While checklists are a great way to whip your MS into shape, the thought of running through a vast set of tasks when you’ve just completed an MS after months, or even years of drafts, can be overwhelming.

You want to ensure your manuscript is the best it can be, but you’re also so very tired of looking at every single sentence.

The good news is that there’s a simple checklist for that!

The Bare Minimum Checklist

For this checklist, you’ll be looking at the bare minimum of book elements to fix, allowing you to make changes to your MS, just not every single change at once. This makes it perfect for having a productive break after writing/editing, or to use when you have a tight deadline and can’t complete a full checklist.

Use your search/find option to check the following elements of your work in progress.

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