First off, you all amaze and inspire me. Thanks for existing.

I am trying to physically organize my nonfiction book on my career and experience. I don't know if I should give each chapter it's own folder, and add items as I think of them. Or, cut and paste directly into my documents so I can see them as I write.

My other issue is that I've written at almost a dozen articles on topics. Some will fit neatly into my chapter subjects. Some I will have to break apart to fit into my chapter subjects.

What is the best way to use my articles? Should I keep them whole and publish them in the book as is? Aka. "This is an article I wrote about blah, blah, blah". Use them to introduce chapters?

Any and all ideas welcome. I can't tell if I am using the organization as an excuse to not write anymore until I figure this all out. But I also don't want to waste what's already written.