Sigh. This is getting stupid.
It got stupid when you decided your preference = The One True Way to Write The Best Novel EVER
How do you expect to write even a good short story if you already show such little reading understanding?
Dude..really - you are talking to people who have
sold short stories, novellas, novels etc. There are people here who have won awards for their stuff. Do you really mean to insult us all?
Or are you just trolling (thinking the second myself)
And just so you know in future what you are talking about
: The Chronicles of Narnia do have good chapter titles.
Not in my copy. It starts with 'Chapter one'
I'm sorry, but you no chapter namers really need to put up better arguments instead of just making false claims.
Not entirely sure what this sentence means (does no = know? even so, it makes little sense)
Or do you mean people whp do not name chapters?
And er, your only arguement is you like chapter titles so...I think I may take a professional's answer (like my editor?) over some unknown bloke who has a snit fit
Of course you can, and I never denied that. But good chapter titles generally vastly improve a book.
For
you
Not for the publishing industry, not for classic writers, not for a lot of people. For you. The industry exists to make books people will like - and they do. And have, and many of those books have both stood the test fo ttime and had no chapter title.
Are you really telling me Frankenstein isn't a classic because it has no chapter titles? Or that you like it less because it doesn't?
But, as I earlier said, almost any fiction book can be enhanced by them.
Ot be made worse by them.
It really depends on the book. And the titles.
But chpater titles do not make a bad book good. They may (possibly) make an okay book a bit better.
They are the frills. Like thise silly things they put on lamb ribs - they make it look nice. But they don't make the lamb taste any better.
If it's a great book, titles can
possibly enhance it. If it's a bad book, it'll just be a bad book with titles.
The meat is the damn story.
And you are 100% correct that I shouldn't put down those that can't or won't use chapter titles. And generally, I don't. Unless they show me aggression or mock my opinion with "sarcasm".
People are allowed to respond to your assertions how they like, as long as they do not disrespect the other poster
A rule YOU violated.
Live with it.
And if they stoop to that, well let's just say they brought it upon themselves.
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BY disagreeing with you without doisrespecting you? No - you stepped over the line, not anyone else - because only YOU made it personal
Maybe you need to read the Newbie Guide.
Fair enough. I concede that point and clarify my earlier statement to: "Actually, chapter names are automatically needed. And every writer who wants to write fiction as closely to perfection as possible needs to invest the time for creating them."
And I
still call bollocks. Because it just ain't true.
However, this changes nothing about the fact that I did say it. Wanna MAKE something of it??
Not really - you are entertaining me far too much. It's the best laugh I've had all week.
PS wuthering heights. Rob Roy.
How much further do you want me to go?
