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Thank you for the support. I have written a small schedule for next week and I shall try to do a page a day and hopefully work my way up to Steven King's method of 6 a day. Also, extra love for the Macho Man profile pic. Truly the cream of the crop!

I know it's hard, but it's what you got to do. I have talked to others about how to keep going and they all say you got to do it. One page a day or write your favorite scene. Anything, as long as you write. That is what makes the difference in people who write. I know I cannot do it, but I hope you can or give it one hell of a try.

So I have a dream of becoming a published writer and I have been working on a story for a while now. I have talked with other avid readers and they say the idea sounds very promising and I have mostly worked out the central structure, themes and plot for the middle and end. I know it will be a five-book series and I can visualise the characters in my mind completely. I know every single aspect of them and their lives but the problem I have is the start. How can I write something that will draw the reader in at a pace that isn't too fast so when it slows down later the reader won't loose interest but not too slow that they feel it will be a slog over no-mans-land to get through? I keep thinking about it but I can't seem to just sit down and write. Does anyone have any tips for such a problem?

Honestly, a chapter is “too long” only when the pacing starts to suffer, not when the panel count gets high. Plenty of creators drop 120–200+ panel chapters when the moment calls for it. If your 142 panels still feel like they’re driving the story, building tension, or delivering the mood you want, then it’s not too long at all - it’s just a big chapter. I have chapters that are short and others long. If you can split it into two parts and both halves would still feel meaningful, then consider splitting. If not, keep it as one and let it be the monster chapter it wants to be.