I've written a few single file stories as long as 37k, and having it all in one place suits me - that's about 100 - 110 Word pages. But, an important caveat, I never move text around as you've indicated you do - if I was doing that, I'd probably use smaller files. Many of my multi-chapter stories these days end up around 15k a chapter - that's a handy length both during writing and for posting.
My stories tend to be in the range around 30K, and I kept my story in one big file. And that's important as I regularly create versions of my story. Then if I've cut out a section during the editing process and then decide I should put it back, I can then go back and find that section.
For the raw drafts, yes.
I was not aware of this. It certainly puts a different complexion on the process.
Depends on the category and how you define "succeed". How 28-days worth of stories performed:
Right now I'm finishing up the first major section of my current story - probably be at bit over 11K at that point, so I'm saving it as "section 1" and creating a new file for the next chunk, just to ease the logistics a bit. When the story's complete, I can decide whether to post it as multiple parts, or put the files together into one bigger one before posting.My brain's never had trouble organizing a story, so I just write the thing in one massive file. If there's something I want to make sure I remember, like a line of dialogue that won't come into play until much later, or an inspiration for a particular scene, I'll note it on a separate page at the end of the file and delete it once it's been used/tackled/no longer necessary.
I've never once moved large chunks of the story around while it was in progress, but I think that's just because I'm good at juggling stuff in my head and making sure everything is slotted where it belongs before I start writing. Small bits and pieces I've swapped around, of course, but never more than a few lines or a paragraph at a time. If I needed to shift more than that in the course of a short story (the longest thing I've submitted here was only 29k words), something has gone horribly wrong and I'd be better served wiping the whole thing and starting over.
I agree with your assessment of Chloe though. The girl claims to have a life outside of writing, but all the evidence so far points either to that being a lie or to her being a cyborg.
