I have two completed first drafts of 80K+ words, but haven't done anything with them.
The ideal chapter should be as long as it needs to be to portray the scene. My chapters range from 2500 to 5000 words, averaging at around 4000,...
I'm currently writing chapter 16, with a current word count of just over 62,000.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman has a unicorn.
When I have a great idea for a scene in my head, but when I write it down it feels flat and doesn't come across anywhere near as dramatic as I had...
Times New Roman size 12.
Both first and third, but I prefer the latter, mostly because I like to be able to switch between POVs with ease. I mostly use first person for...
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I found it very boring, couldn't get into it at all.
1984, without doubt.
Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman and most recently Neil Gaiman.
The most would be about 4,000. Mostly I write in bursts of 1,000-2,000 words.
Yeah I plan, but I keep it fairly flexible so as to allow for any unexpected plot turns and so on. I have a clear idea of the ending, but that's...
The Amber Spyglass, third part of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.
My chapters are generally between 2,000 and 4,000 words.
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