Neil Turner asked Neil Turner:

Some chapters begin with a new section of the story, however, a lot keep going with the same subject, so why start a new chapter? Is this the author’s decision or editorial board?

Neil Turner I can only answer from my perspective as a writer. I approach chapters in much the same way as scenes are framed in the performing arts. Before I begin a chapter, I establish why I’m writing the scene, particularly how does it advance the book. Then I write the chapter as a microcosm of how an entire book is constructed: beginning, middle, and end, and there needs to be tension and/or conflict of some sort. Finally, the chapter should propel readers into the next chapter. In my world, this an author decision, although editors can certainly weigh in.

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