Notes On Your Notes

How do you return to your creative goals and hold yourself accountable? How do you adjust your goals to get to the heart of what you're actually trying to accomplish? Joshua and Adam check in on their 2019 creative goals and offer their insights.   Don't forget to download the NOYN 2019 Creative Workbook to get your creative goals clear!   * April 14th Embodied Writing Workshop in Encinitas with Joshua! The full workshop! * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! * Pema Chodron * The Shadow of Buddhist America -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

What are the signs that you're maturing as an artist? Joshua and Adam point to milestones in process and thinking that suggest that real progress is being made! * The Chocolate Episode * April 14th Embodied Writing Workshop in Encinitas with Joshua! The full workshop! * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

Why is starting creative projects so difficult? What are the habits and thoughts of those who manage to get going with their creative endeavors? Joshua and Adam illuminate!   * Joshua teaches Embodied Writing this Sunday! The free intro! * April 14th Embodied Writing Workshop in Encinitas with Joshua! The full workshop! * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

Joshua invites Adam onto his new age hippie surfboard as they talk about the five elements (earth, fire, wind, water, ether) and how they can be applied to character types.   * April 14th Embodied Writing Workshop in Encinitas with Joshua! * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

What's the difference between an intention and a goal? Are intentions just cop outs for not setting concrete goals or is there something more here?   * March 17th, 3 Souls: 3 Voices, A Night of Personal Storytelling in LA with Adam! * April 14th Embodied Writing Workshop in Encinitas with Joshua! * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

What's the difference between literary writing and writing work to be spoken and performed? Joshua and Adam discuss the differences in process for each and why it matters in terms of finding an authentic voice. * March 17th, 3 Souls: 3 Voices, A Night of Personal Storytelling in LA with Adam! * April 14th Embodied Writing Workshop in Encinitas with Joshua! * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

People, places, and objects are intrinsically neutral. It's the perspective of a character that makes them positive or negative. And your characters must have strong perspectives!   * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

What is the unhealthy aspect of a character's make up that we find so fascinating? And why is knowing the expression of your character's misbehavior key to a compelling character? Joshua and Adam explain. * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

Artisanal chocolate is two ingredients, cacao and sugar. What does it say about the importance of the creative process that two ingredients produce such an enormous diversity of flavors and quality? Chocolatier Harold Sorst of Original Beans joins Joshua and Adam to talk about the chocolate making process! * Original Beans * Interview with Editor Tanya Swerling. * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

How do we approach character development from a place that is defined but open to adjustments that further refine a complex and engaging character? * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

What's with the rise of personal storytelling infecting traditional stand up comedy? And what does it say about audience expectations in 2019? * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

The free 2019 Creative Workbook is out! How do you create a process for creative goal setting that sets goals based on what makes you happiest and most likely to engage with your creativity from a healthy place? Joshua and Adam walk your through the brand new 2019 Creative Workbook.   * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! * Joshua and Adam's 2018 Creative Vision Episode -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

Why is self-awareness important to maintaining a clear vision for our creative work? And what can we learn from Buddhism in this regard?   * The 2019 Creative Workbook is out. Download it here! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

When is it okay to take a break from working creatively? And how do you do it consciously so that it comes from a place of resourcing rather than avoiding?   -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* * All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* * We have a Youtube Channel!*

As Joshua and Adam look to 2019, they suggest the theme for this year is spaciousness in one's creative work. That is not to say we don't need deadlines, but rather how do we stay spacious and creative in the face of internal or external pressure? Show Notes * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity ------- *Rate us on iTunes!* *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram!* *Join our Facebook Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel!*

Joshua has never done a job he doesn't like. Adam talks to him about how he's pulled this off. And why it is so important to mindfully manage the balance between supporting oneself and choosing to invest in one's creative work.   ---------- * Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 *Rate us on iTunes!* *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram!* *Join our Facebook Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel!*

Why is the middle of your story the hardest part of the story to write? Joshua and Adam discuss how to master the critical middle section of a narrative where we see the main character struggle and transform. Show Notes * Dallas Buyers Club * Groundhog's Day ---------- * Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 *Rate us on iTunes!* *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram!* *Join our Facebook Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel!*

Tanya Swerling has worked as an editor on shows ranging from Glow to Westworld to Six Feet Under. She is a master of visual storytelling and she joins NOYN this week to talk about her creative process and why every storyteller should understand what happens in the editing bay. Also, everyone gets chocolate!   Show Notes * Tanya on IMDB * Paco Cabezas (1:37:40) * Original Beans Chocolate (1:01:25) * Bryan Burk * Rodrigo Garcia * Alan Ball   ---------- * Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 *Rate us on iTunes!* *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram!* *Join our Facebook Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel!* p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 14.0px} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #4787ff; -webkit-text-stroke: #4787ff} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2

What attracts us and what repulses us in the world? Joshua and Adam examine this question on a personal level and then get into why knowing what your characters are drawn to and what they find repellent can unlock their depth.   * Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram!* *Join our Facebook Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel!*

Joshua considers when relationships actually begin between two people? Do they start at the time they physically meet or are judgements and histories considered way before that moment? And what does that mean for characters in a story? -------- * Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram!* *Join our Facebook Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel!*