In the Beginning was Story…

Posted by on Jul 13, 2011 in Catherine's Blog

In the Beginning was Story… From the early beginnings of Hollywood a century ago, the movie moguls were interested in one thing: the story. “What’s the story?” Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would ask, “Just tell me the story.” Even today – no matter what technological computerized wizardry abounds – Hollywood executives still decide which […]

Catherine Ann Jones on Learning & Creativity

Posted by on Jun 5, 2011 in Catherine's Blog

ON LEARNING & CREATIVITY Catherine Ann Jones Sunday, May 22, 2011 11-1pm The Ojai Retreat Goya at age 92 once remarked, “I am always learning.” Learning is a life long process. As a writer and teacher for over thirty years now, I know how important it is remain open to learn. There is no greater […]

2011 Schedule for Catherine Ann Jones updated

Posted by on May 20, 2011 in Catherine's Blog

2011 Schedule for Catherine Ann Jones Feb 16-22 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, www.sanmiguelwritersconference.org March 8-9 digital media class for teens in Santa Barbara/ Granada Theater March 13 Santa Barbara, CA The Way of Story for Teens March 25 Ojai, CA Screening of Angel Passing & Q & A March 26 Ojai, CA, http://ojaiwordfest.wordpress.com/ May […]

Webinar on Writing Memoir, May 20, 2011

Posted by on May 9, 2011 in Memoir, Writing Tips

Don’t miss Catherine Ann Jones, as she joins the National Association of Memoir Writers to discuss the Way of Story for writers at all stages of their memoir writing journey.

Dare To Be Personal

Posted by on May 5, 2011 in Catherine's Blog

Dare To Be Personal by Catherine Ann Jones When television producer, Martha Williamson, asked me to write for her hit series, Touched by an Angel, I said I preferred to make up my original stories. So she asked me to make up a few and pitch them to her. She told me that if she […]

The Power of Story at The Open Center, NYC, July 30, 2011

The Power of Story: Mastering the Art of Journaling Filed under Art and Creativity, Events, Writing. July 30, 2011 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Click Here to Register Add to Reminder List [x] If you do not have a Reminder List, one will be created for you automatically after you provide your name and email. […]

The Way of Story review: Wisdom for the Writers Journey

Posted by on Mar 2, 2011 in Catherine's Blog

The Way of Story: Wisdom for the Writer’s Journey through Revision I have learned more about writing narrative and revising story structure in the first 18 pages of The Way of Story: The Craft and Soul of Writing by Catherine Ann Jones than I have from any other combination of books I’ve read in the […]

Why The King’s Speech won an Oscar last nite?

Posted by on Feb 28, 2011 in Catherine's Blog

This is my first year not to vote for either the Oscars or the Emmys simply because I did not pay dues this year. In order to vote, I had wearied of seeing the Hollywood contenders, for the shows I wished to see were fewer and fewer these past years. However, this year there were […]

January 2011: Baby Boomers, where are films for us?

Posted by on Jan 10, 2011 in Catherine's Blog

Baby Boomers, where are the films for us?

The way of story now on egoogle

Posted by on Dec 13, 2010 in Catherine's Blog

All Google eBooks The Way of Story: The Craft & Soul of Writing (Google eBook) Overview – Reviews Front Cover Catherine Ann Jones 0 Reviews Michael Wiese Productions, 2007 – Language Arts & Disciplines – 193 pages Offering an integrative approach to writing all forms of narrative, this illustrated book contains evocative insights from the […]