{"title":"Dr Muli Amaye","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr Muli Amaye's works offer insightful resources rooted in education and cultural understanding. His writings, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Black Writers' Toolbox\u003c\/em\u003e, provide practical tools and perspectives that support both emerging and established writers in their creative journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful guidance that blends literary craft with cultural reflection, making these books valuable references for those interested in the intersections of education, writing, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-black-writers-toolbox-by-dr-muli-amaye-9781350444775","title":"The Black Writers' Toolbox","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenting a new way of thinking about the practice of writing fiction for Black writers and any writer who includes non-white characters in their work, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Writer’s Toolbox\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide to crafting authentic Black characters and fictional worlds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Black writers, there are connotations within description, language, setting, characterisation, and voice when they approach the page that are often overlooked in creative writing instruction. This book seeks to address this gap, offering writers the tools to decolonise their own minds, banish stereotypes and caricatures from their writing, and address important contemporary cultural questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHelping writers articulate their fully formed characters as well as guiding readers to understand the nuances of writing while Black, the book considers the effect of stereotypes on Black writers and readers, explores the historical implications of language, voice, and power, and explains why all writing is not the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith consideration of sentence structure, senses, scene, point of view, plot, emotion, writing 'self' and ‘other’, and more, each chapter employs examples of literature from Black authors that explore narrative perspective within the cultural, racial, and historic contexts of the work, and features writing prompts and exercises around the topics discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCalling upon the writings of Yaa Gyasi, Courttia Newland, Bernadine Evaristo, Nalo Hopkinson, Marlon James, Jamaica Kincaid, and many more, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Writer’s Toolbox\u003c\/i\u003e is an important corrective to existing literature on the writing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432821375212,"sku":"9781350444775","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350444775.jpg?v=1774766363"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-muli-amaye.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}