Last time I discussed some things to bear in mind when embarking on writing and publishing your business book because you can save yourself a lot of trouble if you get the basics right. I covered talking to your printer before doing anything else and not trying to write and layout at the same time.
Using styles
I also introduced the idea of using your wordprocessor’s styles feature to apply formatting to text instead of instead of changing font or size from the menu. It’s easy to change the appearance of your document by altering the style definition and not having to search for every instance of formatting. It will also help whoever is laying out your masterpiece and minimise the time they spend importing and formatting the content. Styles also make it much quicker and easier to generate tables of contents.
There are a number of built-in styles in MS Word. Here are a few suggestions about ones you can use:
- Heading 1 – chapter headings
- Heading 2 – sub-headings
- Emphasis – italics
- Strong – Bold
Read moreWriting a book for business: Part II











