From the always-excellent “Terrible Minds” blog, here is Mr Chuck Wendig writing about the difference between writing laws and writing guidelines. If you’re a fan of his work and especially his non-fiction, you probably have already clicked on the link. If you’re not, stop whatever you’re doing (yes, even if whatever you’re doing happens to be putting out a fire or googling ‘how to give a turtle the Heimlich Manoeuvre’) and get yourself good and acquainted with him.