I'm feeling particularly lazy today, so I'm taking a little poll. An informal poll, mind. Not the neat type at the bottom of the page, like the one with 7 votes for Totally Awesome (thanks for that, btw). Just a question for you to answer in the comments--- because the question's answer depends on perspective--- along with a few rambly lines of my own.
The question: Do you do chapters, when working on a novel-length work?
My rambles: I found myself thinking about chapters earlier today, and was a little confused when I realized that I don't use them. Therefore, my writing pieces are just long, continuous streams of words, separated by an occasional floating asterisk.
In my opinion, this can be a pro or a con. Pro, because it means that the writing just kind of flows along, la la la, and it can be a unique tool to constructing the unity of a work. Con, because it makes reading your writing tiring as Dell. Plus, there are no clearly defined chunks, and this may even hurt the unity of a story. You don't want a book to just drag on, not divided into any decisively organized beginning-and-end progressions. I've heard people complain about books with no chapters, because there are no defined stopping points.
So, you tell me. Pro or con? Chapters or no chapters?
