The FAST was developed in the UK in 1998 by a group of stroke physicians, ambulance personnel, and an emergency room physician and was designed to be an integral part of a training package for ambulance staff.
âAnonymous. There are no hard-and-fast rules on how long or short a chapter needs to be. It could be three pages. It could be 22. It could be 40. You shouldnât set manuscript guidelines for yourself on chapter length.
Average Chapter length 748 words, Range 935 words, Median 803 words. Jon was a little all over the place in terms of chapter length. That range is almost 300 words more than my longest chapter. From these numbers I learned: a) counting is not fun. b) There are no set rules for chapter length in a publishable book. c) Having an average does help set limits and determine chapter breaking points.