The Way of StoryStories Come from Unexpected Places
Stories Come from Unexpected Places “It is a still stranger thing that there is nothing so delightful in the world as telling stories.” Virginia Woolf A therapist friend challenged me to write children’s stories taken from my own childhood memories. He further asked me to come every so often and share these stories […]
A Clarion Call for Creativity
A Clarion Call for Creativity The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. Joseph Campbell In response to the political turmoil of 2016, which left so many of us dispirited, arose a clarion call for democracy. Democratic freedom was threatened and America responded with group-centered response and courageous resilience. This movement is […]
A Time of Uncertainty
John Keats A Time of Uncertainty by Catherine Ann Jones “Awakening: self-giving in the hope of honest self-realization.” In a debate with the English Poet and philosopher, Coleridge, poet John Keats defended a willingness to embrace uncertainty, live with mystery, and make peace with ambiguity. He called this willingness to embrace […]
Isn’t It Time to Honor Your Story?
“A true writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for others.” – Thomas Mann “My job is to focus on how to make the book or script better and accessible to a wide audience without betraying the author’s vision.” Catherine Ann Jones, Writing Consultant Writers […]
Writers Conference and Workshops
Every six months in Ojai, CA, I offer a Way of Story Sat workshop for small groups. Some return again and again using the 1-day experiential workshop as a jump start for their own writing. (Register early for Discount!) THE WAY OF STORY in OJAI with Catherine Ann Jones Saturday, March 11 (10-4pm) […]
The Need for Catharsis
It is the time for viewing Oscar screeners before voting. With few exceptions, I find less and less films I wish to see, let alone hail for an Oscar. So far, the best (in my opinion) is Lion, a moving film set in Calcutta and Australia, about a lost child adopted by Australian parents and […]
Play Productions & Awards
Awards & Productions of the Plays of Catherine Ann Jones (formerly Katherine Rao) Freud’s Oracle (published 2016; available on amazon.com) The Ojai Retreat, Ojai, CA, Krotona Institute, Ojai, CA Creativity and Madness, Santa Fe, NM https://wayofstory.com/freuds-oracle-standing-ovation-santa-fe-nm/ Women of Resilience, New Orleans, LA Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA http://www.pacifica.edu/current-public/item/freuds-oracle April 13, 2018: C.G. Jung […]
“Look out! Watch! Listen! A dream is dreaming through you.”
A Conversation between P. L. Travers (Mary Poppins) & Laurens Van Der Post (The Heart of the Hunter) Travers: I wonder when everyone there has a gun and a television set, what will happen to the ancient lore? Only today I was reading of the increasing number of suicides among those who leave the wild […]
From Iran to California: Group Sharing with Way of Story and Heal Your Self with Writing
Some while back, I received an email from Iran with photo of a new publication of my first book, The Way of Story: the craft & soul of writing. (My publishers knew nothing of this pirated edition.) It was a beautiful cover and the email came from one who had purchased the Iranian version of […]
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays 2016! “Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” — Guillaume Apollinaire What a year! What is true? What is false? The soul is challenged in a thousand ways. And yet, life continues to amaze. My latest publication, Freud’s Oracle, has […]