HOW TO - Know what length your chapters should be

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There is no set length that any chapter should be regardless the style or subject matter of your book. Saying that no chapter of your book is complete until it has an introduction, a body and a conclusion.

Plan before you start so you know what to cover in your introduction, body and conclusion. Make sure your introduction says what people can expect to get from reading the chapter, the body contain good content that creates a logical flow from the introduction of that chapter to the conclusion of that chapter and your conclusion sum up what they have just read. It is also important that your conclusion hints towards what is coming in the next chapter so that the conclusion of chapter 1 flows smoothly into the introduction of chapter 2.

Once you have done all these things your chapter will have a beginning, middle and end along with a natural flow between the three sections. This is when you know your chapter is the perfect length it is supposed to be.

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Designing your Book!

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It is very important to make a clear distinction between writing, editing, illustrating and designing your book. There is always a danger of getting caught up in any of the pre-publishing stages while designing your book.

Important things to think about at the Design Stage:

1. What font do I want for my headings?
2. What font do I want for my body text?
3. How do I want my page numbers to look?
4. What do I want to make stand out as bold or italic?
5. What design elements do I want to use to break my text up?
6. How do I want my text positioned in relation to illustrations?
amongst many other questions.

The design stage is when your book begins to be formed. All 3 elements of the pre-publishing stage (writing, editing and illustration) come together to form one product and as such all must be completed before this stage begins.

For more information on crash courses we run on how to do this, check out 'How to Design your Book to Stand out from the Crowd' THE BOOTCAMP or 'How to Design your Book to Stand out from the Crowd' THE BOOK.

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Illustrating your Book!

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Most people tend to think if their book isn't a children's book then it doesn't need illustrations. This couldn't be further from the truth. Every book needs illustrations to break the text up to make reading enjoyable rather than a chore for the reader. There is nothing more boring than a page of plain text.

But if my books isn't traditionally illustrated what makes up the illustration components?

Some suggestions to break your text up include:

1. Photographs/Illustrations
2. Charts/Diagrams
3. Pull Quotes/Checklists
4. Creative Headings/Sub Headings

Whatever it is make sure you have all your elements collected together before you begin designing your book otherwise the illustration and deisgn processes are both slowed down if either of these steps is completed out of order.

For more information on how to do this, check out 'How to Publish a Book for Pleasure, Profit or Publicity' THE SEMINAR or 'How to Publish a Book for Pleasure, Profit or Publicity' THE BOOK.

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Writing your Book!

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It is important when you write a book that you think about the following:

Your Book
* Who is my target market?
* What is the subject of my book?
* What is the title of my book?
* What is the subtitle of my book?

Each Chapter
* What is the subject of this chapter?
* What is the title of this chapter?
* What is the subtitle of this chapter?

Once you have determined each of the above for your book and each chapter (it is recommended somewhere between 8-12 chapters per book) you are ready to write.

It is very important that your book has an introduction, a body and a conclusion. Likewise make sure as you write each chapter has an introduction, a body and a conclusion. A book or chapter without an introduction, a body and a conclusion may lead to a dissatisfied reader.

For more information on crash courses we run on how to do this, check out 'How to Write a Book in Less than 7 Days' THE BOOTCAMP or 'How to Write a Book in Less than 7 Days' THE BOOK.

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