{"title":"Dr Gabriel Ertsgaard","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr Gabriel Ertsgaard’s works offer thoughtful insights into the craft of writing, bridging creativity with practical guidance. His books invite readers to explore storytelling with clarity and intentionality, making them ideal for aspiring authors and those seeking to deepen their writing practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Ertsgaard’s approach encourages a reflective and peaceful engagement with the creative process, emphasising the development of both skill and mindfulness in the writer’s journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-fiction-writers-guide-to-peace-by-dr-gabriel-ertsgaard-9781350473959","title":"A Fiction Writer’s Guide to Peace","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperhero violence and graphic action sequences are prevalent on the screen and on the page, but this book takes an alternative route with practical guidance, frameworks, and tools for incorporating the principles of peacebuilding and nonviolence into compelling fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy mapping a path less travelled but just as vital in divisive times, Gabriel Ertsgaard shows writers how they can enact nonviolent heroism in their characters, model civil resistance in their stories, and create worlds around a mythos that champions redemptive nonviolence. With concepts applicable to writing for fiction, drama, the screen, and narrative poetry, \u003ci\u003eA Fiction Writer's Guide to Peace\u003c\/i\u003e deconstructs the necessity for violence in popular works, explores key concepts in peace studies, and helps writers establish their own peace poetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocused around the narrative craft techniques of character arcs, campaigns, duels, and worldbuilding, the book features numerous creative writing prompts and examples from key works. These include films such as \u003ci\u003eTrading Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLage Raho Munna Bai\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFrozen\u003c\/i\u003e and literature ranging from Shakespeare's plays to Dickens' \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e to Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA timely and important expansion to any writer's toolkit, \u003ci\u003eA Fiction Writer's Guide to Peace\u003c\/i\u003e allows storytellers to understand the complex dynamics of, and the damage caused by, violent perspectives and actions, giving them a way into considering nonviolence as powerful and preferable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423707578604,"sku":"9781350473959","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71GaSNt3GkL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774428712"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-gabriel-ertsgaard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}