I've gotten many positive comments on my habit of writing short chapters in my novels. Typically I shoot for 1000-1200 words. Although at times, in important chapters, I'll push it out to 2000 or 2500.
My main reason for doing this is to create a sense of movement and action (even it it's not an action scene per se). Short chapters, in my opinion, give the reader the feel that the story is progressing quickly, and keeps them excited about what comes next.
What I've heard from my fans is that this way of doing chapters makes it easy for them to read for a few minutes and then stop for a while (say at a lunch break, for example).
My wife is reading a book now (looks to be about 300 pages), and it only has seven chapters in the whole book! While she likes the book, she doesn't like that element of it. She doesn't feel like there are enough good places to stop.
Anyway, that's my take on short chapters! Thanks for reading.
Wes
My main reason for doing this is to create a sense of movement and action (even it it's not an action scene per se). Short chapters, in my opinion, give the reader the feel that the story is progressing quickly, and keeps them excited about what comes next.
What I've heard from my fans is that this way of doing chapters makes it easy for them to read for a few minutes and then stop for a while (say at a lunch break, for example).
My wife is reading a book now (looks to be about 300 pages), and it only has seven chapters in the whole book! While she likes the book, she doesn't like that element of it. She doesn't feel like there are enough good places to stop.
Anyway, that's my take on short chapters! Thanks for reading.
Wes
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