Just thought I'd mention this: I'm not sure whether it bothers others or just me.
Rose's Mobius isn't the first story I've read here where I've read Chapter 1 without realizing there was a Prologue (although most of those don't separate the two postings by five weeks). it's just the most recent.
Two ways I can think of to avoid that situation, if you want all the readers to know what's going on, are to combine the Prologue and Chapter 1 into a single post -- "[Story Title] - Prologue and Chapter 1" -- or to put a link or at least a sentence at the top of Chapter 1 informing people that there's a Prologue. Right now we generally don't get that information until we get to the bottom of the page and see [Story Title] Prologue as the previous entry. (Unless you're looking for it in the right-hand column. Maybe I need to start doing that every time I begin reading a new story.)
Eric
(not an admin or anything, just a longtime reader with a suggestion)
Me too
I was hard pressed once I found it to understand how it connected to the story until I read Chapter 2.
I think that a link at the start of Chapter 1 would have been a good idea.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
Weighting
If you have a story title page, you can make sure a prolog is first by weighting it -1. Of course, if you are using chapter 1 as the title page, that won't work. In that case, use the prolog itself as your title page instead of chapter 1.
You can let me know if you have problems using this solution.
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
I did
I did make the prologue first by weighing it -1. I have now put a link at the very top of the first chapter advising people to read the prologue first, and have linked the word prologue to that part of the story.
As for waiting 5 weeks to post chapter 1, I was sick during the time and was almost finished with the epilogue, but with a murder mystery, you want to make sure every part agrees with the rest. As you're making red herrings, you may need to link something near the beginning to something later in the story, so I didn't start posting until I was completely finished with the story.
My sincerest apologies.
Hugs!
Rosemary
Thanks
Thanks for your attention to detail. I struggle finishing my stories for the same reason. The longer the story is, the more opportunity for inconsistency.
I'm glad you've finished the story and are editing it before posting. I look forward to reading the rest.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
Re: Mobius prologue not being immediately tied to the story...
The prologue takes place 14 years before the rest of the story, so the tie isn't immediately seen.
For me to say too much here might be a spoiler for the rest of the book, and I really don't want to do that.
Hugs!
Rosemary