How to build an action list

Hello again!

By the time you are reading this, I hope to be working on my action list. So, how about I share a little about what I'll be doing while you read this?

Thanks to being a pantser, I actually start my action list, during my first draft. As I work on my book, I often decide to add details, so, for continuity, I make a note, so I can add mentions of these things to the book at logical times.

After I finish the first draft, however, is when the work really starts! 

I get one clean read-through on the book, to make sure I catch as many errors and issues as possible (I ask my Alpha reader to do the same) while keeping a list of notes. 

Now, lately, I've actually made a change to my process. These days, as I go through my notes, I make two different lists-one of overarching problems and another for specific issues. For the general issues, I make a Google Tasks list; organized in chronological order. The specific issues, however, are treated differently, as I tack the notes directly onto the manuscript.

Now, there is one thing I do NOT do with my action list, (at least not for the first round of edits) and that is worry about exact phrasing or grammatical errors. There's plenty of time to quibble about commas, and synonyms AFTER I have a semi-coherent book on my hands!

Now... I should probably get back to my book!

Have a great day, and keep writing!