Put the Interesting Stuff First

(Attributions are not the interesting stuff)

Some topics crop up so frequently as I edit the nonfiction work of others that they bear repeating. This is one of those, and I’m leveraging the need for a reminder to avoid writing a full-on post this week (it’s summer!). The short version:

When you’re citing information or a quote, in most cases the best approach is to put the information or the quote …