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Let every line tell its own story

Look upon the chapter heading as the trunk; subheads as the branches; and sub-subheads as the leaves. They all have a role to play in your list of contents and they should all be treated with equal significance. Energise them with action words and allow each line in the list to introduce its own story.

To master the art of compiling the list of contents for your book, study how other successful niche non-fiction authors do it. Compare the contents list with chapter headings, subheadings and subheads in the text and you will see how everything clicks neatly into place in logical progression.

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Grasping ideas as they occur

Ideas occur at the oddest moments. You might be asleep, walking the dog, in the middle of a meeting; intuition leaves no calling cards. It just strikes. When it does, pay attention or the moment may be lost forever. To give you an example: I got the idea on how to close this tutorial (see final paragraph) when I was sorting out some old files - and that occurred before I had even started to work on the text…

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Structuring the list of contents

Compare the writing of your book to that of the task facing an artist painting a landscape.

The artist envisages in advance the composition of the picture (your list of contents), makes rough sketches of essential features (your draft copy) and arrives at a balanced decision on execution. The artist has choices on technique for implementation and so do you.

WHY YOU SHOULD COMPLETE THIS BEFORE YOU WRITE ANYTHING

When you work away conscientiously on compiling the list of contents in advance, you open the door to these choices on how you will tackle the actual writing of your book.

Authors exercise preferences on execution

Some start at the beginning and continue right to the end without diversion; others tend to cherry pick, darting back and forth from one chapter or section to another. A few authors manage to combine both techniques successfully in that while maintaining a regular course, they make the occasional detour as and when inspiration strikes.

Whichever route you decide to travel you'll need a reliable road map and that is why you should always compile your list of contents before you write a single word.

MATCHING THE SEQUENCE TO YOUR RESEARCH FINDINGS

As with any list of things-to-do, you begin compilation of the list of contents at the origin of your dissertation, progress through the middle by highlighting all of the essential elements and end up at the tail; the climax; the promise of fulfilment. To do this effectively, you must match what you know with what you have discovered and merge your accumulated findings into a logical sequence of factual information. Sounds easy, but you won't get it right first time. You just keep at it until everything clicks into perfect place.

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Creating chapter headings, subheads, and sub-subheads

The creation of chapter headings, subheads and sub-subheads constitutes the first vital contribution to the writing up of your project. When you get this right, the strain is off and fulfilment begins to take over.

Get it wrong and you will struggle.

There is no easy way and no quick formula fixes; you must develop these essential 'bandings' until they meet with your ultimate satisfaction. You will know instinctively when you've got them right, and when you do, your creativity will flow freely and the manuscript will take shape faster than you ever thought possible. It will take shape in your subconscious as you sleep, as you walk, as you travel to work, collect the kids from school or pick up the weekly shop.

Now you can start to think about writing your book...

Chapter headings

These are the major signposts to the delineation of the core elements in your teaching module. Make them vibrant and follow the rules on creating action to stimulate reader involvement.

Subheads

These are secondary directional tags that lead the reader into strands of vital information under each chapter heading. Keep up the action and interest in their formulation.

The 'hidden persuader' influence of sub-subheads

If you turn back for a moment to the contents list for this book you will observe that only the chapter headings and main subheads are featured. Now look at this list relating to Chapter 4 (extracted from the working notes) where the sub-subheads appear italicised in parenthesis for the purpose of illustration.

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Adopting Proven Formatting Techniques

Taking the trouble to familiarize yourself with the various formatting techniques employed by the how-to publishing industry will also help enhance your chances of producing a bestselling title.

How the title commands immediate attention.
How the cover design varies from one publisher to another.
How the contents list is laid out.
How illustrations are employed to support the text where appropriate.
How, where and where bullet points are included to highlight key aspects.
How appendices are compiled to assist the reader.
How the preface sparks off initial curiosity.
How the back cover 'blurb' sells the book.

This is vital work because should you choose to approach a publisher with sample material devoid of appropriate formatting, your proposal is unlikely to be treated seriously.

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Developing Your Own Slant on a Prescribed Topic

The ability to develop your own particular slant on a given topic also contributes to bestselling potential. Everyone has their own way of looking at things, describing how they work and what makes them tick.

When Napoleon Hill and Clement Stone got together to produce the famous self-help book Think and Grow Rich, they took the timeless and much worked concept of mind over matter and subjected it to the twist of two disparate viewpoints blending together to yield a rich harvest.

Interestingly, although both names appear on the cover, there was only one author, Napoleon Hill, the architect of the slant that transformed their work into a bestselling book spanning eight decades in worldwide bookstores.

If you can find an unusual angle, a different approach or a hitherto unworked technique for your topic, you are on the way to developing the unique proclivity that will set your work apart from similar tomes.

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Establishing the depth of your knowledge before you write your book

Never take for granted that you already know enough about your special subject to fill a book. No one is that clever. Spend some time testing out the depth of your knowledge by making lists of what you know and what you don't know. Take particular note of those areas that require substantiation or where you are lacking corroborative detail.

CONFIRMING ITS VALIDITY
AND EXPANDING ON THE INFORMATION

This is where you start your research and it is so important that the whole of the next chapter is devoted to the subject. Most of what you need you will find online at home or in the free-to-use 'active learning' centres provided by your local library where you can double up by accessing appropriate hard copy references manuals.

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What the Prospect Reads First After the Title

Book browsers have a choice when a title arouses initial interest: they might opt to read the preface, check out the contents list or go straight to the back cover.

My bet is that most of them head for the latter (I know I always do) but wherever they go don't risk disappointing them when they get there.

You spent some time polishing the contents to your satisfaction; spend an equal amount of time on both preface and blurb.

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Managing your time to speed up the creative writing process

The only time constraints are those of your own making. This is not a race and you are not competing with anyone else, so don’t rush.

1. Make out an action list for every day of your new adventure but don’t overload it.

2. Never start on tomorrow’s work today. Tomorrow will be time enough.

3. Take a break when hit a snag. Rest, go for a walk, watch a movie – and come back refreshed.

You will work best during your most creative time of the day or week. We have already established that for some people, that is very early in the morning; for others, late at night or over the weekend. Try to discover when your creative moments occur and capitalise on them.

Don’t work when you’re tired or jaded. You run the risk of turning out garbage and opening the door to disillusion

When you’re surfing the Net for information, always be on the lookout for items of relevance to your project. These could be in the form of articles and reports. They are in the public domain, so incorporate extracts if you feel they would enhance your content. If you need author consent, ask for it; permission will not be unreasonably withheld.

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What Attracts People to Works of Non-Fiction?

Autobiographies and biographies of celebrities are always in demand because they arouse the curiosity factor and particularly so when the material evokes an expectation of salacity.

The curiosity factor is equally evident in readers of how-to books, guides and manuals, but directed by a more responsible motive: the thirst for information on how to do something, do it better and excel at it. And so the chosen topic must be capable of fulfilling these wholesome expectations by ensuring that readers will become better informed on the subject matter for which you and they share a common interest.

Your personal expertise must be equal to the task you set yourself because otherwise, no matter how cleverly conceived or creatively scripted, your work will never be published. Commissioning editors can spot a fake a mile away. While they may not be expert on your subject, they will very quickly ascertain whether or not you are.

PASSIVE V ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

Levels of reader participation tend to vary between different genres and the differential with regard to commitment invariably favors non-fiction.

People read fiction to be entertained
(Passive participation: in one ear and out the other)

People read non-fiction to…
- Become better informed
- Learn new skills
- Hone existing talents
(Active participation: invoking the faculties of reasoning and memory retention)

Much popular fiction is in style for just a while but superior niche non-fiction can be around forever, earning the estates of its originators drip feed residuals in perpetuity. For example How to Win Friends and Influence People by Norman Vincent Peale was first published in the mid-1930s, sold millions of copies worldwide, and is still re-issued from time to time. This famous book has been through several publishing houses but it has only one originator.

Whenever people pick up a how-to book they are demonstrating willingness to engage in active participation. They know they are in for some work and you should in there pitching with them, providing an interesting topic and knowledgeable text in an easy-to-read format that transforms a chore into a pleasure.

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Why Writing Part Time Works Best for Most Authors

Most established authors start out writing on a part time basis and while many go on to make a career of the art form, others find it more convenient to continue writing part time for a number of reasons, including:

They are at liberty to pursue other commercial interests.

They prefer to use their creative skills as an outlet from workaday pressures.

They derive therapeutic benefits from part time writing.

They find it hones their expertise in diverse directions.

They reckon it adds to the quality of life.

They enjoy financial advantages from a second income.

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