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Chapters probably began during the beginning of story-telling, with one chapter being what the story teller had lined up for the night. A [[One
Sometimes used to separate parts of the plot, sometimes used to give a feeling of in-and-out consciousness (See: ''[[Misery]]''), and sometimes used by inexperienced writers who fail to deliver a better-fleshed out story and only have one plot point occur. Experienced writers will usually avoid this, working in the important, if not unrelated, subject into a new chapter that progresses the story at a good pace. Legendary writers (like [[Stephen King]]) can use the one paragraph chapter to a good use to better give a certain disconnected feeling in the story. (Or can use it because who cares if you don't like it, it'll be on the best-sellers list just from his name alone.)
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It's interesting to note that [[Wall of Text|not all one paragraph chapters are short]]. (Especially in [[Fanfic]] where an entire story can be in one paragraph, if not one ''sentence''.) A paragraph can last as long as it's talking about one subject, technically speaking.
Sometimes, a [[One
The one paragraph chapter usually leads to a sour taste in the mouth of a reader if they're going for the "One More Chapter Syndrome". Imagine knowing that your favorite book has 26 chapters (thanks to the index) being at chapter 23, and then seeing all of chapter 24 (and even 25) in their entirety on the next two pages.
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