Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Chapter titles are totally optional, but can be useful in a few different situations. In this video I go over why and how you might use chapter titles.


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Reasons to Use Chapter Titles:

• They hook the reader with clues about what will happen next.
• They create a sense of nostalgia or an old-fashioned or traditional feel to the novel.
• They can indicate nonlinear order.


You Can Use Chapter Titles to:

• Raise mystery about what the chapter will contain.
• Keep the reader turning pages (by presenting a title they can't resist).
• Promise information the reader is already curious about.




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