ElectricBlue
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How long is the story?Well, I'll certainly give it more than the 1% consideration I had been. I'm still hesitant, as it's a pretty long story and the scene in question is very near the end, so I'd probably have to submit it as one big lump in case the climax does wind up getting rejected. I know some people prefer long stories and have success with them, but it's not my preference for a story written serially. Anyway, thanks for the advice, it's given me something to consider for when my other stuff is more wrapped up.
Anything around 50k - 60k might run better as a single submission, especially if the whole thing is written.
Consensus is, an ideal chapter length is around 10k (3 Lit pages) - not as an absolute rule, more as a "My chaptered story ran okay with chapters that length", from a bunch of different authors.
The main advantage of chapters, as I see it, is that they give you some idea how many people actually read a story through to the end, whereas with a stand-alone submission, you don't have a clue.