: End the prologue with a line or an action that ensures the characters can never go back to the way things were in Part 1.
: By lowering your own status as the author, you gain the freedom to say the unsayable. Crazy Son [Prologue Part 2] By Crazy Wanker
: Move away from exposition. Describe the smell of the room, the twitch in the son's jaw, or the heavy, ringing silence after an argument. : End the prologue with a line or
To write under a self-deprecating or aggressive pseudonym is a deliberate choice. It tells the reader immediately: I am not here to give you a sanitized, polite version of the truth. Describe the smell of the room, the twitch
There is a specific kind of liberation that comes from adopting a moniker like "Crazy Wanker" to tell a story about a "Crazy Son." It strips away the polished, safe veneer of mainstream literature and dives headfirst into the messy, uncomfortable, and deeply human corners of our minds.