{"product_id":"wonderbook-revised-and-expanded-the-illustrated-guide-to-creating-imaginative-fiction-9781419729669","title":"Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded): The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer, \u003ci\u003eWonderbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy, offering an accessible, example-rich, illustrated approach for writers and would-be writers that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If worldbuilding gives you an S-class migraine, never fear. There's one book that every speculative fiction writer should read to learn about proper worldbuilding: \u003ci\u003eWonderbook\u003c\/i\u003e.\" ―\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Aspiring writers of 'imaginative fiction'--whether science fiction, fantasy or other kinds--are in for a treat.\" ―Space.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jeff VanderMeer's modern masterpiece of instruction exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings, and visualizations to stimulate creative thinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A true objet d'art, this overstuffed, full-color illustrated book features glorious Lovecraftian artwork of all sorts of outrageous monsters, as well as a host of advice winding their ways around the edges of the pages like marginalia in an illuminated monk's script. Yes, it's practical advice, useful to writers, but it also deserves a place on your coffee table for visitors to flip through and for you to look at again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This revised and expanded edition features 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On top of all that, the book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge R. R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLev Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Moorcock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Stanley Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Yu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Joy Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff VanderMeer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419729669","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148178976813,"sku":"9781419729669","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_80fbf1c1-c54b-4be2-b544-03ce8704be99.jpg?v=1757216667","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/wonderbook-revised-and-expanded-the-illustrated-guide-to-creating-imaginative-fiction-9781419729669","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}