Isaac, you brought up many good details that could certainly be overlooked by learners as we work feverishly to write the body of the essay. I think it is very important to go through the APA manual as there are so many specific rules that must be adhered to throughout the scholarly work. It feels rather strange for me to write in APA style as it is a learned skill. Each time I review the manual I learn something new. Reading your post reminded me of a professor who once told me, “The devil is in the details”. In other words, things could go wrong if the details are forgotten or not fully attended to. That would certainly be the case in APA style writing. According to Green (2015), scholarly writing may seem strange and challenging but with
