Nuggets for December

NaNoWriMo always inspires great blogs about story structure. Two of the blogs I follow have especially good tips.

Alexandra Sokoloff has a screenwriter's sensibilities about story. She's done a wonderful series of articles about story structure
Preplanning:
http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/2013/11/ready-set-nano.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AlexandraSokoloff+%28Alexandra+Sokoloff%29
The first ten pages:
http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-something-has-to-happen.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AlexandraSokoloff+%28Alexandra+Sokoloff%29
The Inciting Incident
http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-inciting-incidentcall-to.html
Act 2:
http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-plan-act-ii.html
The Midpoint:
http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-midpoint.html
The Third Quarter:
http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-third-quarter-drop-dead.html
  
Jessica Page Morrell also did some great blog posts. I recommend the entire series of November posts
http://thewritinglifetoo.blogspot.com/2013_11_01_archive.html#5035542581007438090