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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/5957
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The rules in place are to help writers overcome hesitation to write, or indecision on how to structure the story. Others will give you rules to follow, and as a result you try to club it into submission and force it to be something that it is not. The story is the important part: write it to keep it in its natural form.

You said "I just cannot move on to the next chapter until I personally feel that I have written good." This is a problem that writers have dealt with forever, but it is not a reason to stop writing! "If you want to write" by Brenda Ueland addresses this point exactly, and has been immensely inspirational to me. It was written in 1938, so it was before all the hundreds of books on how to write. Hopefully, you might find it helpful.

[http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Want-Write-ebook/dp/B0034KYUV8/ref=tmm\_kin\_title\_0](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B0034KYUV8)

Also, if you are worried about following publisher's guidelines so that it is easier to publish, you should self-publish on Amazon's KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). Link for more information:

[https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin](https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin)

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