Log in or register to post comments by Karen Preston 24th February 2015 Hi can you tell me how many words I need to use in a chapter please Replies Thank you both that is good news, a friend of a friend said it was 1000 words and as I am writing my first novel I needed to be sure. Karen Preston 270 points Developing your craft Karen Preston 24/02/2015 Like 0 Report Reply How long is a piece of string? It depends on so many factors - the age of the readership, the length of the finished book, whether you use scenes or simple chapters... It's really all down to what works for you. Lorraine Swoboda 1105 points Practical publishing Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Historical Romance Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Food, Drink and Cookery Lorraine Swoboda 24/02/2015 Like 0 Report Reply Dear Karen,You can use as many words as you wish in a book chapter, dependent on what you want to say, how you want to say it and what impact you wish to have.Your chapter can be a page long or tens of pages long!It's up to you, and that's the adventurous nature of writing!(Writer, Journalist) Ingrid Smith 270 points Developing your craft Ingrid Smith 24/02/2015 Like 0 Report Reply Pagination « First page ‹ Previous page 1 2 3
Thank you both that is good news, a friend of a friend said it was 1000 words and as I am writing my first novel I needed to be sure. Karen Preston 270 points Developing your craft Karen Preston 24/02/2015 Like 0 Report Reply
How long is a piece of string? It depends on so many factors - the age of the readership, the length of the finished book, whether you use scenes or simple chapters... It's really all down to what works for you. Lorraine Swoboda 1105 points Practical publishing Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Historical Romance Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Food, Drink and Cookery Lorraine Swoboda 24/02/2015 Like 0 Report Reply
Lorraine Swoboda 1105 points Practical publishing Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Historical Romance Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Food, Drink and Cookery
Dear Karen,You can use as many words as you wish in a book chapter, dependent on what you want to say, how you want to say it and what impact you wish to have.Your chapter can be a page long or tens of pages long!It's up to you, and that's the adventurous nature of writing!(Writer, Journalist) Ingrid Smith 270 points Developing your craft Ingrid Smith 24/02/2015 Like 0 Report Reply
Thank you both that is good news, a friend of a friend said it was 1000 words and as I am writing my first novel I needed to be sure.
How long is a piece of string? It depends on so many factors - the age of the readership, the length of the finished book, whether you use scenes or simple chapters... It's really all down to what works for you.
Dear Karen,
You can use as many words as you wish in a book chapter, dependent on what you want to say, how you want to say it and what impact you wish to have.
Your chapter can be a page long or tens of pages long!
It's up to you, and that's the adventurous nature of writing!
(Writer, Journalist)