Bryan C Appley
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: Do you have an epilogue in any of your writing? How do you feel about them?
I would love to, but so many people don't read anything that isn't a chapter. I'll have an epilogue, but it will be the last chapter
Jan 8, 2024 at 1:58amWeb
Show threadK. N. Brindle (they/them)Jan 8, 2024
@bryanappleywrites I genuinely can’t fathom the notion of reading an entire book, and then not reading the epilogue because it “isn’t a chapter.” Do such people really exist? I doubt they’ll be reading my work 🤨
Show threadBryan C AppleyJan 8, 2024
@knbrindle You know? You might be right. I've just applied the problem with "introduction" "preface" and "prologue" avoidance to the end of a story. Maybe most people do go on to read the epilogue.
Show threadElise (they/ them)🇦🇺🏳️‍🌈Jan 8, 2024

@bryanappleywrites @knbrindle the prologue evaders are what get me. Which makes me laugh so much, because my book 1's prologue introduces the MC, the antagonist and story conflict. Its a prologue because its set a few days before the main story, in a different city.

I'd be very surprised if people who don't read epilogues exist. The only time I've skipped final chapters is because I wanted to both abandon the book and know how the main story arc wrapped up.

Show threadK. N. Brindle (they/them)Jan 8, 2024
@ElisesWritings @bryanappleywrites I mean, truth, I’d really like to know who these “prologue evaders” are too. Why bother fucking read a book if you’re going to arbitrarily skip parts of it?