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Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded)

The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
By Jeff VanderMeer
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Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded) by Jeff VanderMeer is the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy. It offers a playful yet pragmatic approach enriched with full-colour drawings, maps, and visualisations to inspire creativity. Featuring essays from renowned authors like George R. R. Martin and Neil Gaiman, this edition adds 50 pages of new diagrams and exercises, making it an indispensable and visually stunning resource for genre writers.
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Wonderbook is perfect for aspiring and intermediate writers of science fiction and fantasy seeking an engaging and visually rich guide to worldbuilding and storytelling. Fans of imaginative fiction and those eager to develop creative writing skills will find this book invaluable.

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A revised edition of the very successful fully illustrated guide to writing fantastical fiction, which provides instruction and motivation for aspiring authors from some of today’s bestselling fantasy authors

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Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasises the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. It also exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-colour drawings, maps, renderings, and visualisations to stimulate creative thinking.

On top of all that, the book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, including George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, and Karen Joy Fowler.

For the fifth anniversary of the original publication, Jeff VanderMeer has added 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.

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"If worldbuilding gives you an S-class migraine, never fear. There's one book every speculative fiction writer should read: Wonderbook. This handy how-to guide deserves a spot on your writer's bookshelf." – Bustle

"Aspiring writers of imaginative fiction are in for a treat: the revised Wonderbook is gorgeous to page through and substantial enough to last new writers a good long time." – SPACE.com

"In the gorgeously illustrated Wonderbook, VanderMeer generously gives away some of his tricks." – Refinery29

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419729669

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 July 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams Image

Edition: Enlarged edition

Illustration: 300 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 179.0mm

Height: 255.0mm

Weight: 1170g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Jeff VanderMeer is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books including novels and fiction anthologies. He has won the Nebula Award, the British Fantasy Award, and, three times, the World Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award. He is the cofounder and assistant director of Shared Worlds, a unique fantasy and science fiction writing camp for teenagers. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

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