Dystel, Goderich & Bourret » craft book http://www.dystel.com/blog Fri, 23 Jun 2017 16:41:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 A Fantasy Craft Book You’ll Actually Want to Read http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/05/a-fantasy-craft-book-youll-actually-want-to-read/ http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/05/a-fantasy-craft-book-youll-actually-want-to-read/#comments Thu, 14 May 2015 20:32:19 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11411 Wonderbook_Case_r2.inddI usually shudder at the thought of reading another writing craft book. I’ve read countless in my time as an MFA student. I learn something new every time I read one, so of course I’ll continue to read them, but after a few they all start to sound the same. They drone on like an eighty year old professor teaching ancient history—they lack imagination, soul. But when I heard about Wonderbook by Jeff VanderMeer, I was thrilled. It’s illustrated nonfiction filled with brilliant writing knowledge that’s presented in an enjoyable, easy to understand way. This book not only makes craft fun and colorful, it makes it something you want to put on your coffee table and show to all your friends. The art is unique all on it’s own, and it will stimulate rather than stifle your creative juices. You’ll also find inspiring essays from some of the most important authors in fantasy today, like George R.R. Martin, Lev Grossman, and Neil Gaiman to name a few. I would recommend checking it out at least, if the colorful diagrams don’t draw you in, you’re probably soulless—I mean, hard to please…

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