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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

My Chapters Should Be How Long?

Posted by T.S.Garp



How long should my chapters be? As long as they need to be. Standard is about 20-40 pages, but can be as little as 3-4 pages. Chapters express key points in the plot of a story and should be as long as it takes to tell that particular idea/moment with a purpose pertaining to the overall plot of the story in your book - T.S.Garp

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Writer's Digest Competitions.

Posted by T.S.Garp


The Writer's Digest Competition covers every top subject like sci-fi, thrillers, romance, crime, horror, and screenwriting. All entries must be 4000 words or less which is the equivalent to a short story or novel. An extended deadline has been made for October 15th. I happened to be working on two books simultaneously right now with each having completed the first three or four chapters, I do not think I will be able to finish in time for this competition, but it is certainly worth mentioning. I am going to have to step it up a bit because of the National Novel Writing Month "Marathon" coming up in November! I definitely feel very creative this fall season and greatly inspired to pursue all the set goals I have planned out before the end of the year. At least I'm able to set and maintain a schedule for myself juggling web designing, reading, and writing on my manuscripts definitely keeps me highly productive, but I also look forward to and make time for doing less on days I need to take a break and enjoy life. 
Here is a link:
http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/wd-science-fictionfantasy-competition?et_mid=520891&rid=232986663