The Way of StorySummer Workshops in CA
Catherine Ann Jones Heal Your Self with Writing workshop in Ojai, CA Our lives may be determined less by past events than by the way we remember them. Expressing and listening to one’s own life story is an ancient mode of healing. So how do we learn to listen more to the stories that heal? […]
Santa Barbara Writers Conference aftermath
Santa Barbara Writers Conference is an annual six-day writers conference, now in its 42nd year. The ghost of sci-fi author Ray Bradbury seemed hovering as though his recent death would not deter his presence as he had come every year for so many years. A few years ago, the Conference was about to go under […]
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA every August
The Way of Story, Aug 17-22, 2014 (and every August!) at Esalen in Big Sur, CA Experiencing Esalen: Fire under Water Awoke early at 4 a.m. and was pulled to the window. The ebb and flow of the ocean resounded gently, providing comfort. I […]
Heal Your Self with Writing wins Nautilus Book Award
A few days ago, I learned from my publisher that Heal Your Self with Writing had been awarded a Nautilus Book Award for 2014. So often the best news arrives unasked and unexpected. It’s as if when you least expect it, the gods smile, confirming you are doing exactly what you were meant to do […]
The importance of reading well
Of late, I discover that I would rather read than write, rather watch good movies than write another screenplay. A twinge of guilt but then I remind myself how important it is for writers to read well – regardless of the form of fiction or non-fiction they choose to write. There is an intimacy of […]
On the Edge: the final years of Virginia Woolf wins NEA award
On the Edge: the final years of Virginia Woolf wins the N.E.A. AWARD A Note from the Playwright: Sometimes story ideas may arise from what happens to us in our own lives. Yet they usually connect with something felt within. I was still acting then and had been cast to play Virginia Woolf in […]
Waking Universe interviews Catherine Ann Jones on “Heal Your Self with Writing”
Waking Universe’ Lance Mungia interviews Catherine Ann Jones September 24, 2013
On the Road in Marin County, CA March 2014
Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA Talk & Book Signing. Great independent Book Store drawing large crowds for book signings and audiences with intelligent questions. Good to know that folks in this country are reading and thinking! Dana is the manager of Book Passage and we enjoyed discovering that our first career was acting. Once an […]
Online course: Heal Yourself with Writing #2 best selling online course!
Online Course: Heal Yourself with Writing CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Heal Yourself with Writing by Catherine Ann Jones Already enrolled? 8 Week Course for only $25 (1 lesson per week) (This is the total amount for all 8 lessons) 2,800 people have taken this course This is an 8 week on-line course available from DailyOM […]