diff --git a/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/text.ts b/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/text.ts
index a01d89b..e9f0dd8 100644
--- a/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/text.ts
+++ b/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/text.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const stringifyEmbeddedWrite: EmbeddedWriter<any> = {
 export function stringify<T = GenericEmbedded>(x: any, options?: WriterOptions<T>): string {
     options = { ... (options ?? {}) };
     options.embeddedWrite = options.embeddedWrite ?? stringifyEmbeddedWrite;
-    return Writer.stringify(x as Writable<T>, options);
+    return Writer.stringify(fromJS<T>(x), options);
 }
 
 export function preserves<T>(pieces: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: Value<T>[]): string {