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Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. It also exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings, and visualizations 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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Fun artwork and some useful information, but it fluctuates between being engaging and dull. I think it would have been a stronger book if about half of it had been cut.
When I stumbled across this one, I thought: Yeah! I need this! And so I picked it up and went through it pretty quickly. I jotted down notes, I inserted several bookmarks of places to return to and I got a lot of inspiration from this book. Because, yeah, I too, am trying to write some fantasy fiction. This book asks some very helpful questions and makes some very good points. Glad I got it and glad I read it. And it looks great too.