Grrr wrote:I know this probably isn't going to be helpful but, I say If it's good don't worry about how long it is.
What Grrr said!
Also, I must applaud your courage. I would never dream of publicly declaring an unposted chapter as 'good' before the fact. There have been too many times I have written a MASTERPIECE of sublime prose, only to find it has somehow morphed into mindless drivel overnight.
I can't explain how such a thing is possible; no one else has the password to my computer. Perhaps it is cosmic rays zapping my RAM?
You must think I'm some sort of horrible bragger! The truth is I rarely call my work "good" especially my old-school notebook (the kind with paper in it) drafts. But for some reason, after I worked through the depression of my sis's miscarriage the words just seem to be working out really well. It does and will need a lot of polishing! With my spelling and grammar I pity the poor beta who has to clean it up. But still... All the feelings and themes I wanted for this chapter are working out really well. So I do think it's pretty "good." I was very proud of the posted version of chapter 5, but I honestly think this is going to be better. 
And you made out like a bandit too! 
And ya know what the really sick part is, I had writers block for so long. Now it's like a raging river with white rapids and I can't get off! 
