A Curious Question...

[apollinav]

How do you prefer to organize your chapters?

I ask because my brain is ticking over this.

Chapter 8 of TGC is short. I knew it was short (1,200 words or so) and I didn't care to make it longer, because that would be filling it with fluff. Originally it was merged with the previous 'wedding' chapter, but I separated them. Personally I like my chapters to be organized in 'full and complete thoughts' like one would an essay or dear god, a thesis... (I suck at cliffies for that very reason)

But a keen AFF reviewer challenged my thought process on this. I see her point, it's the same day. And it's good mental chew.

So I pose the eternal question, one that has probably been batted back and forth forevah:

How do you prefer to organize your chapters?

Comments

[kierkegaardwife.livejournal.com]

This is, perhaps, the only thing in life I'm willing to play fast and loose with. Everything else has very specific protocol, but this is how I escape from that. I think that, when you're writing a really inspired fic, it takes care of itself (unless you're a silly fan girl who tends to leave out chapters).

Writing should be free expression. To try to put parameters on it outside of the worlds of spelling and grammar, to me, is just wrong. I think in the end, it is your art, and you need to make it how you like it (which, based on your previous advice to me, you already know).

Oh, so now I'm going to go read or something. When I get done, I shall review. *feed the author*

xx

[kierkegaardwife.livejournal.com]

Oh, and off topic, I just read your reviews on my story (AFTER reading your chapter, I should say) and I just want to tell you to get out of my freakin' head. Because he is going to need a reminder--if it ever happens. I'm really not sure, because like I said, chapter 4 was the end of the pre-written chapters. And thanks again for catching my posting mistake last night.

xx

[apollinav.livejournal.com]

Ok, I'm going to say this once and only once... and it's not to embarass you at all. Because to err is human and all that. But I don't know what to think of the people who read the misplaced chapter and reviewed it as if it belonged. What I mean to say is, um; What the average reading comprehension level again?

[kierkegaardwife.livejournal.com]

Oh, sweet God in Heaven, I don't even want to contemplate that. I mean... I've read some really, really questionable stuff on there--for about four seconds before I could navigate away from the page. I think I might have mentioned before, I am something of a stickler. And very picky. Your is not equal to you're, its is not equal to it's, their is not equal to there is not equal to they're, and loose is not equal to lose. Thank you. *endrant*

xx

[apollinav.livejournal.com]

Yes, well I'm guilty of several 'it possessive and or plural' and 'laying/lie/lying' mistakes. But the attempt is made. Actually, what I mean is, I attempt to pay attention.

Wow. I sound like a horrible horrible snob. Ah the funny things that get up under our noses and put us in a right snit. When I do my reenacting I surround myself with plenty of people who are either too inauthentic or way over the top authentic... (like raise the sheep, clip the wool, card the wool, spin the wool, weave the cloth, dye the cloth, hand sew the garment...) Ach, tangent alert. sorry.

But venting is good.