is there a writer's code somewhere that says chapter's have to have a title or could you just write, lets say chapter 6 an leave it at that. Just curious.
jim

No code anywhere.

Some are written just as Chapter 1 like my work.

Others are wrote with Chapter 1: A dawning light (just as an example)

And some like Martin's work are simply called: Bran

Referring to the character's name the perspective is from. (granted that is the only time I've seen chapter titles done like that.) So really, whatever works.

thank you for the info,

Terry Pratchett doesn't even have chapters. Just three little stars marking a new part.

No code. Whatever works best for the individual work or author style.

One can always give titles to chapters and remove them if they don't work (or the other way around). Although it's not the question here, certainly such a concern isn't worth delaying the writing of chapters until the right titles are determined.

Terry

ok i was just curious, cause the title i gave to chapter 5 of my novel, i though gave away to much information about what was going to happen.

most novels don't usually have chapter titles, unless they're for the YA market...

i have to ask... why do you stick an apostrophe in there before the 's' when forming plurals?... so many new writers do that and i can't for the life of me figure out why... are schools so lacking in teaching the basics of english these days, or what?...

love and puzzled hugs, maia

actually i graduated in 1988, I dont know why i do that. Im actually a welder by trade. How i work, nobody cares how you write or talk, as long as you can made what is required by the print.Thats going to be my biggest struggle. the whole novel is in my head, just puting it correctly on paper.