Designed for writers of nonfiction, this publication provides practical suggestions for writing books and getting them published. The 25 chapters discuss the following topics: planning for book publication, keeping track of money and facts, getting started writing, rewriting, writing reviews of other books, typing and labeling the manuscript, evaluating kinds of illustrations, selecting a camera and film to take photographs for publication, illuminating photographic subjects, finding and handling photographs, preparing drawings and diagrams, making graphs and charts, constructing maps, making tables, adding front and back matter to a manuscript, finding a publisher, publishing a book on one's own, working with editor and publisher, copyediting and proofreading, preparing an index, writing advertising copy and press releases, presenting speeches and giving interviews in connection with a book, selecting a projector to use in presentations about a book, making and showing slides, and beginning the next edition of a book. (GW)