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Wonderbook : the illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

Title
Wonderbook : the illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction / Jeff VanderMeer ; art by Jeremy Zerfoss (and many others).
Author
VanderMeer, Jeff
Publication
New York : Abrams Image, [2013]

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Alternative Title
Wonder book
Subject
  • Creative writing (Higher education)
  • English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching
  • Originality in literature
  • Imagination
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Literature > Aesthetics
  • Imagery (Psychology)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Inspiration and the creative life -- The ecosystem of story -- Beginning and endings -- Narrative design -- Characterization -- Worldbuilding -- Revision.
Call Number
JFF 14-137
ISBN
  • 9781419704420 (pbk.)
  • 1419704427 (pbk.)
LCCN
2012042807
OCLC
808413799
Author
VanderMeer, Jeff.
Title
Wonderbook : the illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction / Jeff VanderMeer ; art by Jeremy Zerfoss (and many others).
Imprint
New York : Abrams Image, [2013]
Description
xix, 323 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFF 14-137
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