Questions

I understand that some novelists use outlines and some just go with the flow, and the beauty of novel writing is that there is no right or wrong way how to write a novel. But I am curious about three things for those of you that have written a novel before. How did you make sure or estimate that what you planned to write would turn into a full-length novel? I have already outlined my story I have 20-25 basic scene cards, I plan to write something in between the scenes that I have already planned, but I fear that I will write the whole story and only come up with 10,000 words or so. And how do you write/divide the book into chapters? When I think of my story I don’t really think in chapters. And what is your method on how to create characters that your readers will love and/or care about and are believable?

Thanks in advance!
- Carrie Sutherland

I’ve answered questions and looked at loads of people’s profiles, read the questions and comments, and lots of people seem to be writing books. I was just wondering how many people on here are actually writing full-length novels?
- Ashleighh

I’m confused as to how people write short stories, as I can only manage full length writing (60,000 words) Do they leave out more detail? Just keep the plot simple? How do they do it?
- Speak