-
Welcome to the Fantasy Writing Forums. Register Now to join us!
JLiana's latest activity
-
It really depends on the pace, content, and following content of the scenes in the chapter. There is really is no hard rule, especially... -
My scenes are about 700 words each, and they pretty much count for chapters. 1700 words makes me jelly. I think the ones above pretty...
-
Er, no. As a rule you and your editor will work out how long each chapter should be, based on the needs of the story. This is what my...
-
There's no formula, with one exception. If you're aiming to trad publish, then your chapters should be however long your publisher says...
-
If you use chapters to divide your story they should be as long as required for your story to flow. There is no set length at all.
-
Hello!!! I hope everyone is doing well! So looking at my writing so far, I seem to average at about 1,700 words per chapter...but I'm...
-
JLiana reacted to Lila_Pierce's post in the thread Writing fantasy where magic isn't super relevant to the plot. with
Like.
I would probably include key details like if there is any magic or different species like dwarves and dragons etc. even if you aren't... -
JLiana reacted to Michael Terrance's post in the thread Writing fantasy where magic isn't super relevant to the plot. with Like.
You might consider having a quick read through one or two of Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. The world is clearly one of...
-
JLiana reacted to Toob Waysider's post in the thread What random rabbit holes have you gone down while researching? with Like.
Except for research into Firbolgs, the Winsted Wildman, and "pub & club settings", I can't remember how any of the others began now...
-
JLiana reacted to casval's post in the thread What random rabbit holes have you gone down while researching? with Like.
One of the stories I've been working on takes place on a space colony, so I read a book from the 70s called The High Frontier: Human...
-
Come up with different ways in which you can incorporate these chapters. You may even find you like the new ideas you come up with better.
-
There are flashbacks in movies. One screenplay I had a pirate just standing at the prow. The peice was a bit dirty, but I had fun with...
-
Don't scrap those chapters. Just repurpose them.
-
It happens to a lot of writers. Brandon Sanderson has mentioned several times that he regularly makes a few attempts at his opening...
-
JLiana replied to the thread Just had a realisation....For sure, for now I'm just writing the third chapter as a third chapter, and then I'll see how the rest of it goes before I get rid of...