07/14/2024
Do you want to write your family’s story but don’t know how to get started? MCGS can help! Join us for our next meeting on Sunday, July 21, 2024, 1:30 PM at the Edwardsville Public Library where Cheryl Eichar Jett will be presenting “Form Follow Function: How to Structure a Nonfiction Book.
Edwardsville-based author and writer Cheryl Eichar Jett borrows principles from the disciplines of architecture and design to help guide writers with organizing their material logically and effectively according to the intended purpose of their book. Jett demonstrates using the initial questions, or steps, in creating a building design as inspiration for exploring different ways of structuring a nonfiction book. She also discusses the use of specific criteria to sort what does and doesn't get included in your final book manuscript. A list of various approaches to organizing your content plus a list of useful websites give attendees resources. Whether a family history, genealogical record, memoir, how-to, travel guide, cookbook, or some other type of nonfiction book, Form Follows Function offers a logical method of organizing content into an artfully planned book.
