How many words are there in the average sized chapter?

Question

I'm writing a teenage love novel and so far my chapters have been between 2,000 to 2,800 words long. is tht average?

thanks if you want to know what my novels about and give me your opinion:

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Answer 1

Mine run between 1200 to 3000 words a chapter.

Depends on the book, the genre, or storyline.

Answer 2

Mrs. Seth,

That's a pretty good amount of words, but there are authors who do the same thing. I believe Barbara Michaels writes about 16 to 25 chapters in her books and a total of 350 to 400 pages. Her chapters are pretty long.

I enjoy her works, but in my opinion it's good to break them up into small word counts in order to keep the reader from going into a 'reading coma.'

PJ M

  

Answer 3

i'm not sure about words, but ive seen chapters that are one, two or three pages. others that are around 8. some that are around 15 and others that are 20 or more.

there's not really a normal chapter. its your book and you can set it up any way you want it to. Although, the short chapters that are under 8 pages get pretty annoying.