I'm in desperate need of some advise. How long should one spend researching their dissertation before writing it up?
I have a terrible memory so I'm doing my research and write up chapter by chapter: i.e. research a chapter and write it up; then research the next chapter and write it up. The problem is I only just started researching my dissertation today (personal/medical problems), and I'm panicking big time. The dissertations due in April 25th; I'm doing a literature degree, and I've just started reading two new books for the dissertation as well (fiction primary texts) because I realised my other chosen ones were useless. So essentially I need to read those books and research the dissertation. I'm planning on getting the first chapter done by the end of the month. I'm just not sure if I have the time to research this and write it for a decent mark. Any advise would be hugely appreciated.