^^ "locate, collate, rearrange, print & publish"...That sure does sound simple, doesn't it? Unfortunately, the step you left out: unify it all into a coherent, readable message that rises above the many excellent "How to LD" books already written presents the real challenge, I think.

I have been noodling an advanced LD'ing book -- what to do with your skills after you've developed them -- for a couple of years now, but there always seems to be something that gets in the way of its progress. I don't know; maybe I just hate writing non-fiction! The three books I've finished to date are essentially fiction, though drawn very heavily from my dreaming experience; it feels like the message works better when it is enveloped in a good story.

But none of this has to do with the OP, so I'll shut up now.