The map had been the first form of misdirection, for what is a map but a way of emphasizing some things and making other things invisible?
Jeff VanderMeerI do believe very much in the idea of unexpected or "convulsive" beauty - beauty in the service of liberty.
Jeff VanderMeerI have always tended toward a lush prose style, but I take care to modulate it from story to story and to strip it down entirely when necessary.
Jeff VanderMeer