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Remember the guideline about every "scene" has to contribute to the overall story you're trying to tell. Any chapter that doesn't further the overall story in some way should be cut. This means th...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T01:18:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Wes Williams
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2019-12-08T01:18:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
Remember the guideline about every "scene" has to contribute to the overall story you're trying to tell. Any chapter that doesn't further the overall story in some way should be cut. This means that every chapter has a little part of the story to tell. And as soon as the chapter has told its part of the story, it should end. I disagree about keeping them all a standard length. Just like every scene in a movie can be a different length, every chapter in a book can be a different length. Short chapters can just add a detail or two, but important scenes will have more to say and may take longer to say it.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-07-18T05:15:48Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 1