Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded) : The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction

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Wonderbook is the definitive guide to writing fantasy. Through an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness and pragmatism, Wonderbook energizes and motivates while also providing practical nuts-and-bolts information needed to improve as a writer. Throughout the book, author Jeff VanderMeer applies examples from his own fiction, in both draft and revised versions, as well as referencing his teaching experience helping students with story elements such as Characterization, Point of View, Setting, Events/Situations, Dialogue, Exposition, and Style. Aimed toward writers at the aspiring and intermediate levels, this book is for both teens and adults and stands out in the genre through its bold, full-color, inventive approach to stimulating creative writing. In addition to its solid advice, Wonderbook fully exploits the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, renderings, visualizations, and exercises, resulting in a spectacularly beautiful package that is more than just a guide, but also an inspiring object. On top of that, the book includes sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names in fantasy today like George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, and Karen Joy Fowler, to name a few. With its thoughtful instruction, innovative visual features, a stellar group of contributors, and a ringleader of an author whos a leading voice in the world of fantasy and science fiction, Wonderbook will be the gold standard for this category for years.