1. WRITING A BOOK
Dr Rajiv Borle
Professor
OMFS
NAAC Accredited Grade
‘A’
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences ( Deemed University)
Sawangi(M) Wardha
2. Book
• A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated material hingd
at one end
3. Historical aspects
writing appears to date back to 7th millennium BC to
4th millennium BC
Dates back to the era of Socrates 2500 years back
5. Text book
• A text book is course manual or instruction in any branch
of study
• Can be produced by the institution on demand
• Well laid down syllabus
6. Monograph
• Monograph is a specialist work of writing on a single
subject or aspect of the subject
• Usually by single author
• Derived from Greek word Mono (single)
Grapho(writing) meaning “ writing on single subject”
7. Reference book
• A reference book is a book or serial publication to which one
can refer for confirmed facts.
• They are used for referring to a particular information rather
than reading from beginning to end.
• It is informative
• Writing style by authors avoids use of first person
• Emphasizes facts
• Compilation of many references
• Edited by one or more editors rather than the author.
9. Objectives
• Why – need assessment
• For whom- targeted readership
• How its going to be different
• What is new
• How to make it interesting for readers
10. Making outline
• Select topics of inclusion- text book syllabi
• Make index
• Elaborate inclusions of the topics
11. How to begin- Phase I
• Elaborate the text by adding captions
• First write in your own language
• Enrich by adding literature
– Literature search
– Jotting down sources of literature
• Compilation of literature with references ( end note)
12. Phase II
• Organization of the text
• Adding own inputs
• Simplifying language
• Insertion of flow charts, text boxes, tables
• Insertion of diagrams, sketches
• Clinical photographs
13. Editing
• Multiple stage process
• Time consuming
• Peer reviews
• Appropriate modifications
• Requires high degree of commitment and concentration
14. Permissions & privacy
• Permissions from the persons holding copy rights
• Permission from the patients for publishing photos
• Masking identity
• Protecting privacy
• No piracy
16. Who can be authors
• Depends on the type of book
• For monographs, text books/ reference books- person with
reasonable experience and professional standing
• Translations
