The approach can be "messy, necessitating further work to clarify and complete the outcomes" (Kennedy and Terry, 2019, p.14), but it is possible that mess is a productive part of the creative process.
Remember: it is best to paraphrase the sources you have used in your work, putting the author’s words into your own and crediting them with the idea through the citation. This demonstrates more understanding of the content. Aim to keep quotations to a minimum.