Nuggets for July

Nancy Kress always gives good and advice and she does it so clearly
http://nancykress.blogspot.com/2012/04/kurt-and-me.html


If you're writing cops,
http://www.leelofland.com/wordpress/a-writers-guide-to-dirt-bags-and-crop-dusting/


I'm not a big fan of writing rules, but I can get behind these, and not just for fantasy stories:
http://www.watt-evans.com/lawsoffantasy.html


Donald Maas
http://writerunboxed.com/2012/06/06/the-good-seed-iii/


A fabulous example of how to avoid trite emotional responses from Gem State Writers:
http://gemstatewriters.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/on-writing-emotion-how-big-are-your-scissors/


Some good stuff in Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling, especially if your looking to get unstuck.
http://io9.com/5916970/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar