| ISBN |
9781419729669 (paperback) |
| 40023535488 |
| Classification |
808.38766 VAN |
| Personal Name |
VanderMeer, Jeff |
| Title |
Wonderbook : an illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction / Jeff VanderMeer ; art by Jeremy Zerfoss (and many others). |
| Other title |
Wonder book |
| Edition |
Revised and expanded. |
| Publication Details |
New York : Abrams Image, 2018. |
| Production & Copyright Details |
New York, NY : Abrams Image, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2018 |
| ©2013. |
| Physical Description |
xix, 364 pages : illustrations, mostly colour ; 23 cm. |
| Content type |
text |
| still image |
| Note |
Formerly CIP. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Note |
1. Inspiration and the creative life -- 2. The ecosystem of story -- 3. Beginning and endings -- 4. Narrative design -- 5. Characterization -- 6. Worldbuilding -- 7. Revision. |
| Summary Note |
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. |
| Subject - Topical Term |
Imagery (Psychology) |
| Imagination |
| Originality in literature |
| Imagination |
| Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
| Literature -- Aesthetics |
| REFERENCE / Writing Skills |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays |
| REFERENCE / Writing Skills |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays |
| English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching |
| Creative writing (Higher education) |
| Creative writing (Higher education) |
| English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays |
| REFERENCE / Writing Skills |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing |
| Added Entry - Personal Name |
Zerfoss, Jeremy |
