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What Makes a Chapter? What Makes a Scene?

What Makes a Chapter? What Makes a Scene?

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Mary Carroll Moore
Sep 17, 2011
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A common question in my book-writing classes is the difference between chapters and scenes.  Both are pathways, bridges between one moment and the next.  But what makes a chapter work?  What makes a collection of scenes warrant it
s own chapter?

In my teaching, I've learned these are essential signposts for each, which help the writer know how to section …

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