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New writers tend to assume that a chapter must be a certain set length in order to maintain the average novel length of around 80,000 â 95,000 words, but in truth, chapters can be as long or as short as you need them to be. There is no formula.
ADULT NOVELS: COMMERCIAL & LITERARY. Between 80,000 and 89,999 words is a good range you should be aiming for. This is a 100% safe range for literary, mainstream, womenâs, romance, mystery, suspense, thriller and horror. Anything in this word count wonât scare off any agent anywhere.