Though, could you elaborate on the first point? Like I get the idea but tangibly I'm coming up empty.
Or even a whole chapter start to finish
You'll find, as you go, that your outline/plan will morph and shift as you go, that some part(s) will be better elsewhere, etc
Don't be afraid to cut-out content, move it, reword it, etc
Some things have to be done in order (you can't throw a roof up in the air and build the walls under it so it lands on them) ... but many things are not sequence-dependent during creation
Keep this in mind especially if you're writing something of the "technical" or "reference" variety - your audience may (but probably won't) read it all in the order you wrote it. They could easily find half of chapter two to be where they start, move to the end of chapter nine, and back to the middle of four
- Work with a good editor (or 3)
- Get honest feedback from others
- The best way of proofreading your own writing is to read it out loud like you were reading to a small child (if you can read it out loud and backwards, that's even better)