How do we create boundaries around our commitment to our creative work so that we can thrive and be healthy in that space? In this talk taken from a 2021 Supporting Your Creative Vision class, Adam explains the importance of maintaining healthy boundaries around your creative time as well as where to start looking if that's a challenge for you!   ***To sign up for the Creative Vision class beginning July 11th, email notesonyournotes@gmail.com ***Don't forget, our signature Developing Your Story Class begins next Thursday, July 8th! Come develop your writing in a fun, supportive environment. ------ * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

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Setting Boundaries As an Artist

Is there another way of approaching our creative work that stands in between only working when inspiration hits versus keeping a rigid, structured schedule? With this enlightening talk from our January Creative Vision class, Joshua gets into the third way--how we stay inspired, discover our unique way of working creatively, and yet still maintain consistent progress over time.   ***To sign up for the Supporting Your Creative Vision class that starts July 11th and runs for 4 Sundays, email notesonyournotes@gmail.com ***Don't forget, our signature Developing Your Story Class begins next Thursday, June 3rd! Come develop your writing in a fun, supportive environment. ------ * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

The Third Way

How do we nurture our creativity consistently? What do boundaries, discipline, inspiration and intentions have to do with it? Joshua and Adam have some insights for all of these topics as we step into spring creativity. ------ * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

A Creative Spring

Betty returns with a whole bunch of amazing new material. We discuss how taking notes and integrating them help develop a story as well as how we lay the foundation for cutting later. Plus we learn amazing new details about Betty's family story! NOYN Holiday Story Salon: Sunday, December 13th, 5pm PT Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82449733730 Meeting ID: 824 4973 3730 Betty on Facebook: ------------   * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

Developing Betty's Story, Part 2

The writer Betty Goldstein brings us a special story about her family's move from Brooklyn to Southern California in the 50's. We give her a round of notes to help her deepen and expand an engaging story! If you've ever wondered how stories get better and develop over drafts, this is a must listen. NOYN Holiday Story Salon: Sunday, December 13th, 5pm PT Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82449733730 Meeting ID: 824 4973 3730 Betty on Facebook ------------   * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

Developing Betty's Story, Part 1

The master of creative process and biographical practitioner Kim Murriera joins Joshua and Adam all the way from the island of Kauai to discuss everything from how to play in our creative process to how to listen to ourselves and others. An enlightening interview from one very wise woman! Don't Forget! The NOYN 3rd Anniversary Party is this Sunday (10/18) at 5pmPT on Zoom. Bring your friends for some amazing storytelling:) More info on Facebook, DM us on IG/FB, or email notesonyournotes@gmail.com for more info!   * Find Kim Murriera at www.evolutionarybiograpy.com and www.createyourselfawake.com or on Facebook ------------   * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

The Creative Process with Kim Murriera

One Year Later. The writer Hannah Smith from the NOYN special series, "The Hannah Episodes," returns to talk about what she learned from the story development process, and where her life has gone since spending two months developing a personal story with Joshua and Adam. If you missed the incredible four part Hannah Episode series, you can catch them here: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4. -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

The Hannah Recap

The inimitable Ann Randolph joins Joshua and Adam to talk about starting Happy Cock Church, where love rules the roost! It's an amazing journey into what it means to have the courage to manifest your vision. Take the leap with Ann.   *Attend a Happy Cock Service * Learn more about Ann Randolph * Happy Cock on Facebook -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

Ann Randolph: On Starting a Church

How do you want to remember this wild time in your life? How do you gently take steps to engage with your creativity? Also join Joshua and Adam for a FREE online movement and writing class this Tuesday, April 21st at 630pm Pacific Time! Details for Zoom Link below. https://zoom.us/j/459630546?pwd=NFF0L2VnaEdqRzM1dml0OTdDakc2QT09 Meeting ID: 459 630 546 Password: Write -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

When We Look Back at This Time

Educator, cartoonist and writer Jessica Abel talks to us about creative focus, self-compassion and making strong decisions about what you're committing to. She also talks about the time Ira Glass called her in Mexico City!   * Free Online Writing Class This Thursday with Joshua & Adam, April 2nd, 5pm-630pm Pacific TIme. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/560763578 * Jessica Abel website https://bit.ly/notes-ja-com * Jessica Abel Creative Engine workshop: https://bit.ly/notes-engine * Jessica Abel One Goal to Rule Them All worksheet https://bit.ly/notes-og ------ * Listen to the Hannah Episodes! * Download the 2020 Creative Workbook here! * Subscribe to Notes On Your Notes! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

Jessica Abel

How is your creativity doing during the age of corona? If you're anxious, weary, or unfocused, this THE episode for you! Joshua and Adam talk practically and spiritually about how to make the most of this time and stay connected to your creative self.   * Joshua and Adam's free online writing workshop, April 2nd (Thursday), 5pm PST. * Listen to the Hannah Episodes! * Talia Walsmith Artist and Coach! * Focusmate * Download the 2020 Creative Workbook here! * Subscribe to Notes On Your Notes! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

Creativity in the Time of Corona

How do you take a written story and turn it into a compelling oral story to be told on stage? How do you imbue the words of your story with point of view and emotion? Joshua jumps into full gear to help Hannah as she prepares for her on stage performance. Adam supervises. * If you want to catch up on the Hannah Episodes and see the story from inception, go back and listen to Parts 1, 2 and 3! * Download the 2020 Creative Workbook here! * Subscribe to Notes On Your Notes! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

The HANNAH EPISODES, Part 4

Hannah returns with her close to final draft after multiple rewrites and many turns integrating Joshua and Adam's notes. This episode is jam packed with so much fine detail work that winds up being the massive difference in why a story really pops or just sounds like other stories. And don't forget you can always start by listening to the Hannah Episodes, Part 1 and 2. * Download the 2020 Creative Workbook here! * Subscribe to Notes On Your Notes! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

The HANNAH EPISODES, Part 3

Hannah takes Joshua and Adam's notes and writes and writes and writes:) What does she bring in and how does it begin to alter the story? Stage two of the story development process is here! And remember if you missed part 1 you can always go back and start there!   * Download the 2020 Creative Workbook here! * Subscribe to Notes On Your Notes! -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

The HANNAH EPISODES, Part 2

From Notes On Your Notes, this special series answers the ultimate question: How do you go from a story idea to a finished narrative? Join us as the writer and podcast producer Hannah Smith shares a personal story with us, and Joshua and Adam work with her to develop the story towards its amazing finale, a heartfelt on stage performance!   * Download the 2020 Creative Workbook here! * Subscribe to Notes On Your Notes!   -------- * Joshua's Guided Meditation for Creativity * Rate us on iTunes!* * Find us on Instagram!* * Join our Facebook Group* * Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com*

THE HANNAH EPISODES, Part 1

How do you learn to value your own creative process in a world so focused on results? Join writer Adam Lesser and director Joshua Townshend as we delve deep into the creative process across the storytelling spectrum--screenwriting, fiction, acting, directing, visual arts, sound design. We offer up tools, inspiration and insights that will transform your creative process.

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