{"title":"Jennifer McGaha","description":"\u003cp\u003eJennifer McGaha’s work delves into the vibrant intersections of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, offering readers thoughtful explorations of creative expression and community narratives. Her distinctive voice brings fresh insight to contemporary artistic practices and the cultural landscapes that shape them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling, McGaha’s writing invites readers to engage deeply with the creative process, uncovering the layers that connect art to everyday life. Her books resonate with those curious about the ways culture informs identity and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bushwhacking-by-jennifer-mcgaha-9781595349811","title":"Bushwhacking","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you stray from a trail and strike out into the woods, you are bushwhacking. The term implies a physical thrashing about—pushing past branches, slicing through thickets, leaping across downed trees—but it also implies a certain fortitude and resilience to seek places unknown. In \u003ci\u003eBushwhacking\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennifer McGaha borrows the term, likening it to what writers do when faced with the equally daunting blank page. Exploring the wilderness of your inner life means leaving a relatively comfortable place and going where no path exists. Writers face similar, unknown obstacles when forging a route to a final draft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart writing memoir, part nature memoir, and part meditation on a life well lived, \u003ci\u003eBushwhacking\u003c\/i\u003e draws on McGaha's experiences running, hiking, biking, paddling, and getting lost across the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina to offer readers encouragement and practical suggestions to accompany them on their writing and life journeys. Each essay links one of McGaha's forays into the wilderness to an insight about the creative process. An almost-failed attempt at zip lining becomes a lesson on getting out of one's comfort zone. The thrum of a hummingbird's wings, an autumn sunset, and a hound dog's bay at a bear on the path are impromptu master classes in finding inspiration in the small, the ordinary, and the unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith humility, humour, and hard-won wisdom, \u003ci\u003eBushwhacking\u003c\/i\u003e honours writing craft traditions and offers fresh insights into how close communion with nature can transform your writing and your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460528586988,"sku":"9781595349811","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781595349811-bushwhacking.jpg?v=1774948003"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jennifer-mcgaha.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}