Part 1 is here, if you haven't read it yet ;-)
At this point, you have gathered all the sources you need, fully understood the different sides of the topic you are working on, -hopefully- taken enough notes to start writing and made a clear plan. If your notes are well organized, you have absolutely nothing to fear.
At this point, you have gathered all the sources you need, fully understood the different sides of the topic you are working on, -hopefully- taken enough notes to start writing and made a clear plan. If your notes are well organized, you have absolutely nothing to fear.
If not, maybe it's time you start dedicating more time to that. For this, you can use mind maps, hierarchical lists or color codes. Mind maps and color codes are my favorites: they allow me to have a look at the whole work, establish the causal relationships and sometimes even reach the conclusions I have been thinking about for so long...