How Long Should A Chapter Be?

One of the trickier decisions that writers face is deciding how long each chapter in a story should be. To be frank, chapter length is quite flexible. There are no ironclad rules. However, there several methods that seem to be more common than others:

Start a new chapter with each new point of view Start a new chapter with each new scene Start a chapter with each new major plot point Start a new chapter with each new story arc

One way of deciding how long each chapter should be is to simply...

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Published on July 27, 2016 09:06
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