Offers clear, helpful advice to aspiring authors over dealings with publishers, typescript preparation, providing text on a floppy disk, illustrations, proofs, and—aha—indexes. The bad news is that it advises, 'The author is often his or her best indexer', and the alternative offered is only, 'the desk editor can arrange for a professional indexer to do the work. (If the index is your responsibility [in the contract), then the cost of this will be deducted from future royalties).'—Yes, but we could be brought even more directly into contact; there is no reference to our Society or Register. The good news is that 2 pages of sensible advice on index compilation are given, and M. D. Anderson's Book indexing is recommended both in the text and excellent booklist.