I sent my manuscript
to my editor.
She sent it back,
advising me
to eliminate the prologue.
That’s an entire chapter.
3,000 words.
12 pages.
She told me
to scrap it.
It was painful.
I hated her a little bit
for recommending
that action.
But I did it,
threading that information
into the rest of the story.
And you know what?
She was right.
It’s a much stronger story
without the prologue.
If you’re a product developer,
you NEED someone like my editor.
You need someone
who isn’t afraid of telling you
the truth
even though it is painful.
Get your version
of a great editor.