I am drafting an epistolary novel, following an outline I created. The narration starts out as one main character writing to herself, and then a second character is introduced and writes back. The narration will be made up of letters back and forth between these characters, as well as some other documents, like newspaper articles. So far, there are no chapter delineations in my story. The letters vary in length, but I kind of feel that the breaks in between letters is enough of a break. Creating chapters would feel arbitrary at this point, and I fear it would break the flow of the story. If I recall correctly, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky was separated by parts, but I don't remember if it also had chapters.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you think chapters are necessary in epistolary stories?
What are your thoughts on this? Do you think chapters are necessary in epistolary stories?