The Writ Wit

Episode 38 - Once Upon a Prologue

04.24.2019 - By Matthew Donald and Matthew DavidPlay

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In this episode, the two Matts sing praises to a legendary writer who wrote a 50k-word story in less than ten minutes, gush about dinosaur anime, slowly build up hype for the final Megazoic book, and talk about writing prologues in the first of a set about outside-of-narrative sections in stories. Are prologues really necessary most of the time? When do they add meaningful content? When would they be the most useful to the narrative? Will Matt Donald recover after his random coughing fit at the end of the episode? We discuss it all, after thoroughly explaining the origins of the fantasy universe before the story even begins, and talk about Lord of the Rings, Ultraman, Sim Theme Park for some reason, and Megazoic: An Era's End, soon to be released! (foghorn sound effect) Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, or its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

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