Description
“This is the kind of book you leave sitting out for all to see . . . and the kind of book you will find yourself picking up again and again.” —Kirkus Reviews online
“Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction” is an all-new definitive guide to writing imaginative fiction. The book takes a completely novel approach and fully exploits the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, renderings, and exercises.
Employing an accessible, example-rich approach, Wonderbook energizes and motivates you while it also provides practical information needed to improve as a writer. Aimed at aspiring and intermediate-level writers, Wonderbook includes helpful sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names in fantasy today, such as George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, Catherynne M. Valente, and Karen Joy Fowler.
About the author: Jeff VanderMeer is the author of more than 20 books and a two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award. His books have made the year’s-best lists of Publishers Weekly, LA Weekly, theWashington Post, Amazon, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many more.
- Illustrated Guide
- Author: Jeff VanderMeer
- Tips for improving as a writer
