One
answer could be: it depends on the genre. Personally, I like reading books with
short chapters. You might think that long chapters lead to readers deciding to
stay with the story longer at a time and finish the chapter. I’m the other way.
If I’m reading a book with short chapters, I’m more apt to read another chapter
because it’s short anyway versus getting sleepy and stopping in the middle of a
long chapter. And if there is a cliff hanger or an unanswered question at the
end of a short chapter, I’ll continue reading rather than feeling I’m going to
be trapped in a long chapter.
As a
writer, I tend to write short chapters as well, typically five to ten pages. My
usual mystery scene is approximately five pages, and I typically have one scene
per chapter. If I combine scenes in a chapter, then chapters are closer to ten
pages.
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