Help:Manual of Style

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[edit] How to write a manual of style for a book

1. The first thing to note is that there is a Wikibooks:Manual of Style. Before you write a manual of style for a new book you probably should have read the Wikibooks:Manual of Style.
2. It may be useful to imagine the structure of the book before you begin or to create a draft as a sub-page of your user page.
3. If the book should have unique recurring style elements, like boxes for exercises or anecdotes, these elements should be available as templates and be listed and explained in the manual of style.
4. If the book should have a strategy for content grouping or navigation this strategy should be explained in the manual of style.
5. If the book should have certain requirements for the creation of further artwork or pictures that should be mentioned in the manual of style.
6. A book with many authors can become inconsistent if some authors agree on a certain writing style and some authors do not follow that style. A specific writing style should be described in the manual of style.
7. A book that aims to follow a certain didactic approach may need special considerations from the contributing editors. The didactic approach, if any, should be explained in detail in the manual of style.

[edit] See also

• Help:Starting a new page or book#Defining an outline and scope