I agree with most of the advice given here; but the footnotes thing, I feel like there are many authors (Freud and Kant come to mind immediately) where losing t

I agree with most of the advice given here; but the footnotes thing, I feel like there are many authors (Freud and Kant come to mind immediately) where losing the footnotes would take away from the content. There is definitely some value in having non-linear writing, even for work that isn't creative.