Effective general audience writing requires a nonlinear narrative approach.

Evidence

The role of the reader is larger, the role of the author as explainer is smaller, and the structure is not necessarily linear. It is certainly not deductive. There can be, for example, circular or frame narrative (enveloping) structures when argument proceeds by leitmotif. — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 198

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 198
• XREF: connects to: General audience writing fosters deeper reader engagement through narrative structure. — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 198; Compelling chapters require a satisfying narrative arc and resolution. — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 417

Library Connections

• Compelling chapters require a satisfying narrative arc and resolution. #complicates (0.75) — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 417