tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post3465330593197065981..comments2023-10-31T12:42:11.701-04:00Comments on Sisters in Scribe: Chapters Vs ScenesLacey J Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17930985573303127061noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-68968792558650535512011-03-23T17:02:08.993-04:002011-03-23T17:02:08.993-04:00Well, you might be crazy but that's a differen...Well, you might be crazy but that's a different issue. ;)<br /><br />Like you, I favor shorter chapters but maybe that's because I write YA. I never know my chapter endings ahead of time, but I seem to know how they should end as I'm typing. I've ended up surprising myself a few times w/ twists that I hadn't planned by writing from the hip, so I'll stick with it for now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-62995065021990787442011-03-23T14:56:02.223-04:002011-03-23T14:56:02.223-04:00You're not crazy (well, I don't THINK you ...You're not crazy (well, I don't THINK you are anyway ;p). I can understand writing without thinking in chapters. But I don't write that way. My mind thinks in scenes when I write, so I usually write a chapter as if it's a scene in a movie - where does it open and where does the scene end. But, you know, that's just me. Every writer should use methods that work best for them, I think.Dorothy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-54266763101144509462011-03-23T13:48:46.825-04:002011-03-23T13:48:46.825-04:00I write my chapters to contain scenes, but if a sc...I write my chapters to contain scenes, but if a scene is a little too long for one chapter, or even too short, then I find the best thing to do is to ask yourself, "where can I chapter-break that will keep the reader wanting to continue reading into the next chapter?". As writers, we all want "page-turning, couldn't-put-it-down" stories. Some of the best books I've ever read do this; they break in a spot that is the most suspenseful, or leaves a question that must be answered before the reader is satisfied to put the book down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494832442352719710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-50751696634955046732011-03-23T13:43:00.742-04:002011-03-23T13:43:00.742-04:00I think the same way. My chapters are scenes with ...I think the same way. My chapters are scenes with a beginning, middle and end.Heather Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181976810034907941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-35760080422379525712011-03-23T13:42:31.051-04:002011-03-23T13:42:31.051-04:00You're not crazy at all. You have to do what w...You're not crazy at all. You have to do what works for you. I write in chapters because I feel that each has to have their own rise and fall, or arc if you will. A lot of it is by feel though.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-76364918568573843162011-03-23T13:33:01.612-04:002011-03-23T13:33:01.612-04:00I do my best to plan this all out ahead of time, b...I do my best to plan this all out ahead of time, but it never really works as planned (okay, I have only one novel, can't really say never).<br /><br />My chapters tend to be super long, like over 20 pages. They often contain three or more scenes. I think this is too long, my CPs do too.<br /><br />Luckily I can often break them into shorter chapters by scene.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-11304098629630335992011-03-23T12:57:48.572-04:002011-03-23T12:57:48.572-04:00I'm like Lisa. I end chapters where it feels r...I'm like Lisa. I end chapters where it feels right and I've rarely felt the need to change them later, unless I've rewritten those chapters completely. Now I'm questioning whether or not each chapter has a beginning, middle, and end.Lacey J Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930985573303127061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-7238525143034949752011-03-23T12:49:23.606-04:002011-03-23T12:49:23.606-04:00I'm a pantser too. And I also like shorter cha...I'm a pantser too. And I also like shorter chapters. I end each where it feels right and interestingly enough I rarely have to change them later, though it has happened. Watch, now that I said that I'll have to redo all of them in my WIP...Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.com