My non-fiction project (2) – the plan

Now I’ve taken the first step in preparing my book on the history of literature as depicted on postage stamps from around the world – deciding what’s actually going to be in it.

A book like this takes a lot of planning. It involves researching the topic, and finding and purchasing the stamps that will illustrate the story. Here, I’d like to share with you the plan I’ve put together for mine. As you can see, it’s going to keep me occupied for quite a long time! I’d love to hear what you think of the book’s outline.

Chapter	Timescale
1. Introduction	Jun 20
2. Celebrating books
International Year of the Book 1972	Jun 20
World Book Day	Jul 20
International Book Fairs	Aug 20
3. The history of storytelling
Visual	Aug 20
Written	Sep 20
Digital	Oct 20
4. The history of writing
Inventions	Nov 20
Writing systems	Dec 20
5. The writers
Ancient writers	Jan 21
Pre 20th century writers	Feb/Mar 20
20th century writers	Apr/May 20
21st century writers	Jun 21
African writers	Jul/Aug 21
Latin American writers	Sep/Oct 21
European writers	Nov/Dec 21
Asian writers	Jan/Feb 22
North American writers	Mar 22
Writers of the Arab world	Apr 22
6. The books
Myths & legends	May 22
Religious books	Jun 22
Fairy tales	Jul 22
Adult books	Aug/Sep 22
Children’s books	Oct 22
7. Writing collectives	Nov 22