This document provides guidance on writing a book chapter, including understanding the content, writing an outline, creating an abstract, and writing an introduction. Key steps include familiarizing yourself with the chapter material, brainstorming topics and ideas, organizing them logically in an outline, writing a 200-word abstract, and drafting a 400-500 word introduction that orients readers to the chapter content and states the importance of the topic. Formatting requirements like section numbering, keywords, font, and citation style are also outlined.

1. Writing a book chapter

2. Understand your chapter
 Read through the material first and familiarize
yourself with the content and theme.

3. Headline
What question is this
chapter going to answer for
the readers?

4. Writing an Outline
Listing down points of what you have understood so far.
 Brainstorm all of the ideas and topics that this chapter should
cover
 Write your ideas down on a mindmap
 Review your ideas and link similar ideas together
 Identify a common theme for your chapter
 Sort the ideas into a logical order of how you should present
them in your chapter

7. Writing an Abstract
 An abstract of 200 words
 Chapter Numbering and Subheadings: Sections within each chapter are double
numbered to the second level (e.g., 7.1.1), preceded by the chapter number (in this
case, Ch. 7).
 Keywords: Max 8
 Spelling: US
 Font: Times New Roman
 Publication Manual: APA Style 7th Edition

8. Introduction: Main points
 Write your introduction about 400-500 words.
 Provide the orientation to the content of your chapter
 Start with your headline to introduce your topic.
 Create some context and background.
 State your rationale, and why your topic is important
 Include important definitions and explanations and details