: About Me

I was born at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina.

My passion is ...

WRITING

I know too much about ...

NEURAL DARWINISM

My parents always told me ...

I CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS THAN ALL THEIR KIDS COMBINED.

My childhood ambition ...

TO BE A HEAD SHRINKER

My favorite memory ...

EASTER WHEN I WAS A KID.

Why I write ...

BECAUSE I HAVE TO.

My first job ...

WORKING IN A NURSERY

My best moment ...

WHEN I SAVED A LIFE

My inspiration ...

TO TEACH

Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Fiction writing: How long should a chapter be?

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How long should a chapter be? As long as necessary, of course. This is a simplistic answer, but the correct one. Include everything that needs to be there and leave out anything that doesn't. Clear as mud! To my way of thinking, a chapter is an account of what happened when you collected one item on your scavenger hunt list or list of recipe ingredients or list of instructions for assembling a lawn mower. The chapter is the account of what happened, for each step of the way. Use whatever analogy that works best for you, say, mountain climbing or escaping from Alcatraz Island. Every chapter...

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