Bestselling author Loren D. Estleman has honed his craft throughout a career spanning more than 50 novels. Now readers can benefit from his expertise with Writing the Popular Novel.

With engaging, uplifting advice, this book gives aspiring authors a guide to making their dreams come true and features:

* An overview of literary genres and how to decide which one is best suited for the reader

* Tips on how to conduct research(and how to make the leap from research to writing)

* An in-depth look at dialogue, point of view, and other techniques

As compelling as it is insightful, this book is the one you can't do without!