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This 5th Little Book in the Handy Little Book for Writers Series answers questions on size and content of chapters and tells how to decide what they will be.
Chapters are a way of holding your reader. Your chapters must follow a logical order, even if your story moves around. The end of a chapter is a pause; it finishes something but if you do it well, there is a hook, which hints at what is to come or tantalises in some way so the reader wants more.
The beginning of the next chapter needs to be like a mini beginning, it needs to take hold of your readers and lead them on to more of your story. This is particularly important if your story takes a different turn in this chapter.
Chapters are also useful to you as the writer. For very many reasons, not the least of which is urging you on to keep writing. Chapters can be writing goals – one a week for instance, or if you’re really on a roll, maybe even one a day - think of that, your book would be finished in no time.
Chapters and their summaries are a wonderful aid. They are like a map. When you start your draft, they guide you step by step.
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Robbie McCauley
When Robbie McCauley retired early from a varied working life, which included the duties of Secretary to Members of Parliament, Researcher, Primary School Teacher, and Bank Manager, she began to take writing classes and discovered the joy of writing short stories. At the same time Robbie decided to study for the Bachelor of Arts degree she had always wanted. This was the start of a new world. She now has many degrees including a Masters in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism and a Post Graduate Diploma in Writing. Her qualifications provide an excellent background for story writing. At present Robbie teaches a writing class called "Let's Write a Book" with the University of the Third Age (U3A) and is happy to have finally written her own first novel, The Eleventh Hour, which is planned to be Book 1 of a trilogy. Robbie lives in Australia, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She is divorced, has one lovely daughter, an excellent son-in-law, and three exciting grand children.
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The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 5. On Chapters - Robbie McCauley
The Handy Little Book for Writers Series
Book 5
On Chapters
Robbie McCauley
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Copyright 2014 Robbie McCauley
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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 1 - ABOUT CHAPTERS
* What is a chapter?
* How long should a chapter be?
* Should all chapters be the same length?
* Do different genres specify different lengths?
* How many chapters should there be?
* In General
CHAPTER 2 - HOW DO YOU DECIDE ON YOUR CHAPTERS?
* Your outline
* Chapters from your outline
* A very useful template
CHAPTER 3 - YOUR EBOOK OR ‘HOW-TO’ BOOK CHAPTERS
* Outline and Chapters
* Chapter Outlines
CHAPTER 4 - CHAPTER OUTLINES
* An invaluable task
* A valuable friend
CHAPTER 5 - CHAPTER SCENES
* Example 1
* Example 2
CHAPTER 6 - HOW USEFUL ARE YOUR CHAPTER OUTLINES?
* Your Map
CHAPTER 7 - OTHER METHODS
SUMMARY AND GOOD LUCK
SOME RESOURCES USED IN THIS BOOK
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES
THE AUTHOR’S WRITING WEBSITES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This fifth book in The Handy Little Book for Writers Series is about chapters and nothing else. But it contains an often-overlooked secret tool for writers.
Outlining your chapters is your most useful tool for writing your book. Of course
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