How to Write the Table of Contents for Your Book

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Summary: &he table o' content! i! the mo!t e!!ential piece o' the boo( )riting and p*bli!hing proce!!. ! a boo( a*thor or p*bli!her+ yo* !ho*ld con!ider it to be the bac(bone o' e"ery boo( yo* )rite. For all b*t the !imple!t boo(!+ o*tlining a detailed &able o' Content! 'or yo*r boo( i! one o' the most important steps o' the entire boo( p*bli!hing proce!!. ,' yo* (no) e-actly )hat content need! to be .hen yo* )rite a )ell/o*tlined &able o' Content! 0&oC1+ not only do yo* )rite yo*r boo( the right way 'rom the !tart+ the boo( can be )ritten significantly faster. &he more time yo* !pend on yo*r &oC+ the higher the 2*ality o' yo*r boo(+ the longer yo*r boo( )ill be rele"ant+ and the more copie! yo*r boo( )ill be able to !ell 'or the year! to come. .hen yo* concentrate yo*r energy on )riting a detailed &oC+ yo*r 'oc*! gro)! to be able to see the entire book before it's written 3o* can determine e-actly )hat 'lo) and tran!ition! yo*r boo( )ill ha"e be'ore the 'ir!t )ord o' yo*r boo( i! e"en )ritten. Creating an e''ecti"e &oC in"ol"e! 4 !imple !tep!+ called the !"#"S"S System: Step Step Step Step $%: $&: $': $(: Re!earch 5*tline %*bchapter! %ell

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&he 'ir!t !tep o' the &oC .riting 6roce!! i! to re!earch e-actly )hat yo* m*!t incl*de in yo*r boo( 'or it to be a! *!e'*l a! po!!ible to yo*r reader!. $any 'ir!t time a*thor! con!ider thi! !tep to be di''ic*lt and time/con!*ming+ b*t )hen done properly+ re!earch i! !*rpri!ingly ea!y and can be done in 20 min*te!+ o'ten le!! i' yo* are 'amiliar )ith the mar(et yo* are )riting abo*t. 3o*r goal in yo*r re!earch i! !imply to determine e-actly )hat !ort o' 2*e!tion! yo*r mar(et i! a!(ing abo*t the topic yo* are )riting abo*t. 3o* !ho*ld 'ind a! many 2*e!tion! a! po!!ible 7 partic*larly !imilar 2*e!tion! that yo* 'ind a!(ed repeatedly. %ometime!+ great 2*e!tion! may be hidden. 3o* may need to 'ig*re o*t the real 2*e!tion !omeone i! a!(ing. For e-ample+ i' yo*8re )riting a boo( abo*t )eight lo!!+ and yo* 'ind a 2*e!tion a!(ing9 :o bad gene! ma(e it harder to lo!e )eight; 3o* may interpret that per!on to act*ally be a!(ing9 ,8"e been trying to lo!e )eight+ b*t no matter )hat , try+ nothing !eem! to )or(. ,8"e heard it might be my gene!+ i! that tr*e; 5nce yo* dig into the potential mentality o' the per!on )ho i! a!(ing the 2*e!tion+ it re"eal! the hidden 2*e!tion / .<3

am , not lo!ing )eight; ,' yo* 'o*nd that 2*e!tion+ or a "ariation o' the bad gene! 2*e!tion to pop *p 're2*ently in yo*r re!earch+ then yo* )o*ld )ant to con!ider dedicating a larger portion o' yo*r boo( to that topic. 3o* )o*ld )ant to li!t a! many o' the 'actor! that co*ld hinder )eight lo!! a! po!!ible+ on top o' bad gene!. =pon '*rther re!earch+ yo* )o*ld be able to dig *p a large li!t+ !*ch a! eating too late+ eating too large o' meal!+ and !o on. ,t !ho*ld go )itho*t !aying that the 2*e!tion! yo* come *p )ith might not be >? C&@3 )hat the per!on i! really asking 7 yo* can ne"er (no) e-actly )hat !omeone el!e i! thin(ing+ b*t yo* o'ten 'ig*re o*t the mentality and 'ig*re o*t )hat i! really important to per!pecti"e b*yer! o' yo*r boo(. Finding the hi**en +uestion open! *p a lot o' additional a"en*e! 'or yo* to )rite abo*t and )ill help yo* rapidly e-pand yo*r boo( and ma(e it e"en more "al*able 'or reader!. .ith that tho*ght in mind+ there are a lot o' re!earch re!o*rce! yo* can *!e to 'ind great 2*e!tion! 'or yo*r boo(. &he mo!t ob"io*! and mo!t important i! "ery clo!ely analyAing the )ompeting books in your ni)he &o ma(e thi! method a! e''ecti"e a! po!!ible+ yo* )ill 'ir!t )ant to determine )hat categorie! yo* )ant yo*r boo( to target on the Kindle mar(etplace+ then analyAe tho!e top/ per'orming boo(!. ,' yo* are *n!*re o' )hat category yo* )o*ld li(e to target+ yo* can !tart )ith (ey)ord ba!ed !earche! on maAon and then loo( at the categorie! other! ha"e 'oc*!ed on 'or their boo(!.

.hen loo(ing at any boo(+ e!pecially )hen yo* 'ind one that i! doing )ell 0a! determined by the !ale! ran( in the Kindle or maAon Boo(! %tore 7 the lo)er the better1 yo* !ho*ld (eep a record o' the important detail! o' the boo( that are helping it to !*cceed. &he!e detail! are most important:
% , .hat i! the title; & , .hat categorie! i! the boo( li!ted in; ' , .hat i! incl*ded in the &able o' Content!; .hat chapter and !*bchapter title!; ( , .hat i! promi!ed or tal(ed abo*t in the introd*ction chapter!; - , .hat i! incl*ded in the !ale! de!cription on maAon; . , .hat honor! or a)ard! ha! the boo( recei"ed+ and mo!t importantly+ 'rom )here; / , .hat do re"ie)er! really li(e abo*t the boo(; 0 , .hat are the mo!t common complaint! abo*t the boo(;

.hen yo* analyAe each o' the!e 'actor!+ the component! that ma(e a great boo( 'or yo*r mar(et become completely ob"io*!. &he more boo(! yo* loo( at+ !t*dy and analyAe+ the more e''ecti"e yo*8ll be )hen yo* )rite yo*r &oC. For mo!t boo( niche mar(et!+ yo* can li(ely !pend all o' yo*r re!earch time directly at maAon.com. maAon alone pro"ide! yo* )ith a )ealth o' in'ormation+ and many time!+ yo* can act*ally cond*ct e-ten!i"e re!earch to )rite yo*r entire &oC )itho*t "i!iting any other )eb!ite. <o)e"er+ i' yo*8re )riting 'or a mar(et that ha! a limited n*mber o' boo(!+ or i' the 2*ality o' tho!e boo(! i! lo)+ yo* )ill need to go el!e)here to do !ome o' yo*r re!earch. Finding 2*e!tion! 'rom yo*r niche mar(et i!n8t di''ic*lt. 3o* !ho*ld !imply !earch 'or (ey)ord! related to the topic yo*8re

)riting abo*t+ then loo( at )hat people are tal(ing abo*t+ )hat (ind o' 2*e!tion! they8re a!(ing+ and )hat (ind o' 2*e!tion! they8re an!)ering. 3o* can al!o 'ind 2*e!tion! by loo(ing !peci'ically 'or... 1orums: 6eople )ho Boin 'or*m! are *!*ally highly intere!ted in the topic at hand+ and highly engaged. 3o* !ho*ld loo( at the 2*e!tion! that are commonly a!(ed on the 'or*m 0go bac( o"er !e"eral page!1+ and al!o at the topic! that are the mo!t pop*lar. Yahoo 2nswers: 3o* can 'ind 2*e!tion! 'rom "irt*ally any topic on 3ahoo n!)er!. =!e the !earch 'eat*re+ and try to 'ind pro'ile! o' people )ho are an e-pert in the !*bBect that yo*8re )riting abo*t. 3aga4ines )om: 3o* can 'ind a )ealth o' niche! and in'ormation abo*t yo*r niche by loo(ing at the magaAine! in the mar(et. $o!t o' them ha"e )eb!ite!+ and yo* !ho*ld *!e $agaAine!.com a! a !tarting point to get a li!t o' them. 5nce yo* ha"e a li!t+ loo( at the title! o' the article! they are )riting 'or that month and 'or the recent month!. $agaAine! in partic*lar are good at 'inding the hot buttons o' the mar(et. &hey are o'ten a good mea!*re o' )here the p*l!e o' the main!tream p*blic lie!+ and )hat type o' content they are loo(ing 'or that i! related to yo*r mar(et. 5nce yo*8"e gone thro*gh all o' the be!t!elling boo(! related to yo*r topic+ and ha"e done additional re!earch )ith the re!o*rce! abo"e+ congrat*lation!C You'5e *one most of the har* work alrea*y

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Buil*ing your outline )ill no) be a m*ch ea!ier proce!!... .ith all o' yo*r re!earch data in hand+ yo* need to !tart the proce!! o' 'iltering the 2*e!tion! and topic! that yo*r boo( need! to co"er. 3o* need to narro) yo*r 'oc*! and determine e-actly )hat content yo*r reader! )ant to (no) abo*t. Remember+ altho*gh yo* are )riting yo*r o)n boo(+ yo* !ho*ld not nece!!arily incl*de topic! that 35= )o*ld 'ind *!e'*l or intere!ting. 3o* !ho*ld be thin(ing abo*t )hat the per!pecti"e reader )ant! and b*ild yo*r o*tline to an!)er the mo!t pop*lar and common 2*e!tion! yo* 'o*nd. ! a !tarting point 'or yo*r o*tline+ !tart )ith the most popular topi)6+uestion yo* 'o*nd in yo*r re!earch+ and arrange them one a'ter another+ li!ting o*t the chapter! that are the ne-t mo!t pop*lar one a'ter another. ,n addition+ yo* !ho*ld loo( at the re!earch yo* 'o*nd )hen loo(ing at other boo(! to determine )hat reader! li(ed mo!t and lea!t abo*t tho!e boo(!. :etermine )hat reader! )ant in a boo( li(e yo*r!+ then adB*!t or add tho!e topic! or content into yo*r table o' content!. Bonus: great )ay to add additional "al*e to yo*r &oC i! to o''er !*pplemental material!+ depending on the type o' boo( yo* are )riting. ,' yo* are )riting an in!tr*ctional boo(+ o''er )or(!heet!+ chec(li!t!+ or a <o)/&o !tyle g*ide. ,' yo* are o''ering a

'ictional boo(+ o''er map! or ill*!tration!+ depending on )hat genre yo* are p*bli!hing 'or. .hen yo* are 'ir!t b*ilding yo*r &able o' Content!+ write out as many possible )hapters as possible at 'ir!t. &hen+ arrange them in the order that yo* )o*ld belie"e to be mo!t *!e'*l ba!ed on the type! and topic! o' 2*e!tion! a!(ed+ and the pop*larity o' the 2*e!tion!. ,t i! better to li!t o*t a! many chapter! a! yo* can at 'ir!t+ then eliminate the *nnece!!ary one! later. %ometime!+ *nnece!!ary chapter! 'or one boo( can !er"e a! a per'ect !tarting point 'or another. De"er delete yo*r chapter name!+ !imply mo"e them to a Brain!torm doc*ment or 'ile that yo* can re'er bac( to later )hen yo* )rite other boo(!. 5nce yo*8"e eliminated the cl*tter+ loo( at yo*r o*tline again. :oe! the 'lo) ma(e !en!e to yo*; re yo* able to !ee+ in yo*r mind+ ho) the boo( )ill tran!ition 'rom one chapter to another; $ore importantly+ i! yo*r brain already !tarting to 'ill/in/the/ blan(!; re yo* !tarting to !*bcon!cio*!ly thin( o' )hat !ort o' content yo* )ant 'eat*red in each chapter; ,' ye!+ and yo* 'eel yo*r o*tline i! !tarting to loo( a little more organiAed+ it8! time to !tart loo(ing at ho) yo* can prod*ce detailed sub)hapters 'or yo*r o*tline.

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B*ilding o*t !*bchapter! 'or each o' yo*r chapter title! i! "ery !imple. Fir!t+ determine ho) many !*bchapter! yo* )ill need. ,' yo* are )riting a !horter boo(+ yo* )ill only need 2 to 3 !*bchapter! per chapter. For a longer+ more detailed boo(+ yo* !ho*ld loo( at 4 to E !*bchapter! per chapter. ,' it8! more appropriate+ yo* can al!o !imply add more chapter! )ithin the boo(. ,' yo* begin e-ceeding F or G !*bchapter! per chapter+ yo* may )ant to thin( o' a better )ay to organiAe the content in order to brea( it into more dige!tible chapter!. ,t8! partic*larly important 'or non/'iction boo(! to be )ell/ organiAed. &o *nco"er potential angle! or 'eat*re! o' !*bchapter!+ loo( at each chapter title and a!( the F magic 2*e!tion!9
Who8 0.ho (no)! abo*t it; .ho can gi"e me more in'ormation abo*t the topic;1 What8 0.hat i! it; .hat 'eat*re! doe! it ha"e; .hat i! mo!t important;1 When8 0.hen doe! thi! topic matter; .hen doe! it apply;1 Where8 0.here can , 'ind the in'ormation abo*t thi!; .here )ill it be in the '*t*re;1 Why8 0.hy do , need to (no) thi!; .hy doe! it matter to me;1 How8 0<o) doe! it )or(; <o) can it be o' help to me;1

@oo( at yo*r e-i!ting li!t o' 2*e!tion! a'ter yo*8"e applied the li!t o' 'ilter! abo"e to each chapter. :o any o' the chapter! 'it better a! a !*bchapter )ithin another;

=!e the content o' the 2*e!tion! and yo*r re!earch+ and the 2*e!tion! abo"e+ to 'ill o*t the !*bchapter! belo) each chapter. Tip: 3o* do not need to ha"e the !ame n*mber o' !*bchapter! 'or each chapter. Remember+ try to p*t yo*r!el' in the !hoe! o' the reader. &hey do not )ant e-tra in'ormation or 'l*''+ and o'ten appreciate it )hen yo* are direct in the )ay yo* pre!ent the content. 3o* can brea( any o' the r*le! laid o*t here i' yo* thin( in the be!t intere!t o' yo*r reader. ,n the act*al printed &able o' Content! )ithin yo*r boo(+ yo* do not nece!!arily need to li!t o*t !*bchapter!. &he chapter title )ill o'ten !*''ice+ i' the boo( i! o' !hort to medi*m length. For longer boo(!+ li!ting o*t important !*bchapter! can o' bene'it to yo* )hen yo* go to sell yo*r boo(.

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Do) that yo* ha"e yo*r &able o' Content! o*tlined+ the !*bchapter! )ritten+ and the 'lo) o' the boo( organiAed+ it8! time to add e-tra 'lare to yo*r title!. Be'ore b*ying a boo(+ mo!t people read the bac( co"er+ the in!ide co"er+ and the table o' content!. &hi! applie! online+ )hen people are loo(ing to p*rcha!e thro*gh their Kindle and Doo(+ too. $any re"ie) )hat they are going to read abo*t be'ore they b*y. ! a re!*lt+ it8! important to ma(e !*re that yo*r &able o'

Content! '*l'ill! the p*rpo!e o' attracting ne) boo( b*yer!. &reat yo*r chapter title! a! yo* )o*ld bullet points in a sales letter. >ach b*llet point !ho*ld+ on it8! o)n+ entice c*rio!ity and intere!t. .ith each chapter title+ an!)er the 2*e!tion that i! in the reader8! mind9 What's in it for me8 0.,,F$1 .hen yo* thin( 'rom the .,,F$ mentality+ yo*8ll be able to dig *p a lot o' adBecti"e! and intere!ting chapter title! that )ill help yo* !ell yo*r boo(. ,n addition+ yo* )ill )ant to *!e po)er'*l+ emotion/e"o(ing )ord!+ called Hot Button wor*s &ry to *!e at lea!t one hot b*tton )ord per b*llet point. &here are hot b*tton )ord! in e"ery !ingle mar(et that are partic*lar to that mar(et. @oo( o"er yo*r re!earch and loo( at )hat adBecti"e! or (ey)ord! are *!ed o"er and o"er again to de'ine or !ell to yo*r boo( mar(et. Here is a starter list of e9ample hot wor*s 5' co*r!e+ !ome o' them )ill not be !*itable 'or e"ery mar(et. &hi! i! only the tip o' the iceberg+ and yo* )ill )ant to be !*re to incorporate hot )ord! direct 'rom the !peci'ic mar(et yo*8re !elling to9 Free Fa!t >a!y %imple %tep/By/%tep H*ic(

@o"e <ate %harp ngry Rich .ealth B*rning :e!ire @*!t %eDe)! R*!h Fir!t/Cla!! Keep in mind that yo* !ho*ld not o"er*!e the!e )ord!. 5"er*!e )ill ca*!e di!belie' in the reader+ )ho )ill thin( that yo* are promi!ing too m*ch. &he )ord li!t abo"e i! a good !tart 'or 'iction )riter!+ a! )ell. ,' po!!ible+ yo* !ho*ld try to ma(e !peci'ic claim! in yo*r &able o' Content!. &hi! i! o'ten o' partic*lar intere!t to reader!. For e-ample+ i' yo* are )riting in the )eight lo!! ind*!try and yo* 'o*nd a ca!e !t*dy o' !omeone lo!ing 11 po*nd! in G day!+ yo* !ho*ld incorporate that !peci'ic claim into the title o' a chapter. 0,' yo* *!ed that e-ample )ithin a !*bchapter+ yo* )o*ld )ant to be !*re to li!t the !*bchapter title in the &able o' Content! !o yo* co*ld get ma-im*m e''ect 'rom tal(ing abo*t thi! partic*lar ca!e !t*dy.1 ! al)ay!+ think from the perspe)ti5e of the rea*er

Congratulations:
.ith yo*r re!earch complete+ yo*r o*tline )ritten+ !*bchapter! detailed+ and yo*r &able o' Content! no) !ale!)orthy+ yo*r boo( i! no) offi)ially prepare* to be written

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