Medium standalone entry arcs may require 7,000 to 12,000 words per chapter when needed.
Use this scale for:
These arcs still need lived past, survival texture, relationship movement, and a meaningful contact point, but they should usually be tighter than the major arcs unless a skeleton deliberately promotes them for structural reasons.
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