[stylist] Chapter length.

[John Lee Clark]

Keep in mind that the number of pages in book form and in manuscript are
different.  Chapter lengths should not matter much if you are following just
one thread.  Or if you have multiple narratives going on.  But it CAN matter
if you're switching between TWO parallel narratives.  If the chapters for
one track are really short and the chapters for the other are really long,
it can feel very lopsided to the reader, and in that case it might be good
to restructure.

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of LoriStay at aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 4:00 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [stylist] Chapter length.

A professional writer I know averages about 20 pages per chapter.   I find 
some are longer, some shorter.   There's no hard and fast rule.
Lori
In a message dated 4/3/09 5:14:04 PM, dreamavdb at googlemail.com writes:


> 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?
> >
> >
> 




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