Writing

Get That Out Of Your Mouth: What Are Your Words For 2011?

“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” – Buddha Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” – Rudyard Kipling I kinda did this exercise last year, definitely did it the two years before and forgot about it [...]

January 1, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

12 Quotes On How To Be Happy

Do you often find yourself getting caught up amidst the chaos of work, life, chores, appointments and banter? No matter where you are in the world, these 12 timeless, meaningful and inspirational quotes can bring you back to the basics that matter. I’ve been re-reading Business and the Buddha: Doing Well by Doing Good by [...]

December 18, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

From The Experts: 5 Juicy Tips For Writers Everywhere

I don’t take notes; I don’t outline, I don’t do anything like that. I just flail away at the goddamn thing. I’m a salami writer. I try to write good salami, but salami is salami. You can’t sell it as caviar. – Stephen King Have you ever struggled with how to get started as a [...]

December 4, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Check Out Our Brand New Look!

In order to keep anything cultural, logical, or ideological, you have to reinvent the reality of it. – Ani DiFranco Do, or do not. There is no ‘try’. – Yoda in “The Empire Strikes Back” Today, I’m psyched to share next iteration of The Journal of Cultural Conversation. Thanks to so many of you who [...]

November 29, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To A Good Story…

This is a guest post about the boom of storytelling, brought to us by the fabulous Erica W. Jamieson. When I bought tickets to a recent GrandSLAM event by The Moth at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, my husband figured we would be two – maybe ten – in the audience. How many people could [...]

October 15, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

The Heart’s Cultural Divide

This is a guest post from poet and literary fiction writer, Cheryl Snell. You can read more from Cheryl on her blog. When I first began writing my multi-cultural novels, I wanted to explore the stage of life Indians call samsara, and how it affects characters caught in a culture-clash. I liked the sibilance of [...]

October 5, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

What I’m Reading, What You’re Reading

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ~James Bryce Every book I’ve read either a) comes from a friend or colleague’s recommendation or b) is a result of an airport book store purchase, upon realizing I’ve forgotten reading material. To point “a,” one of my [...]

September 25, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Announcing Rome: MMIX – A Book by Andrea Preziotti

I’m thrilled to announce the book launch of a dear friend – and TJCC contributor – Andrea Preziotti. A whiz with telling stories with both words and pictures, Andrea created and published her own amazing book: Rome: MMIX. As one who’s traveled to Italy numerous times, I have yet to find a book – or [...]

September 20, 2010 CONTINUE READING →