What element of writing do you find the most difficult? Dialogue, descriptions, character development, action sequences? For me description and dialogue have always been a pleasure to write but I've always found writing action a challenge. I remember as a kid I used the adverb 'suddenly' as a way to underline surprise in a fight or chase sequence. If I recall I had paragraphs filled with sentences starting with 'suddenly'. Thankfully my writing has evolved but in all honesty I still find the pacing of an action sequence difficult to master.

Apropos nothing: prologues are very much the fashion, based on what I've seen lately. Do we have any thoughts on this?