I generally want stories with longer chapters and fewer of them, and I'm picky about characters and/or pairings most of the time.
But I have a couple authors who I'll read regardless - and there is one story I'll read where the chapters are short, and the story has been going on with no chapter count determined yet. However, I know the author, and the style works for the story, and I know she's going to deliver quality goods, even that short.
And that's where my standards on length tend to break down, because I do know the author, and the quality is there.
Of course, then there's drabbles, and I tend to read those from authors I know, and in coms I'm comfortable with, and nevermind character, pairing, or anything else other than spelling and grammar.
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Date: 2009-03-17 01:31 pm (UTC)But I have a couple authors who I'll read regardless - and there is one story I'll read where the chapters are short, and the story has been going on with no chapter count determined yet. However, I know the author, and the style works for the story, and I know she's going to deliver quality goods, even that short.
And that's where my standards on length tend to break down, because I do know the author, and the quality is there.
Of course, then there's drabbles, and I tend to read those from authors I know, and in coms I'm comfortable with, and nevermind character, pairing, or anything else other than spelling and grammar.