i can not and i mean i can not stress this enough… make a bibliography as you do your research. i mean, make a fully formed, correctly cited bibliography as you work. just do it. i know i know you’re being lazy or you hate making citations or you’ll just get to it later or you don’t want to get distracted etc etc etc
whatever your reasons just make the fuckin bibliography
and while im at it… put the footnotes in properly as you are writing. just… do it. for future you. please. for your sanity. do it.
This is one of my top ten writing hacks. You can use Zotero if you want (in fact, I highly recommend it), but making the citations is so easy if you you have a manual like Rules for Writers (by Hacker & Sommers). And once it’s made, you have it forever, meaning you can just copy and paste the citation anywhere you need it. Literally saves me hours.
Reblogging and preserving @rapidashrider’s tags which add further wisdom:
#this goes for life also btw. write your damn cv as you go.#it’s your professional bibliography basically#make a master copy with EVERYTHING IN IT#then all you ever do is make selective copies with highlights that fit whatever you’re applying for.#do it. do it now.
