Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded)
The Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction

Wonderbook, at first glance, looks like a nice coffee table volume about fantasy and science-fiction, heavily illustrated with weird and nightmarish pictures. It is in fact a rather thorough handbook on creative writing, essentially aimed at would-be fantasy or SF writers. Jeff VanderMeer, who is an......more

Writing is something I have wanted to do for as long as I can remember. I’m sure every bookworm in the world has considered it at some point. I won’t dwell on why it hasn’t happened yet; there are plenty of reasons, both good and bad. What matters is that I have decided that procrastinating on such......more

Comecei o Wonderbook há um tempão e, por ser uma não-ficção, resolvi ler aos poucos, em paralelo às minhas outras leituras de ficção. Descobri que não era uma boa ideia, porém: o livro tem um ritmo que é melhor aproveitado se lido em um fôlego só. A melhor coisa sobre o Wonderbook é justamente a prop......more

Amazing! Yes, there are some nuts & bolts writing how-tos such as POV, sentence structure, hooks, etc. However, where this book shines is in its presentation. The artwork is simply stunning. See, it's not so much a writing reference book as it is an experience. It's goal is to not only spark the ima......more

I don't have time to gush about the incredible-ness of this book. It's a great big ode to creativity. Every creative writing instructor should put this on the syllabus.......more