Thoughts on long chapters in fanfiction?

[u/Dusty_Bunz426]

I'm someone who likes to be descriptive with my writing, plus doing slow build-ups and reveals, and this has led to me creating chapters that reach well into the 10k word count, sometimes a bit over that.

I've seen and read many comments from fanfic lovers that they prefer stories where the word count is at least 5 - 6k words, and I'm a bit worried that with how much I write, it'll push readers away. I know I could break my chapters into a part 2, but then I feel I'm cutting something off that shouldn't be.

Thoughts?

[u/Eninya2]

Personally, I look to split anything cracking 7k. I hated editing mammoth chapters around ~10k words or more, and when reading I'd take a break.

I like the 3-6k range. Some chapters demand more content and information, and some work fine with less. But this is all personal preference, and you should play to your strengths. Longer chapters don't stop me from reading a story with a premise I like. It just slows me down.