[stylist] Chapter length.

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

Alan,
my sense from my reading is that authors do chapters in one of three 
ways: each chapter includes events discreetly close to each other in 
time or place; less common a strictly chronological chapter scheme, 
i.e. day 1, day 4 etc.; or chapters are broken as the story is told 
from different perspectives.

what is the purpose of chapters?  when the Bible was written, it had 
no chapters and verses.  in deciding how to chapter your work I guess 
you have to answer for yourself, what is the purpose of the chapter?
chapters help readers, and I think they help writers too.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 03:12 PM 4/3/2009, you wrote:
>I agree with you, Helene.
>
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>Hi Alan,
>I hope not, my chapters are of various lengths from 3 to 14 pages. I even
>had a 1 page chapter but then decided it belonged in another chapter.
>
>I think quality is more important then chapter sizes. Say what needs to be
>said, and don't worry how long or short it takes.
>
>What do other people think?
>
>Helene.
>
>On 03/04/2009, Alan Wheeler <awheeler at neb.rr.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > When attempting to write a novel, is there a basic rule of thumb for
> > how short/long a chapter ought to be?
> >
> >
> > Alan Wheeler
> > Lincoln, Nebraska
> >
> >
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