The Way of StoryInterview in Dallas, Texas, 2008
For an informal interview with Catherine Ann Jones taped in 2008 in Dallas, Texas, referencing subjects as diverse as the Mayan Calendar, psychic visions, writing in New York and Hollywood, growing up in Japan, the growth of the soul click on https://vimeo.com/52519551
Sunsets in Santa Fe
All too often in my capacity as a teacher of writing as well as that of a writing consultant, I am confronted with writers trying to be clever for the sake of cleverness. This can sometimes prove a detriment to good storytelling.
Visioning Your Story
Where do stories come from? Whether you create an original story or re-create a known one, you as the writer must still make it your own. And this requires a personal journey – both inner and outer.
Hurrah for Indie Films! See Beasts of the Southern Wild
Not just because I was born in New Orleans, I was bowled over by the new indie film, Beasts of the Southern Wild. This first time filmmaker created a dramatic film unlike anything made before. Intense, it transcended tragedy by adding a mythic dimension to a very human story – providing a catharsis for the […]
The Way of Story, Aug 5-10, 2012, at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA
The Way of Story: the craft & soul of writing in Big Sur, CA at www.esalen.org
Neil Gamon’s The Graveyard Book is one of the most imaginative novels I’ve read in years. – Catherine Ann Jones
Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book is one of the most imaginative novels I’ve read in years. –Catherine Ann Jones 22 MAY, 2012 Neil Gaiman himself never graduated from college – in fact, he never even enrolled in college – yet he earned his place in literary culture as one of the most celebrated and prolific […]
Beyond Survival interview
Invited to be interviewed by artist Jim Joseph on his show The Art of Survival, June 24, 2012. Interview: http://prn.fm/2012/06/24/art-survival-062412/#axzz1yOlem1ei This is a very different kind of interview than the ones I am usually asked to do. Though I speak of the power of creativity as therapy and growth, we also talk of philosophical matters […]
New interview on Art of Survival radio show June 24, 2012
Interviewed today on Art of Survival Radio Show. Creativity, Writing, Uncertain Times, Philosophy, and more. Just click on link and you’re there: Interview: http://prn.fm/2012/06/24/art-survival-062412/#axzz1yOlem1ei
Tribute for Ray Bradbury
TRIBUTE FOR RAY BRADBURY OJAI PUBLIC LIBRARY, SAT, June 23, 3-5pm (FREE!) Just returned from teaching two workshops at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference here in CA. Hundreds of writers gathered to share their work and improve their craft and business of being a writer. I taught The Way of Story which is for all […]
Comments from students at Esalen in Big Sur, CA
So privileged to teach twice a year at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. A pod of humpback whales visited and as I was talking about using metaphor to describe a character, I mentioned it could be an animal, plant, or special object, suddenly a red fox appeared a few feet away! He stared straight […]