These tasks are intended to be a rough illustration / starting point - adapt them to your needs!
- write anything
- sketch figures
- discuss manuscript outline
- decide goal of manuscript
- identify intended audience
- identify potential journal targets
- outline core methods
- outline core results
- discuss, iterate on outline
- write methods
- write detailed results
- write introduction
- write discussion
- write abstract
- sketch figures (powerpoint, whiteboard, paper)
- get feedback on figures
- iterate!
- upload paper to preprint server
- tweet paper out