Perhaps not as flashy as the cover or illustration, the table of contents (TOC) is the silent guide, the unsung hero leading readers on their journey through your tome. Located right at the front, before the story unravels, it serves as the roadmap to your...
Ed: You might want to read the first part of this article and the second part before starting this one. Now it’s time to change our terminology a little bit to help us see the new possibilities I’ve been pointing to in these articles. When I said earlier...
The first part of this article is here: The Sideways Table of Contents, or the Future of the Expert Author, Part 1, and the final part is here: Part 3 It turns out, when you turn your contents page sideways, you reveal the chronology implied in the way you’ve...
This article series continues in Part 2 and Part 3, make sure to read them all. Suppose you’re an expert on something, anything really. You could be an expert on baking bread, on interior design, or on dog training. You have specific skills and the experience of...
