If you’ve ever looked at a tender question and struggled to find a way in, this checklist is for you.

From Blank Page to First Draft is designed to help you create order before you start writing, especially when questions feel dense, high-stakes, or hard to unpack.

Rather than telling you what to say, it guides how to approach the question so that you can move from hesitation to a clear first draft.

What's inside:

• A step-by-step checklist you can use alongside your bid document

• Prompts to help you unpack what the question is really asking

• Guidance on shaping a clear response before you start drafting

• A final check to make sure you are answering the question.

This is the same approach I use when working on bids and supporting teams to deliver compelling response documents.