Types of lists you can create for your book
Among the 
best ways to convey information in your nonfiction book is through a list. Lists are easy for readers to scan, and later when needing to recall key takeaways, they can be found quickly.
Lists generally can be broken into two types ��� run-in or vertical ��� based on the way they appear in your text.
A run-in list is part of the paragraph rather than separated from it. This usually is a good technique if you have three items in your list. If the items consist of a single word, commas can separate them; if the items consist of phrases, a colon introduces the list while a semicolon is used between items. For example:
The five elements of a story are plot, setting, characters, point of view, and theme.
The five elements of a story are: what happens; when and where it takes place; who is involved with what happens; the perspective from which the events are narrated; and the message or moral.
One kind of run-in list is a numbered list, in which items are separated by numbering them. The numbers are placed in parenthesis. It follows the same aforementioned comma/semicolon rule:
Five types of conflict are: (1) man vs. nature; (2) man vs. man; (3) man vs. society; (4) man vs. God(s); and (5) man vs. himself.
A vertical list separates the points from the sentence and presents in a bulleted format. For example...
The five elements of a story are:
��� Plot ��� What happens
��� Setting ��� When and where it takes place
��� Character ��� Who is involved with what happens
��� Point of view ��� Perspective from which the events are narrated
��� Theme ��� Message or moral of what happened
Once a list is given, you then can elaborate on each item via paragraphs if needed. In such cases, the list essentially introduces a section���s major concepts or supporting points for a statement.
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