Writers get ready to write by teaching all about topics -- Writers plan, tell information across their fingers, sketch, then write -- Writers keep readers in mind, writing to answer their questions -- Nonfiction writers teach with pictures as well as words -- Being brave enough to spell domain-specific words (spelling fancy words) -- Nonfiction writers use readers to help them add and subtract -- Taking stock: self-assessing and setting goals -- Editing: spelling, capitals, and punctuation -- Writing tables of contents -- Planning and writing chapters while resolving to get better -- Writers write with details and help readers picture the details -- By using comparisons -- Different kinds of writing in teaching books: chapters can contain how-to writing, persuasive writing, and stories -- Introductions and conclusions (CCSS) -- Fix up writing by pretending to be a reader -- Writers use all they know to plan for new chapter books -- Writers do research, like finding images or photos, to help them say more -- Editing "on the go": varying end punctuation to bring out a teaching book's meaning -- Using craft moves learned in small moments: pop-out words and speech bubbles -- Editing step by step -- A final celebration: a letter to teachers.