From: Susan Kuklin <skuklin1>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:13:02 -0500

I couldn't agree with Jonathan more. Although my books are usually people and theme-driven, the flow, the choreography, i.e., the plot, is vital to the conception and success of the book. What-goes-where - and why - is a major ingredient of nonfiction.

Susan

Susan Kuklin www.susankuklin.com skuklin1 at nyc.rr.com
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Hunt, Jonathan Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 1:38 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] nonfiction and plot

  We often use plot and story interchangeably, but plot more correctly refers to the order of the events in a story. If plot is really about organization, then, I would say that nonfiction books have plots because their authors have to chose the order they are going to present the information, just as novelists do. Some nonfiction may be organized in such a fashion that it is just as plot-driven as any adventure novel, while others may be more character-driven or theme-driven.

Jonathan
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