The Way of StorySharing your story is a way to reconnect
Still on the road teaching though I’m cutting back on trips to Europe, UK, and Asia. The plan is to teach more in California and be here more, working as a writing consultant and completing a new book, Heal Your Self with Writing ( Divine Arts Media, Aug 2013). When asked recently to present a […]
Heal Yourself with Writing – online course top ten for November
For Heal Yourself with Writing online course, go to www.wayofstory.com home page/ online courses It is again on the to ten list for all of Nov 2012. Heal Your Self with Writing the book will be out Aug 1, 2013. Now available for pre-order on www.amazon.com
Discount available for The Way of Story book.
Announcing MWP’s Black Friday Special, Nov 23, 2012. Call our toll free number 1-800-833-5738 from anywhere in North America and you will receive 25% discount on our books PLUS free shipping for up to THREE BOOKS. Just call on Friday, November 23rd between 600AM PST to 2:00PM PST and use the PROMOTIONAL CODE: Thanksgiving MWP!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2012 Schedule for Catherine Ann Jones
2012 SCHEDULE for Catherine Ann Jones www.wayofstory.com Online Courses available: • Heal Yourself with Writing – online course at DailyOM.com • The Way of Story – online course at DailyOM.com •Beyond Survival: Guide to a Creative Life – online course at DailyOM.com Workshop Schedule Feb 4 (Sat) Beverly Hills, CA, Gate Story Conference/ Keynote Speaker […]
Feb 4 Story Conference, LA, CA
Einstein was wrong. The world is made up of stories – not atoms.
– Catherine Ann Jones