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Q&A Longer or shorter chapters?

Both Henry and Mark are correct. To their responses, I add: Have a look at The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson. It is now in public domain, so versions are available online. Depen...

posted 7y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:22:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:22:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
Both Henry and Mark are correct. To their responses, I add:

Have a look at _The House on the Borderland,_ by William Hope Hodgson. It is now in public domain, so versions are available online. Depending on action and pacing, the length of chapters is very variable.

The main part of the book is supposed to be a diary, disovered amid ruins. The first chapter is told by someone who found the diary; it is very detailed and long. In the main part, being the diary itself, the shortest chapter is "Pepper," which is at most two pages long.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-04-22T19:12:43Z (over 7 years ago)
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