1. mind map done by : Dr. Ala'a 2-7-2010
2. 1- Start with a message, idea, story that you really want to share with other people.
3. 2- You must be an expert on your subject.
4. 3- Buy, read, find out everything you can about other authors, books or articles dealing with the same subject. Make sure your material is different and better in at least three ways.
5. 4- Gather all the information that you will need to write your book.
6. 5- Organize your material into chapters
7. 6- Write out every key point in each chapter on a legal sized writing pad.
8. 7- Begin with Chapter 1 and dictate the book in the order of material you have chosen.
9. 8- Once you have dictated the entire book, have a typist type it out and give it back to you by email or disc for your computer.
10. 9- Edit the entire book from front to back
    1. first time
       1. Correct the grammar and typing errors.
       2. Create the necessary paragraphs
       3. Write an Introduction, a Preface and Acknowledgements if necessary.
       4. This is the longest, hardest job of editing in the whole book
    2. 2nd time
       1. break up the text with a heading every 2, 3,4 paragraphs
       2. Make it “bite-sized” and easy to read.
    3. 3rd time
       1. place a quote at the beginning of each chapter.
    4. 4th time
       1. polish the sentences
       2. delete unnecessary material,
       3. ,make final corrections.
       4. take much less time
    5. 5th (final)
       1. completely reread the entire book from cover to cover