![]() In addition to tracking worksheets, you’ll need to build a hierarchy of data storage for your book, including top-level folders for legal (your contract and any other matters, including the rights to use figures owned by others) and the many versions of the manuscript files, figures and research. You’ll have hundreds of separate elements to track without a tracking tool, you’ll soon lose control of your project and it will show. ![]() Your book will have dozens to over 100 figures, including line drawings, photographs and images you obtain from other sources. In the writing process, you’ll have your first draft chapters and one to three versions of each chapter as you work through the editing process. In a typical full-length technical book, you’ll have between 15 to 30 chapter files and other elements, including front matter, glossary and references. ![]() You don’t want to grind out 500 pages only to find out you did the formatting all wrong. ![]() If you’re a first-time author (or are working with a new publisher), the publisher will probably ask for a sample chapter early on to ensure you are building your materials properly. ![]()
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