Long Chapter vs. Short Chapter

      As a writer this is something you will have to think about when writing your book.  Just how long a chapter should be, and when a chapter might be too short?  This dilemma is something you have to consider because readers will.  Let's face it, personally when I am reading a book I don't particularly like a long chapter.  I guess it's because if I am only planning on reading one chapter before I go to bed I don't want to be reading something more than ten pages.  Of course, this is just me.

     If you are a person who reads a lot, but you are also a writer you know the value of time.  I know many writers who will reward themselves with reading if they write so many words.  I've also heard many of them say when taking a break from writing and treating themselves with reading that they don't like it when the book chapter is too long.  They say that they hate stopping their reading of a chapter in the middle when their break is over.  I have to agree with this. (Here is a video discussing this topic).

     The only time that I can handle a long chapter is when something crucial is happening in the story which makes you almost not even realized just how long it is.  I don't know how you all feel about it, but this is definitely something you should think about when you are writing your book; just how long is too long, and just how short is too short?

    In my next blog article, I am going to discuss the one book phenomenon.  This is the person who only writes and publishes one book and doesn't plan on writing anymore because their first book isn't selling.

    So stay tuned!