To summarize the contents, I found a summary comparing differences between Eastern and Western philosophies. So, as an editor, I reviewed the book carefully and reacted to its contents. (And don’t forget to personally sign it at the end and give a date and your location.)Īs an example, I was recently privileged to write a prologue for a book entitled “The Arts of Eastern Philosophy.” This was a challenge, especially because I am not a scholar of philosophy. Another idea - describe the book’s contents and then show how they have great importance in today’s world. Naturally, it’s important to urge readers to read beyond the prologue! One idea, for authors with many publications, is to offer a glowing description of the works they have published. Some general rules follow: As with a promo or blurb, you need to keep the prologue short and grab attention right away. Fact is – when we start writing nonfiction our original goals tend to shrink as the writing goes on! This often happens when the author writes the intro before writing the text and fails to edit it afterwards. What is “ Type 1 Error?” It’s where the Intro fails to accurately describe the contents.
This procedure gives an accurate designation of the contents, and it avoids “ Type 2 Error” – where you fail to feature each section equally. This sounds shallow, but there is a benefit. When done, go back and revise them so they fit together as a written document. Simply copy the topic sentence under each major subheading and paste these consecutively into a paragraph. Writing an intro is easy if you follow this simple, sadly mechanical, shortcut. In nonfiction publishing, “Front Matter” is short for Intro and Prologue.
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