I have been away from writing for a few months – recovering from my dissertation and graduation. I was pleased to find that my blog stats are great. This must be helpful. Recently I met someone who was stuck trying to work on their dissertation. He just could not move forward. The block was the literature review. I will not go into detail, but the lit review is in sections. You can (if your school approves) have sections within the lit review. This bit of knowledge gave the individual the hope he needed to move – and have hope. So, my advice is if you run into a barrier do the following: Ask for help, Google the problem,talk to others, read books, talk to your faculty adviser, contact a reference librarian, put your question out there on Facebook…I promise you the answers are out there and only a few minutes away.