FeralSmile
Lover of Desire
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2023
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Novels are never published chapter by chapter.
Well... I mean... they always have been (literally since the dawn of the novel), and sometimes still are published chapter by chapter, but nevertheless I think it's great advice to treat them as if they cannot and will not be published chapter by chapter.
Sorry to quibble, but then writing is often about breaking rules. First, you should KNOW the rules and be able to follow them, and then subsequently you should do what seems best given the constraints of what you're trying to accomplish.
I think plotting out stories in advance and having a clear sense what happens is INCREDIBLY helpful 99% of the time. That's how you can inject foreshadowing, for instance, which is just lovely and makes readers happy when it's well paid-off.