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RokofAges75:
^ That's a huge turnoff to me too.

As far as chapter length goes, that's never been an issue with me, except for the extremes - chapters that are only 100 words long and chapters that are, like, 10,000+ words.  100 words is hardly enough to contain anything with substance, and 10,000 is a little excessive, though I probably have written a few chapters that long... usually mine end up being more in the 2,000-5,000 range, I think.

Word count isn't something I pay attention to as I'm writing, though; I go more by pages and natural scene breaks.  I would never end a chapter just because it went past 3,000 words, and I would never not read a story just because its chapters were longer than that, either.

In published fiction, 3,000 words equals roughly 12 pages, which doesn't seem like that long of a chapter.  It depends on the author, but a lot of the books I read have chapters of 20 pages or more.  But just as I don't count pages in a chapter before I decide whether or not to read a book, I don't even look at word count when I decide whether or not to read or continue a fanfic.

mare:
I think if I was able to hold the story in my hands like I do a book, the word count wouldn't bother me. It's a comfort thing. I hate sitting at the computer and reading off of a screen. That's why i'd never buy one of those Kindle things. I am one of those old fashioned folks that like the feel of turning a page. LOL

I also always check to see how many pages a chapter is before I start reading the chapter. If it's long it doesn't make a difference but for some reason I still need to know lmao maybe it's an OCD thing.

Carter-Orange:
Erika, I also hate plugging my stories, I feel embarrassed, lol

I don't mind reading on my laptop/work computer/iphone but must admit that I do love real books.

mare:
Oh, I forgot to comment on the plugging stories thing. I don't really do that very often either and I don't enjoy it at all. I actually wish I was better at that especially when it came to the book lol

I don't see a problem with mentioning it when you first start writing and want people to know but when it seems like all you do is talk about or plug your own story, the less I would ever want to read it. It reeks of desperation if you do it all the time but like I said, when it's first posted or very occasionally it's all good. (for me anyway lol)

Purpura Lipstick:
I know I said word count bothers me but it's only when reading on a computer.  I don't care about word count or pages in a book.  I think it bothers me on the computer because of the glare and there are SOOOO many other things that distract me on the computer.  I don't have an issue with the Kindle like I thought I would, to me it still closer to reading a book than reading on the computer.

I've only plugged one of my stories and I'm sure it comes off as appearing desparate for people to read but I really just love the story that much that I feel like sharing and talking about it.   If I annoy you I'm sorry, I don't expect anyone to read it from my tweets, I save that expectation for next month ;)   I jest.    ;D

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