Drawing from over three decades of experience and success in the fiction writing market, New York Times Bestselling author David Farland shares here dozens of articles on everything from how to structure your plot to analyzing your audience. Indispensable to aspiring novelists looking to perfect their first work of fiction. In addition to writing novels, David Farland has worked as the lead judge for one of the world's largest writing contests, as a green-lighting analyst in Hollywood, as a videogame designer, as a screenwriter, and as a creative writing instructor at Brigham Young University. With his emphasis on practical advice on penetrating large markets, he has mentored dozens of authors who have gone on to become #1 international bestsellers.