Jun 02 2007
6 – Chapters
This is the sixth of the eight categories in the Story Gamut, my way of classifying story elements on a scale from micro-elements to macro-elements. Though chapters are often shorter than short stories, since they require reference to larger book-length issues or themes, they are in a broader category than self-contained short stories. Issues that stand out at this level include the rationing of information and working to hold reader interest and draw them across those spaces between chapters.