Writing Tip of the Day-Manuscript Formatting

There are no hard and fast rules for the length of a scene. It can consist of a few lines in a single paragraph or cover many pages, depending on the needs of the story. A rough average is 10 double-spaced pages, or 2000 – 3000 words.

Writing Tip of the Day-Scenes

There are no hard and fast rules for the length of a scene. It can be as short as two or three paragraphs or as long as a chapter or more. It can begin in one chapter and end in the next. Regardless, the average scene length for most books, particularly in romance, is 7 – 10 pages, or approximately half a chapter.