Is any one able to give me advice as to how I can write an index for a book?

Answer 1

Indexing is an art form of sorts. You have to think about the key pieces of information within the book... ask yourself -- who are the readers and what would they most likely want to find quickly in this book? Terms? Symbols? Specific topics? If you're using MS Word, there is an indexing feature where you can mark places throughout the book to be indexed and it will automatically generate the index for you.

Answer 2

I believe you've already been given the correct information. You need to list salient points within the main text of the book i.e. people, places, names, terms, (possibly) dates, etc. and write them down, indicating which page it appears on. Then, rearrange the list that you've made into alphabetical order.

Take a look at the indexes of other books for ideas.

Best of luck.

Answer 3

I'm not sure how to do it, but please do it!! I am in uni at the moment and there is nothing worse than a book without an index.
I'm sure they are a hassle to compile, but it is necessary!!
Try breaking the book down into its most important themes and using each one as a heading add all the important topics, then do that again using each topic, and so on until you get so fed up you can't cope any more.
Then stop, and put them in alphabetical order and hey presto!!

Answer 4

you must know how many sections you each chapter is being divided into.
Eg:
1
1.1
2
2.2
2.3

etc......