I've got a really important question here 😆

Whats the standart/normal/usual length for a chapter?

I kinda planned 800 words per chapter, but readers said it's too little, so I'm now writing ~1000 words.

I'm kinda new to this, so I'd like to know how long are your chapters. 😋

    800 is definitely on the short side. The average length is usually between about 1,500 to 2,500. Of course, there are people who write super-long chapters, but it really depends on the story you want to tell. Additionally, take note that some readers have short attention spans, and it's extremely tedious to read super-long chapters - Darth Zannacross's The Zilos Chronicles come to mind and most people will probably get bored or turned off before they reach the halfway mark. You might want to pace yourself and strike a good balance.

    It might be better to cut out a single super-long chapter into bite-sized chunks to make it both easier and less tedious to read. With the demands for mass releases, that might benefit both you and the reader anyway.

      There's no set rules.

      My rule of thumb is 1.5k avg. It's generally enough before a reader has to scroll down the page depending on device. Anything beyond 3k may make scrolling or turning page a task for reader.

      Of course, I'm thinking about if the reader is on mobile. A lot more readers are on mobile, so that's why I keep the word count in mind when posting chapters.

      The word count doesn't matter too much on desktop.

      Hope that helps.

      I actually don't care and end my chapter when I want. My longest chapter was 1600 words. There was no good way to break it apart in my mind.

      Tomoyuki Well, can you tell me the secret of how to post daily chapters of more than 2000 words 😅
      For me is hard enough to write 1k words per day, sometimes I even post one chapter in 2 days, but some people even make mass releases. How to stockpile them?

        Homia4ok You write a whole bunch of daily releases, and then you don't publish them. That's how you stockpile chapters.
        With writing 1k words, its pretty easy to write 800, the last 200 is the hardest part. Go through your story and see if there's anything missing or something you can add onto. If you do it enough times, you can easily get those last 200 words.

        Trying to push yourself by writing 2k words... I don't agree with this. If you struggle to write 1k, the next 1k words are gonna be really bad. Write everyday for a designated amount of time. Just ignore word count. If you focus too much on it the quality of your work will suffer.

          Homia4ok

          I'mma second what @Lilliny said. While working to increase the amount you get done is always a good thing, forcing yourself to write when the experience is miserable is a good way to make yourself not want to write, and produce garbage work while doing so.

          There is no right or wrong length for chapters. For my "real" writing, chapters average 2-3k. On here, however, my current story is only about 600 words a chapter. The reason for this is that I can put one out in 30-40 minutes, and short chapters released a couple times a day see much higher engagement on this site than one long one a day (I've extensively tested both).

          It all depends on what you like, and what your goals are. Do what makes you happy! If you're happy, then what we say doesn't matter. =)

            Clowniac

            What was said about 1k minimum is absolutely true.

            You are no longer able to post premium chapters that are shorter than 1k words.

              Clowniac When a contracted author says it is true, then it's true. Why question it. We can literally go to inkstone and try to upload less than 1k yet it says "failed to publish, premium chapter is not allowed to be less then 1000 words." It's not that hard to believe sir.

                Lilliny Contract doesn't matter. Its inkstone where you upload chapters which is the same for everyone. And, they changed that part last month. There was a minimum of 400 words, now its 1k. Case closed. :)

                  Clowniac Lilliny

                  It's not about word count, but chapter length. The system literally doesn't allow us to upload premium chapters shorter than 1k long. Also

                  @Piokilek Do you have a moment? Would like to ask You something but don't want to bother you on discord ever since you left inkstone

                    Inkstone does not limit you to a minimum of 1000 words for chapters. At least, it doesn't for me. I literally just posted a 600 word one.

                    Then again, I am not premium, so maybe there is a different Inkstone for Premium.

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