9.8 EvEryThiNg yOU NEED TO kNOW ABOUT BOOk ChAPTErS When I started teaching people how to write their own nonfiction books, I was surprised by how many people asked me questions about book chapters. What length should my chapters be? How many chapters should go in my book? Should I have parts and chapters? I was kinda stumped as to why there were so many questions about chapters, and then an author made it all clear: I’m just confused and looking for some rules to follow. Ahh yes. When anxiety strikes, people just starve for certainty. Here’s the problem: there are no “rules” for book chapters. EvEryThiNg yOU NEED TO kNOW ABOUT BOOk ChAPTErS · 425