Pre Write Checklist

Name: Pre Write Checklist
Author: microck

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microck·vlatest·writing

Generates a detailed pre-writing checklist based on your topic to ensure thoroughness and clarity in content creation.

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$ npx skills add microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill pre-write-checklist -a claude-code

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scanned 30 Sept 2026

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About this skill

What it does

This skill provides a pre-writing checklist to help ensure clarity, completeness, and accuracy in written outputs. It generates a series of questions designed to prompt careful consideration of the topic, audience, purpose, and potential biases before drafting content. The resulting checklist helps improve the quality and effectiveness of any writing project.

When to use it

Before writing a blog post or article to ensure all key points are covered.
When preparing for a presentation to structure your thoughts and anticipate questions.
To review draft reports or proposals before sharing them with stakeholders.
For crafting important emails where precision is critical.

Key capabilities

Generates a comprehensive checklist of pre-writing considerations.
Covers aspects like audience, purpose, scope, and potential biases.
Promotes clarity, completeness, and accuracy in written work.

Example prompts

"Generate a pre-write checklist for a blog post about sustainable gardening."
"Create a pre-writing guide for a proposal to secure funding for a local charity."
"I'm writing an email to my boss; can you give me a quick pre-write checklist?"

Tips & gotchas

The skill is most effective when used before any writing begins. While it doesn’t write the content itself, carefully considering its output will significantly improve your final product.