Search engines will give you wildly different answers on chapter length. Here's what actually decides where a chapter should end, with real ranges by genre.
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@chaptered.blogSearch engines will give you wildly different answers on chapter length. Here's what actually decides where a chapter should end, with real ranges by genre.
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Does your opening chapter set the mood?
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What genre are you writing?
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