from tiddlyweb.model.tiddler import Tiddler
from tiddlyweb.serializer import Serializer

tiddler = Tiddler(title)

serializer = Serializer("json")
serializer.object = tiddler
serializer.from_string(json_string)

serializer = Serializer("text")
serializer.object = tiddler
text_string = serializer.to_string()

N.B.: Here json_string is expected to be a Unicode string (cf. Unicode Handling).