chapters

by Karen Preston
24th February 2015

Hi can you tell me how many words I need to use in a chapter please

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Great idea Kate because I forgot to say I am writing a novel so maybe the chapters will be longer, I will check it out.

Hi Paul this is all new to me but I think the same way too, so maybe I can combined both your answers.

Many thanks

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Karen Preston
27/02/2015

I may be way off the mark with the way I break for a chapter but it seems like natural punctuation, it "feels" as if that's where the chapter ends and the new one picks up. But that's me...

Regards Paul G

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Paul Garside
26/02/2015

Different types of books have different chapter lengths - children's books, for instance, have shorter chapters for younger children. There may be a difference by genre - thrillers may have shorter chapters - particularly towards the end of the showdown. I think it's a good idea to look at some published works that are similar in genre to your own. Compare across a few authors and see what you find. I anticipate you'll discover that chapter word count in books for adults is typically a good deal longer than 1000. (But sounds about right for 7-9 year olds - so it really depends what you're writing.)

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