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09-28-2008 09:13 PM #1Member
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how many words in...
the average novel chapter? Please don't tell me as many as needed. I need some comparison for my pacing, and my attention to details.
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09-28-2008 10:03 PM #2Banned
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09-28-2008 10:09 PM #3Member
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Let's then take 2 or more novels similar in length, writing style and find the average between their chapters.
edit: Let me predict a response before someone says it!
"That wouldn't work, you'll just find their own averages and not your own"
Yes of course, but it would still give me some basis for comparison.Last edited by NeoSioType; 09-28-2008 at 10:12 PM.
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09-28-2008 10:13 PM #4That Guy
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It really is as many as needed. Divide the novel into chapters according to a change in theme, focus, or plot, etc. Any reason that seems to cause a shift in something in the novel can be given it's own chapter.
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09-28-2008 10:15 PM #5FBI agent
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09-28-2008 10:20 PM #7FBI agent
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don't listen to this guy
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09-28-2008 10:20 PM #8Banned
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I don't think average means what you think it means. Originally Posted by Omicron
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09-28-2008 10:30 PM #9Legend
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A Roxxor is proving himself to be a douchebag following in the steps of Seis. Originally Posted by Ynot
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09-28-2008 10:49 PM #10Banned
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Don't listen to this guy, he reads books with only one chapter in them. Originally Posted by Ynot
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I suppose this is helpful. I just have a hard time at this because it feels so awkward dividing stuff up, especially when two chapters are connected together as in parts. So far I'm about halfway done with my first and I'm estimating it to be around 6,000 words. Originally Posted by Bayside
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The introduction to Jurassic Park has ~610 words in it.
The prologue has ~3920 words in it.
The average chapter has ~3199 words in it.
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09-28-2008 11:13 PM #13Member
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Well I'll see after I finish it and edit it. There may be a few parts I can cut out and save for later.
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