I thought, nah, maybe Interlogue! And here I am