Index your nonfiction book
How to create an attractive index in MS Word to complete your book
A richer reference tool
You have put so much effort into writing your nonfiction book. Help your reader get the most out of it by giving them a great index.
There are free videos on YouTube that explain how to make an index. But they don't explain how to choose the words to put in your index (MS Word doesn't do that for you) or how to think about how your reader will use your index.
What is special about this course is that it helps you to anticipate the things your reader will have questions about and to write your index in such a way that you will guide them to the parts of your book they need even if you haven't used the same words they use.
I shall steer you, click-by-click, through the mechanics: how much time you might need, how to use MS Word's functionality to help you construct an index, and how to deal with three common problems related to creating an index.
I show you how to think about your book's concepts and arguments so that you can create a richer reference tool and really talk to your reader through your Index.
The modules
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1Get ready to make your index
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2How to make the index
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3Polish and perfect your index
Do I really need an index?
The way to decide is to think about what your reader will expect. If your book is a work of history, biography, geography, travel, law, self-help, cookery, finance - anything factual or offering guidance in particular contexts - then your reader is likely to appreciate a good index to help them navigate around the content and pinpoint answers to their questions.