3. Organization

The third step is deciding on the organization of the DIY material and this will be largely decided by what type of DIY the writer chose to write. Here are some examples of different forms of DIY organization that could be used.

Digital Article

1. Introduction Paragraph

2. DIY Steps complete with a picture of each step

3. Summary paragraph with a link to a video of the writer doing the DIY

4. Comments/questions section

Print Out

1. List of needed materials

2. DIY steps complete with a picture of any complicated steps

3. Picture of the completed project

DIY Book

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A description of the intended audience of the book as well as any skills the reader needs to be able to do the project and understand the directions

Chapter 2: Introduction to the project

Chapter 3: Materials needed, description of the materials, and suggested stores to purchase the materials at

Chapter 4: First half of the DIY project with pictures of each step

Chapter 5: Second half of the DIY project with pictures of each step

Chapter 6: Possible mistakes that were made and how to fix the mistakes

Chapter 7: Supplementary material and links to a video made by the writer doing the first and second half of the project

Chapter in a DIY Book

1. Brief introduction with a picture of the finished product

2. A 'how to' guide written in either paragraph form or in step-by-step form

3. A short author bio

4. Writing

The fourth step, writing, is often considered the easiest or hardest step as this is when the writer will make use of the previous steps and actually write their DIY guide. The level of difficulty will depend on how much effort the writer put into the previous steps. As the previous steps were all designed to prepare the writer for this step, yet many writers get to this step and experience writer’s block. This can often be combated by the writer redoing the DIY project themselves and then sitting down to write the guide to what he or she just made. However, for most writers, if they followed the previous steps, then when they get to this step they should be able to just continue.

5. Review

The last step in this process is the review step; in this step, the writer needs to review their work for typos, punctuation, and overall readability. The writer by can do this rereading their writing and paying attention to these issues or by enlisting someone else to review their writing. Even if the writer opts to do their own revising, then they should read it backwards in order to make it easier for them to spot any mistakes. Even still, it is always a good idea for a writer to get a second opinion on their work for any mistakes before they publish or post it. In the case of a DIY, the ideal review method would be to have a person from the intended audience not only read over the DIY for mistakes, but for the reader to also follow the directions and make the DIY him or herself. This will allow the writer to judge how successful they were at creating the DIY directions and make any needed alterations before publishing or posting their DIY guide.