I’m not going to post much from the innovative instructional diagrams, but you can probably still get some sense of the scope. I feel incredibly lucky.īut as we finish up on the book–we’ve turned in the layouts to the publisher, and are just working on a last few images–I thought I’d share some teasers here from the book so you can begin to get an idea of it. I cannot think of another time that this has occurred, and it may never again.

They gave me the budget, time, and support to go off and create the entire 352-page book from scratch–overseeing all aspects of the art and design–and to deliver it to them complete. I cannot thank Abrams Image, my publisher, and David Cashion, my editor, enough. (I’ll have a full TOC posted closer to the publication date.) There are over 250 images in Wonderbook. More than 80 writers contributed to the book through sidebar essays, spotlight features, or just quotes in the main text. The remaining art comes from over 30 artists from all over the world. Jeremy Zerfoss did most of the art his instructional diagrams are based on my rough sketches. This is the world’s first fully illustrated, full-color guide to creative writing, with many of the images replacing instructional text. Valente, Catherynne M.One reason I’ve been so quiet here on my blog is that I’ve been working nonstop on Wonderbook: An Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction. You can find the table of contents here and below the index you’ll find an alphabetical listing of artists represented in the book.Ĭarter, Angela, 20, 59, 94, 141, 147-149, 182, 224Ĭrowley, John, xix, 206, 210, 240, 241, 246 In conjunction with the detailed table of contents, the index should provide any information you might need.Īuthors who receive more than a name-check–either from being quoted or discussed–are listed in italics, to further aid your search. Below find an index of every creator mentioned in Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction.

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