Use chapter divisions to give the book structure.
I found that I liked changing the way the story is told rather than just recreating the book structure.
The book, structured in short sections intended to mimic Bach's polyphony, is an occasionally frustrating but ultimately impressive testimony to Bach's power to speak to successive generations.
He has even written an academic article about his own book, "Structure and Plot Patterns in 'Parallel Stories.' " The humdrum theorist Peter Nadas constantly spars with the virtuoso novelist Peter Nadas, almost as if determined to defeat him.
Ms. Reiley, the author of a recipe book structured like "The Joy of Sex," suggests that restaurants wanting to serve truly carnal cuisine go with guacamole, not only because avocados have long been considered aphrodisiacs.
Initially the work was to have a two book structure, but Newton subsequently shifted to three books, and replaced the original version of the final book with one more mathematically demanding.
This chapter discusses the book Structure-Property Relationships for Metal-Free Organic Magnetic Materials and presents an overview of the strategies for the design, synthesis, and characterization of magnetic organic materials.
While writing a book structured on revolution, it was hard to resist the urge to flip over a few metaphorical cop cars along the way.
At times the book structure seems far from linear, returning to topics and concepts already touched on before, but White's affection for the world she describes is infectious.
