VanderMeer Jeff Wonderbook

<P><B>From </B><I><B>New York Times</B></I><B> bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer, </B><I><B>Wonderbook</B></I><B> is the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy, offering an accessible, example-rich, illustrated approach for writers and would-be writers that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism.</B></P><P><B>“If worldbuilding gives you an S-class migraine, never fear. There’s one book that every speculative fiction writer should read to learn about proper worldbuildin </B><I><B>Wonderbook</B></I><B>.” ―</B><I><B>Bustle</B></I></P><P><B>“Aspiring writers of ‘imaginative fiction’—whether science fiction, fantasy or other kinds—are in for a treat.” ―Space.com</B></P><P>Jeff VanderMeer’s modern masterpiece of instruction exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings, and visualizations to stimulate creative thinking.</P><P>A true objet d’art, this overstuffed, full-color illustrated book features glorious Lovecraftian artwork of all sorts of outrageous monsters, as well as a host of advice winding their ways around the edges of the pages like marginalia in an illuminated monk’s script. Yes, it’s practical advice, useful to writers, but it also deserves a place on your coffee table for visitors to flip through and for you to look at again and again.</P><P>This revised and expanded edition features an additional 50 pages of diagrams, illustrations, and writing exercises creating the ultimate volume of inspiring advice that is also a stunning and inspiring object.</P><P>In addition, the book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, includin</P><ul><li><B>George R. R. Martin</B></li><li><B>Lev Grossman</B></li><li><B>Neil Gaiman</B></li><li><B>Michael Moorcock</B></li><li><B>Kim Stanley Robinson</B></li><li><B>Charles Yu</B></li><li><B>Karen Joy Fowler</B></li><li><B>And more!</B></li></ul>