The Way of StoryGuide to a Creative Life
Here is an excerpt from my first book, The Way of Story: “The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work and gave to it neither power nor time.” – Mary Oliver At the Esalen Institute and elsewhere, I found those receptive to an alternative approach to […]
Santa Barbara Writers Conference June 17-22
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Santa Barbara Writers Conference June 17-22
June 17-22, 2018 Home Register Hotel Faculty Speakers Panels Agents Schedule Catherine Ann Jones The Way of Story Integrative approaches to writing narrative Monday, June 18 9:00-11:30 AM El Cabrillo The Way of Story offers an integrative approach to writing narrative—both fiction and nonfiction—including plays, screenplays, short stories, novels, and memoir.“We’ve become lopsided living only […]
Freud’s Oracle in Ojai, May 26-27, 3 Performances Only
Freud’s Oracle in Ojai 3 Performances Only “Catherine Ann Jones’ artful work not only pays tribute to the past but is a true gift to the future.” Freud’s Oracle in Ojai May 26 & 27 at Underground Exchange 1016 W. Ojai Ave/ Del Norte Ojai, CA 93023Sat 2pm & 7pm & Sun 2pmSuggested Donation $15-$20 […]
The Importance of Storytelling
Our culture doesn’t think storytelling is sacred; we don’t set aside a time of year for it. We don’t hold anything sacred except what organized religion declares to be so. Artists pursue a sacred call, although some would buck and rear at having their work labeled like this. Artists are lucky to have a form […]
From the Fires of Ojai, CA
OJAI Sometimes writing must be set aside for survival. And what a lively learning survival is! Last month my home flooded and I have had to vacate for two months while the interior of my home is being re-constructed. It takes a village to re-build a home. First came the flood then came fire […]
Film History is also Our History
The Ojai International Film Festival Nov 2-12, 2017 This is my seventeenth year as a final judge for the Ojai Film Festival. Due to accessibility and cost- effective technology, more and more independent films – both narrative and documentary- are being made today. Also, more film submissions from all over the world are seen, demonstrating […]
Transformational Writing for Personal and Global Healing
Transformational Writing for Personal and Global Healing Listen. Make a way for yourself inside yourself. Rumi Today, in modern life, a fragmentation separates most of us from our central core or soul. With all our outer progress, perhaps something has been lost which earlier cultures knew to value: the soul connection. Accessing and […]
Online Courses are Here to Stay!
Heal Yourself with Writing by Catherine Ann Jones Our lives may be determined less by past events than by the way we remember them. You are invited to come aboard this inner adventure that offers a step by step journey of discovery and re-visioning through focused journaling. Throughout the eight sessions, you will be engaged […]
Writing Changes Everything
Writing Changes Everything The hardest part is sitting down. Catherine Ann Jones There are many necessary shifts as we get older, and this can often be quite confusing. For instance, if one’s mind is active and feels no older than twenty-eight, it comes as something of a shock when the body does not follow […]