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When writing a novel, /lit/, how many words would you consider an adequate amount to fill a chapter with?

Writer thread, post, criticise, troll etc

>> No.3887634

40,000 words is around 150 pages

It all depends brah.

Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero had like 33 chapters, each one just over a page long on average

>> No.3887640

It depends entirely on the content, OP.
I seriously doubt you didn't know that.

>> No.3887690

I'm talking mainly about the average novel though.

>> No.3887705

>>3887690
On average I'd guess around 20 pages

>> No.3887730

50,000 word Novel, about 475 words per page, which is ~105 pages (if you use word, TNR, 12pt like a bitch)...
Totally depends on the story. In one of mine, the numbers of chapters matter, so I go by that. In most others, I aim for a certain amount of pages per chapter. Some writers are more lenient, juxtaposing a 10 page chapter to a half page. Some will write very long chapters, others will write very short ones.

I would say that if you're writing, set up some sort of boundary for whatever story you're writing. It can be "physical," like 5 pages (which in TNR 12pt word is probably around 2500 words), or it can be related to the story, e.g. "I'll change chapters when I change perspectives," or "When ____ set of events has finished, the new chapter will start."

>> No.3887933

As many as it takes to develop a character and move the plot forward.

>> No.3889068

I use chapters as a scene, and once the scene is over the chapter is over. Look at the Da Vinci Code for example.

>> No.3889072

why the fuck do people who don't even read books think they can be writers? Nigger, take a look at your top 5 and, get this, count.