Wonderbook : an illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction /
VanderMeer, Jeff.
Wonderbook : an illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction / Jeff VanderMeer ; art by Jeremy Zerfoss (and many others) - New York : Abrams Image, 2013. - xx, 313 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Inspiration and the creative life -- The ecosystem of story -- Beginnings and endings -- Narrative design -- Characterization -- Worldbuilding -- Revision.
"This all-new definitive guide to writing imaginative fiction takes a completely novel approach and fully exploits the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, renderings, and exercises to create a spectacularly beautiful and inspiring object. Employing an accessible, example-rich approach, Wonderbook energizes and motivates while also providing practical, nuts-and-bolts 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, to name a few"--
9781419704420 (pbk.) 1419704427 (pbk.)
2012042807
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
Creative writing (Higher education)
REFERENCE / Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
Creative writing (Higher education)
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
PE1404 / .V35 2013
808.3
Wonderbook : an illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction / Jeff VanderMeer ; art by Jeremy Zerfoss (and many others) - New York : Abrams Image, 2013. - xx, 313 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Inspiration and the creative life -- The ecosystem of story -- Beginnings and endings -- Narrative design -- Characterization -- Worldbuilding -- Revision.
"This all-new definitive guide to writing imaginative fiction takes a completely novel approach and fully exploits the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, renderings, and exercises to create a spectacularly beautiful and inspiring object. Employing an accessible, example-rich approach, Wonderbook energizes and motivates while also providing practical, nuts-and-bolts 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, to name a few"--
9781419704420 (pbk.) 1419704427 (pbk.)
2012042807
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
Creative writing (Higher education)
REFERENCE / Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
Creative writing (Higher education)
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
PE1404 / .V35 2013
808.3