Invest significant time developing your outline and fine-tuning it. Don’t be afraid to move portions of your outline around and add or delete sections until you’ve created a document that can be used as a foundation for writing the actual manuscript. Here are some other tips to help you polish your outline: - Consider adding actual chapter titles and section headings and subhead- ings to help you create a more comprehensive overview. - List specifically where elements of your manuscript go, such as side- bars, interviews (quotes), photographs, examples, references, statistics, illustrations, graphs, charts, and checklists. - Think about how many pages of your book you want dedicated to each chapter, topic, or section, keeping in mind the total number of pages your manuscript needs to be when complete. - Try to keep your manuscript well balanced. All your chapters should be equal in length. This rule isn’t steadfast but helps with the book’s flow. This conc...
