Both encourage you to plot your novel before you start writing anything, and provide
some extremely useful pointers on how to do just that, ensuring that you've included plot points in the right places, and know how to execute scenes properly.
Not exact matches
In his book The Demon - Haunted World, the renowned astrophysicist helpfully suggested questions to ask to detect baloney, science writer Michael Shermer points out in the
extremely useful video below (hat tip to Jason Kottke for the
pointer).