"For all aspiring fiction writers (or anyone who's visually inclined), this book is for you. There are graphics that remind me of bizarrely amazing dreamscapes, and it's crammed with actual writing advice, including author testimonies. Enough said.
Favorite Pages:
Lifecycle of a story (70-71)
Approaches to Style (62-63)
The History of Science Fiction (xii-xiii)
Chart of Revision (252-5)
George R.R. Martin on the craft of writing (287-96)
--> cause he's awesome."
Publisher Harry N. Abrams
Publication Date 2013-10-15
Section Writing Style And Publishing / All Staff Suggestions / Nonfiction Suggestions / Sarah S.
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781419704420
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.
