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Hello!

I was curious about everyone's thoughts on the length of chapters. Do you think an author should keep them consistent, or do you enjoy getting that one long chapter every so often?

I'm writing out the next chapter of my book, and I noticed that the word count is almost double what my last two chapters were, and I am not done yet! Everything that I am writing in this chapter should stick together, but I was curious what everyone else thought about chapter lengths.

[unknown] For me I vary in my own rule when it's writing and chapter lengths. I assign each book of minimum capacity of words like:

Warning Dew Drop
Minimum: 1300
Maximum: 1700
Hannah:
Minimum: 1400
Maximum: 1900
Twelve Years Back
Minimum: 1350
Maximum: 1800
The Meeting Place
Minimum: 1500
Maximum: 2000

Well, it's just mine though, I don't know with anyone else

keulijeu That's a good thing to have I'm sure! My last chapter was a little over 1300 words, but this chapter is over 2500 words. I just couldn't stop writing for this chapter!

ASleepyBookRabbit Yeah, sometimes I go past maximum Well, writing is cool so..

keulijeu When inspiration hits, it hits hard!

[unknown] I know

keulijeu Final count is at 3k words. I wasn't expecting that!

[unknown] Wow! That's so many! I'll check your book later I wanna see the efforts you placed in creating such chapter, well, maybe after I write my books

senshiAuthor Yeah, I kept wondering if I should cut it at one point and continue on the next chapter. However, I couldn't find a good place to stop it with what was happening in that chapter! So, I just continued until what was going on finished, haha.

keulijeu I would love to read your thoughts on my book! I'm having a blast writing it, so much so that I've been hurting my sleep schedule lol.

ASleepyBookRabbit Oh, right, I forgot to ask for the title lol

keulijeu I forgot to say it too, lol! Transmigrations: The Swan and The Wolf here's a link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/transmigrations-the-swan-and-the-wolf_22460785706716905

I'm writing the fourth chapter right now, but I'm going to hold off on publishing the next chapter until I get more chapters done. :)

ASleepyBookRabbit Thanks! will add to library, I'm still writing my next chapter for my WPC entries so I'll read it later

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Oh God...I don't know if this counts but I believe 3k+ words/chptr is just too much. I think 1,800 should be enough. Its preference though but when I see a book and decide to read but can't find the end of one chapter because it goes on like forever, I dump it. Not everyone has excess time to waste. I prefer to cover more ground quickly, it makes me happy.

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Nerdy_Joker_101 i.e. i've got 1800 amount of words avg in my book. The chapters of it vary with 1000-3000 words. I don't know if that's ok, but seriously, each chapter must end with a particular moment that gives surface to the start of the next chapters.

Nerdy_Joker_101 I can understand your point! I like long chapters if they have a reason for it, and they are not just adding to a word count. I could probably cut my chapters down by doing fewer visuals, but I hate writing "he walked to the pavilion" and not adding how the surroundings are or if it's night/day. Hehe. That's just me, though.

senshiAuthor I agree with that! I was having too much fun writing these last few chapters so they both ended up being a little over 3k words, haha. I was able to find a point to cut this chapter a bit since I kept writing... So now it is 3024 words as opposed to 3224 words!

But, if I don't have the ending to a chapter written yet I'll just keep writing until I feel satisfied with that ending. I don't think I will go past 3k words though.