Hi All
In a effort to provide more of a context and detail of my process ( for what it's worth ) I want to try and inform a more percise answer to a few questions I have as a newbie on the writing block. I use Scrivener and so far have plotted Characters and Locations and done research as I go. I am not able to outline the entire story from start to finish and as mentioned i am more of a pantser. This must not be mistaken with "I don't know what I want to do". I have a start and a end and so far I have tried to follow the Hero's journey in this regard. The detail of how I get to my end and what I want my characters to experince is firmly set in my mind. Lastly my goal for my first novel is to finish it . I am aiming to redraft once my main goal achived.
Now to the questions.
1) How long should a chapter be word count wise or should I rather aim at a goal for the chapter. If so how do I do that
considering my current process ?
2) Speaking of a the hero's journey. How bad will it be for the reader the good guy loses so to speak. I have seen many videos advising against this as the audiance loves a happy ending. My thoughs then jump to Game of Thrones and the fact that there is very little happy there and yet enjoyes commurcial success.
Thanks again for the input and support this site generates
In a effort to provide more of a context and detail of my process ( for what it's worth ) I want to try and inform a more percise answer to a few questions I have as a newbie on the writing block. I use Scrivener and so far have plotted Characters and Locations and done research as I go. I am not able to outline the entire story from start to finish and as mentioned i am more of a pantser. This must not be mistaken with "I don't know what I want to do". I have a start and a end and so far I have tried to follow the Hero's journey in this regard. The detail of how I get to my end and what I want my characters to experince is firmly set in my mind. Lastly my goal for my first novel is to finish it . I am aiming to redraft once my main goal achived.
Now to the questions.
1) How long should a chapter be word count wise or should I rather aim at a goal for the chapter. If so how do I do that
considering my current process ?
2) Speaking of a the hero's journey. How bad will it be for the reader the good guy loses so to speak. I have seen many videos advising against this as the audiance loves a happy ending. My thoughs then jump to Game of Thrones and the fact that there is very little happy there and yet enjoyes commurcial success.
Thanks again for the input and support this site generates