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.
Teaching. And youâll need as many chapters as it takes to tell your story or teach your how-to information. And a typical âhow-toâ non-fiction book might need between 7 and 12 chapters to do this. But thereâs no reason not to have more or fewer chapters, just be careful with the extremes. Chapters that are too long can make it more difficult for a reader to consume your material.They can get lost in long chapters. And â something to watch out for in your digital version â a lengthy long table of contents means that the electronic preview will be mostly front matter, rather than substance.