VanderMeer Jeff Wonderbook

<DIV><B>From <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer, <I>Wonderbook</I></B><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><BR/><BR/><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 <I>Wonderbook</I>.” ―<I>Bustle</I></B><BR/><BR/><B>“Aspiring writers of ‘imaginative fiction’—whether science fiction, fantasy or other kinds—are in for a treat.” ―Space.com</B><BR/><BR/> 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.<BR/><BR/> 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.<BR/><BR/> 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.<BR/><BR/> On top of all that, the book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, includin <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></DIV>