Does chapter length (words in the chapter) = chapter updates?

[WhiteSnake]

I've been going on and on about this, but I can't get my finger on it.

If my chapters are longer or shorter, does it affect the number of days I post them?

Generally, I just want to know if the amount of chapters finished equals the amount you update.

 

[Kay_Ship]

Length of chapter doesn't matter for posting frequency. Number of chapters you write a week matters for posting frequency.
If you write 5 chapters at 1k words consistently every week you would be able to post more than a person writing 2 chapters at 2.5k words per week. Just post what fits your schedule and you can consistently maintain.

 

[WhiteSnake]

Length of chapter doesn't matter for posting frequency. Number of chapters you write a week matters for posting frequency.
If you write 5 chapters at 1k words consistently every week you would be able to post more than a person writing 2 chapters at 2.5k words per week. Just post what fits your schedule and you can consistently maintain.

Thanks a lot. Personally, the number of words in the chapters of my new novel (i haven't posted it yet) is about 2.5K, and I'm talking about just one. I feel I can update only twice a week cause that's when I'm mostly free from lectures and school work

 

[PastelTamago]

Not really

I've been going on and on about this, but I can't get my finger on it.

If my chapters are longer or shorter, does it affect the number of days I post them?

Generally, I just want to know if the amount of chapters finished equals the amount you update.

Hmmm….not really. But it's still up to you

 

[PancakesWitch]

I've been going on and on about this, but I can't get my finger on it.

If my chapters are longer or shorter, does it affect the number of days I post them?

Generally, I just want to know if the amount of chapters finished equals the amount you update.

It usually depends in the readerbase and how much you can handle, and also how much you prefer writing per chapter. Some people love writin extra long chapters so they only post one, or two a week. Others are fine writing mini chapters of 1k or 1.2k words a day too. Some readers will complain if a chapter is too short though, and if you're not good at pacing within the limited amount of words to make it feel like the story is progressing enough to satisfy your readers every day, you may also see criticism regarding that. Many small chapters can hurt pacing, but few big chapters can hurt release schedule and traction. This is a problem I have been suffering for years, reaching a nice middle ground is very hard... Especially when you write many novels you want to keep updated through the week.