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Before you make an academic career-ending mistake, find out how to cite sources.
Many students "borrow" or "fail to cite sources" because, beneath it all, they feel unsure of their writing skills. Worse, they doubt the value of their own ideas. They assume that because something is published, either in print or on the Internet, that the work is intrinsically more valuable than their own. However, nothing could be further from the truth!
Your ideas are valuable and have merit.
Writing is a process, not the product of one single flash of inspiration. Be patient, give yourself time, and don't worry if your ideas look like scraps and fragments instead of fully-realized flows of thoughts and concepts.
Think of loose beads. When they are unstrung, they don't have much shape. However, with a thread and a clasp, the beads can be made into a necklace. Think of yourself as beadmaster extraordinaire !
And just imagine --
You might even enjoy the process !
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