Create an outline for the survival guide. Organize each survival technique section in a manner so that there is an introduction, an overview of why mastering the skill is essential, a detailed explanation in how the technique should be performed, and finally a section that walks the reader through that technique. In the hands-on portion of the technique action plan, be sure to list the parts and equipment the reader will need to perform the technique and where those parts can be procured. It is best to offer the reader wilderness alternatives if possible. If your technique requires an ax to chop wood, show the reader how to construct a makeshift ax using a heavy tree limb and an edged stone, for example.
Write the guide using computer word processor software such as Open Office or Microsoft Office so that the guide can be formatted with images and photographs as necessary. Write the guide using chapters, then put the action plan for the technique illustrated in each chapter toward the end of that given chapter.
Arrange steps of your survival guide so that the beginning steps lead into following steps. For example, show the reader how to procure firewood to burn and how to dry (season) that wood so it burns as efficiently as possible. Then show the reader how to construct an outdoor brick wood-burning stove for cooking, having the reader build the stove over a period of months while the wood is seasoning. Third, if you will be showing the reader how to make homemade soap out of lye, have the reader collect and store all of the ashes from the burnt firewood so that lye can be extracted. Fourth, show the reader how to use lye extracted from the ashes to make soap through blending it with the fat of animals trapped or shot in a survival situation. Organize all survival steps and action plans for maximum efficiency.
Provide a listing of your own research resources in the back of the survival guide and action plan. This should include all magazine articles, books and any other media used while planning and writing your guide and action plan.
Provide your finished document to a local college professor, grammatically savvy friend or relative or a professional proofreader to proofread your document. With quality proofreading, your survival guide and action plan document will be "polished," which will then lend itself in an authoritative manner to the reader. Your audience will appreciate your well-thought-out authorship.
Make any corrections necessary and then print out a master copy of your manuscript to present to your chosen publisher to have it considered for publication. Market the guide yourself and present it in an attractive three-ring binder if you prefer to go this route rather than having your guide professionally published.