tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128809094439921176.post5941842146454372393..comments2023-09-01T07:16:55.956-07:00Comments on William Hertling's Thoughtstream: Finding the Right Chapter LengthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104795180569290637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128809094439921176.post-85614084017599529812012-04-15T12:08:42.073-07:002012-04-15T12:08:42.073-07:00I think, like we should vary sentence/paragraph le...I think, like we should vary sentence/paragraph lengths, chapters should be of various lengths. I have read notable authors such as Koontz, whose chapters vary from a half page to twenty.LE Kokkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209483787694669169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128809094439921176.post-26341584830949819632012-03-23T09:16:16.198-07:002012-03-23T09:16:16.198-07:00Here from LinkedIn. I'll have to check out you...Here from LinkedIn. I'll have to check out your blog a bit more.<br />As for chapter length, as a reader I prefer shorter chapters since my reading often comes in short periods and I like to have a good stopping point. Also, pacing seems better when the chapters are short. I think you provided a good answer to this although my preference would be for a chapter to be no more than 5000 words.<br /><br /><br />Lee <br />An A to Z Co-Host <br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z <br />#atozchallengeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com