First off, to write a guide, one must have a subject. Case in point: guides.

After choosing your subject, you must re-evaluate how well you know this subject. Can you explain it? Do you understand it? Can you simplify it?

If not, then choose something else. Try an action, like picking out paint colors or deciding which pencil to use. If so, then continue.

You now have your subject: what you're writing a guide to. I advise you to use bullet points to explain how you do this thing. Now you need to generalize it (if your guide is for the public), or specify it to cater to who this guide is for. A guide to fungi for children will need pictures and simple words, whereas an anatomy guide for medical students will need to be applicable to their studies. It will need a level of complexity. Evaluate your audience, adjust your steps accordingly.

Sometimes, it would be beneficial to add an introduction. A precursor to what your guide is about, or an elongated summary of what comes below. Case in point: the above.

In short, to write a guide, one must

1) find something to write a guide about

2) ensure understanding of this topic

3) briefly list how it should be done

4) change wording, visuals, or format according to your intended audience

And finally,

5) add an introduction, summary, or conclusion if deemed necessary for comprehension.

Should you find yourself struggling, I suggest having many strangers (if your guide is geared towards the public) or members of your intended audience, read over your guide. Take their critique, and re-evaluate step number four for further improvement.

At the end of all this, all you must do is ensure that your audience receives your guide. You might consider printing and posting on a public board, publishing to a website, homepage, or social media site.

I hope this guide finds you well, whoever is reading, and that it should help you in your further guide-writing endeavors!

Please take a moment to read this guide to your new home, Antara Six. We understand that you may feel anxious about the destruction of Earth and the great evacuation to the Antara fleet of spacecraft, but rest assured you are not alone. The space federation has spent many months perfecting the Antara Six and her sister ships, and in order to make your new life here both safe and enjoyable, we made this guide and present the four cardinal rules that we all must follow.

Rule number one, all passengers on Antara need to respect and follow the principles that have been designed to preserve harmony. The principles are simple and include common-sense ideas such as wearing only your assigned uniform, reporting to your work station on time and obeying the directives given by the security droids at all time.

Rule number two, in order to preserve harmony, the Antara will provide everything each passenger needs. So each passenger will be issued food which must be consumed in the dining areas, entertainment at the proscribed times, and each cabin will be supplied with soma-gas at the proscribed rest times so insomnia is never an issue.

Rule three, the communication device you have been issued is the latest touch screen with neuro feedback and dolby stereo sound. The content of the communication device will be tailored to your personal wants and needs, and the Antara medical and harmony preservation unit will keep close tabs to make sure you are happy; the concept of preventive health and proactive behavior modification is very much something that we practice on the Antara.

And finally, rule number four. We are all in this together and so let us always work together. The ship propulsion system is provided via a combination of nuclear power and kinetic energy, and this is where you will find that fitness meets function though the use of the specially developed Antara fitness generators. The expectation is that each passenger will need to provide only one-third of their daily activity time on fitness generator duty. The seats are comfortable, the pedal action is smooth and the generator lounges are equipped with cooling fans. Your daily fitness generator duty-time provides valuable power for the ship while you get a great workout, it's a win-win.

So once again, welcome aboard Antara Six, may the rest of your life here be both enjoyable and productive.