I've recently started working on a novel, and it seems it's taking me 750 words per hour. And now I'm confused about word count per chapter? Any ideas and advices are welcome.
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I do mine for about 1500-1900 words per chapter, I also did have a hard time writing that many amount but I just clicked in thoughts and elongated the dialogues and scenes to reach my average word count
Kuri_311 Don't you think it will affect the quality and pace of your novel?
I heard that keeping your word count lower than 2000 and higher than 1000 is easier sale and affordable for the readers. It doesn't really affect the quality cause I really have a huge range of plot. I just do more on telling because it's a non-picture novel. Readers would want to have at least a longer chapter that is another reason for keeping it more than a thousand of words.
Kuri_311 Thanks, that was helpful. Would you mind if I take a look at your novel? I cannot really find good novels for reference. Many famous novels seems to be overrated.
If you don't mind, let me take a look at your novel.
Sure, no problem. Here: http://wbnv.in/a/c1gYRdx
When writing how do you know the details that are better left out of the chapter? Is there a way
R_Twilight
Things that are redundant are better left out. For example:
In the beginning of most works, the character’s physical description is established. You definitely want to bring up their description throughout the work, but avoid info dumps by mixing the description in through the dialogue setup. Like:
As Skye ran her fingers along his strong jawline, she lost herself in his emerald-colored eyes as she replied; “I love you, too, Tidas.”
Just little details that make the reader recall the character’s overall description. Another thing to avoid is double questions. Like:
“Where did you go this morning?” Tidas asked as Skye came into the room.
“What do you mean where did I go this morning? I told you where I was going before I left!” Skye replied.
I’ve seen that many readers view this as annoying filler, and many authors see this as word padding as well. Instead of saying the same thing twice, try wording it with established facts instead. Like:
“Where did you go this morning?” Tidas asked as Skye came into the room.
She flashed him an annoyed expression before she replied; “I told you yesterday that I needed to go to Athena’s shop first thing! I swear: you never listen to me.”
These lines move the story along whereas the other leads to a lengthy explanation with more back and forth. If you’re specifically looking to shorten the chapter/details/etc.. Just focus on moving the story forward. You should also re-read the previous couple of chapters to see what you’ve already divulged and/or established, and build from there. This is all just my opinion, though. I hope this helped dear
It did thanks. If you have time read my novels to give more advice, I have a long way to go.
Can I have a novel reference or even your own novel?