“Our favourite writer of instructional manuals”- Neal Stephenson, from his foreword to Swordfighting, for writers, game designers, and martial artists. Guy Windsor’s historical martial arts training manuals are legendary.

His first was published in 2004, and he’s been producing them ever since. They generate about half his income.

So he is expert in writing, publishing, and marketing books for historical martial artists, and in this book he’ll teach you how to do it. The goal of training manuals is to teach skills.

This one will teach you:How to write wellHow to plan your book, or write without a planHow to get reader feedback as you goHow to avoid procrastination and imposter syndromeWhat tools to useHow to write without destroying your bodyHow to incorporate photos and videosHow to edit your workWhat should be outsourcedHow to publish: commercial, indy, or something else?What metadata you need, and how to create itHow to choose your publishing platformHow to market your bookHow to find your readersHow to launchEverything you need to know about copyright and piracyThe best book marketing strategy of all time. Also included: Guy’s article Show Your Work: how to communicate your historical martial arts research with the historical martial arts community.

If you’ve ever wanted to write a training manual for historical martial arts (or anything else), this book will show you how to do it. Buy it, read it, and get writing!.