[Writer Stuff] When the Mentor of one of your Mentors says something

Jim Butcher is pretty much a template of how I've figured out a novel should work.  Short chapters.  Lots of actions.  End every chapter you can on a cliff hanger.  Dynamic but sympathetic characters.  Interesting and intracate settings.

So when the woman that taught him to write a book writes something, he is naturally going to publish it on his blog.

I definitely think it is worth checking out.