Gabriel Ertsgaard: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Peace, Gebunden

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"A practical guide to incorporating principles of peace-building and non-violence into compelling fiction, this book shows writers how they can enact non-violent heroism in their characters, model civil resistance in their stories and create worlds around mythos that champion redemptive nonviolence. With concepts applicable to writing fiction, drama, screenplays and poetry, it deconstructs the necessity for violence in popular works, explores ideas in peace studies and helps writer establish their own peace poetics. Featuring creative writing prompts and examples from film and literature including Trading Places, Selma, Frozen, A Christmas Carol, Asphalt Jungle and Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novels, this is an important expansion to any writer's toolkit when approaching storytelling"--