RinDes
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For those writing:
How many words per chapter do you normally aim towards?
For those reading:
Does the word count affect your choice in stories?
For me personally, I keep each chapter at shorter length, as a great way to challenge myself; depicting each story bit in fewer but well picked words, crafting each plot point with carefully written sentences. Some of my story on here have between 300 and 500 words, others between 600 and 800. And I also have unpublished stories with well over 1500 words per chapters.
But since I first started publishing on Wattpad, I've observed a large amount of people reading on the go; be it during work breaks, or when using public transit, many prefer bite size chapters that can be finished in a short amount of time. So when I started publishing some of my stories here, I didn't change the length for any chapters.
And I know that can be a big no-no for some, but if a short chapter manages to get to the point, with good writing and a clever structure, is a shorter length still problematic?
How many words per chapter do you normally aim towards?
For those reading:
Does the word count affect your choice in stories?
For me personally, I keep each chapter at shorter length, as a great way to challenge myself; depicting each story bit in fewer but well picked words, crafting each plot point with carefully written sentences. Some of my story on here have between 300 and 500 words, others between 600 and 800. And I also have unpublished stories with well over 1500 words per chapters.
But since I first started publishing on Wattpad, I've observed a large amount of people reading on the go; be it during work breaks, or when using public transit, many prefer bite size chapters that can be finished in a short amount of time. So when I started publishing some of my stories here, I didn't change the length for any chapters.
And I know that can be a big no-no for some, but if a short chapter manages to get to the point, with good writing and a clever structure, is a shorter length still problematic?