A Writer's Journey: What Is The Right Length For a Chapter?

All that in one chapter?

Ever wondered if the chapters you're writing are long enough? And how long is long enough? Well, Panzer has spent a lot of time staring out the window while he tried to figure it out. So today when he was out in the Catosphere he happened to find the answer at Nat Russo's blog A Writer's Journey.

Nat has four purposes he says a chapter needs to fulfill: Pacing, Characterization, Suspense and Transitions. He explains each of these and its use in the chapter. This post is a whole college course in writing not only a chapter, but your whole novel.

Panzer says, "By the time you finish this post, you'll be an expert at chapter construction!"

 If you're interested in chapter writing, tootle over to A Writer's Journey: What Is The Right Length For a Chapter?: