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Q&A Is it too long for each chapter of a 12-15 chapter novel to be around 10k words in length?

I'm writing my first novel and I wanted to try and write around 12-15 chapters about 10k-ish (give or take a thousand or two) words each. The idea behind it being each chapter covers a very large a...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by jayjay‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:46:43Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar jayjay‭ · 2019-12-08T07:46:43Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm writing my first novel and I wanted to try and write around 12-15 chapters about 10k-ish (give or take a thousand or two) words each. The idea behind it being each chapter covers a very large arc in the story. Should I split this into more smaller chapters? Or is it okay to go big like this?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-01-26T22:14:13Z (over 6 years ago)
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