Question

How many chapters are too many for a book?

Answer 1

It's never too many.

Answer 2

But how many would be good?

Answer 3

Hmmm

Answer 4

Good question ..

Answer 5

24

Answer 6

Depends on what book it is.

Answer 7

well that to

Answer 8

Huh?

Answer 9

What is your book about?

Answer 10

is could be a children's book, a college book, a regular book, etc.

Answer 11

then after we know that we determine the right amount of chapters appropriate for the book.

Answer 12

Right, right, its going to be somewhat of a horror-mystery I guess

Answer 13

Ah I see

Answer 14

Ok so maybe 24 to 30

Answer 15

I think you can see what's suitable

Answer 16

if it's your book

Answer 17

I am writing a adventure book and I going maybe 30 chapters or less

Answer 18

Holy hell, do you know how many words 30 chapters would be?

Answer 19

Just saying

Answer 20

that's nice I wish you the best of luck

Answer 21

Well adventure and romance

Answer 22

Alot

Answer 23

how many pages would each chapter be?

Answer 24

Each chapter has to be at least 5000 words

Answer 25

Oh okay

Answer 26

Good for you

Answer 27

Mhm, I'm almost at 10000 words~

Answer 28

you way ahead of me

Answer 29

Wow, that's pretty impressive.

Answer 30

Both of you are writing books?

Answer 31

I am stuck at the wedding scene

Answer 32

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Wow, that's pretty impressive.
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I agree

Answer 33

It's nice to start out with a general idea of how many chapters, but you don't need to stick to that #. Let the book evolve as you write.

Answer 34

To be fair, I'm not actually writing a book that'll be published. Maybe one day but not now

Answer 35

totally understandable.

Answer 36

Yeah I writing it just for fun

Answer 37

Yep

Answer 38

Same

Answer 39

I didnt even think money

Answer 40

Nice mindset.

Answer 41

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Shadow
It's nice to start out with a general idea of how many chapters, but you don't need to stick to that #. Let the book evolve as you write.
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Thats a really smart idea

Answer 42

What made you want to write a book?

Answer 43

Me?

Answer 44

Yes

Answer 45

Now really sure, I've been writing stories since I was in 4th grade so I've always been kinda drawn to writing

Answer 46

Ah good to hear...

Answer 47

I think if you practice writing you will improve a lot, just put your heart into it.

Answer 48

Makes sense

Answer 49

Alright, good luck!

Answer 50

Thank you :)

Answer 51

Of course. :)

Answer 52

Ask the author of Moby Pie

Answer 53

SMH

Answer 54

LOL

Answer 55

I won't let this defeat me

Answer 56

Sorry, what?

Answer 57

You'll see in a minute

Answer 58

Uh, alright

Answer 59

Should I be worried?

Answer 60

about what?

Answer 61

I dunno

Answer 62

Sorry

Answer 63

Holy hell thats a lot of chapters

Answer 64

I was saying to ask the author of this book

Answer 65

135 chapters is a little too much

Answer 66

There's no rule book on how many chapters to write.

Answer 67

Fair fair

Answer 68

But I'm not really up to the task of writing 135 chapters

Answer 69

Especially when the chapters are 5000 words each

Answer 70

According to the internet the average novel has about 12 chapters. So perhaps that is a reachable goal you can set for yourself.

Answer 71

Thank you, that actually makes a lot of sense

Answer 72

You should keep writing until you think you have written to your best ability, and then once you're done, divide the book into chapters. Be sure to mark important breaks in your story(aka new chapter marks). Let your chapters be diverse and some may not be the same length.

Answer 73

Well, I definitely hadn't thought of doing it like that. I've been marking the chapters as I come up with changes in the story

Answer 74

That's what Herman Melville probably did

Answer 75

I write a lot, and I usually do this method, it makes the story more personal and more "real" in a way. More unexpected if you will.

Answer 76

Sorry, I'm back, and thanks I'll definitely have to use that tip