Does anyone have any tips for regulating chapter length? Do you think this even needs to be considered? Can a chapter be as long as the author wishes it to be or should there really be a logical breaking point.
Jason:

If this information is helpful to you...don't tell anyone.

I've only written a few stories and the ones posted on this site were my first. :yuck: Having sat at my keyboard wondering the same thing as you, I remembered my elementary teacher's rule of thumb to live by, KISS. (No, I wasn't a suck up, butt, I did get into trouble a lot.)

(For those of you who don't know the principle, it was taught in Common Sense 101)

Basically, if you worry about the length of a chapter, you forgot the KISS principle and haven't outlined. These two things reduce the amount of time spent worrying...

Y'all! I hear the grumbling...If you're gonna give excuses about outlines, save the yourself the trouble and read below:

Reasons Not to Ouline

1. It takes the spontaneity out of the equation.

2. I change my mind about the story too many times.

3. Right! Who's got time to outline?

4. What's an outline? (If you picked this, you're in real trouble.)

5. Butt, I already started writing the story and have 1500 words already written!
(what? you get paid by the word?!!)

You can continue to add to this list...
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I'm the biggest scatterbrain and a horrible example to my kids, butt, I need a lot of help organizing my thoughts, so, I outlined the stories.

The outline turned itself into a short story, complete with details. It was easier to divide into chapters.

The second thing that followed, once the outline was chunked into chapters, was to write the chapter. If I try to cover too much ground, it is too long. Then it's time to refer to the outline and get back on track.

Too long is when you think it is too long.

Nikita
Nobody really cares what I think anyway...