Notes on Your Notes

It’s here! The popcorn episode. We tackle MANY topics, giving a few minutes to each. From liking art others hate to writing about your romantic past to getting beyond protecting your work, Joshua and Adam tackle a number of topics with precision. So much fun!   Also, get tickets to our live San Francisco show at the Marsh. Get tickets HERE! (https://themarsh.org/podcast/joshua-townshend-adam-lesser/)     *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes * Submit to the literary journal Directions (https://greensubmissions.com/158522/directions-the-literary-review-of-pierce-college/index.php)   -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

What are archetypes and why do they matter to good character development? Also, get tickets to our live San Francisco show at the Marsh. Get tickets HERE! (https://themarsh.org/podcast/joshua-townshend-adam-lesser/)   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes * New Orleans Museum of Art, "A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes" (https://noma.org/exhibitions/queen-within-adorned-archetypes/) * Submit to the literary journal Directions (https://greensubmissions.com/158522/directions-the-literary-review-of-pierce-college/index.php)   -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

How do you value your own art? And what happens when the market or galleries or producers have very different ideas about what your art is worth? Also, Adam visits a Louisiana plantation.   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes * The Security vs. Passion (https://www.notesonyournotes.com/new-blog/2018/1/17/ep-12-security-vs-passion) Episode of Notes on Your Notes * The Ann Randolph Episode (https://www.notesonyournotes.com/new-blog/2017/11/29/ep-7-the-ann-randolph-experience) of Notes On Your Notes * Laura Plantation, Louisiana (https://www.lauraplantation.com/discover/the-plantation) * Submit to the literary journal Directions (https://greensubmissions.com/158522/directions-the-literary-review-of-pierce-college/index.php)   -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

When is it best to work quickly creatively and when is it best to work slowly? There are benefits and pitfalls to each. Also, Joshua and Adam talk to a literary journal editor looking for submissions!   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes *Submit to the literary journal Directions (https://greensubmissions.com/158522/directions-the-literary-review-of-pierce-college/index.php) *Directions on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/piercereview/) *HowSound "Millennial" Episode (https://transom.org/2018/stopping-a-podcast/) *National Novel Writing Month (https://nanowrimo.org/)   -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

Why is it important for characters to surprise us with their behavior? And how do we make those surprises believable? A key episode for understanding why audiences get pulled in to a character.   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes *Neal Brennan 3 Mics (https://www.netflix.com/title/80117452) *Akashic Scrolls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashic_records) -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

Joshua talks about the value of depth work in exploring character. Adam talks about what he's learned from his favorite TV pilots. Also, Joshua gets licked by his nephew.   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes *Breaking Bad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad) *Felicity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicity_(TV_series)) -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

The scene is over for the audience once the audience knows how the scene ends. Listen to Joshua and Adam on how to keep the audience in total suspense about how a scene will end. Also, thoughts on pet ownership and guns!   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes *Scott-Dani Pappalardo's Gun Video (https://www.facebook.com/pg/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/posts/), Scroll down on our FB Page -------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

What goes through a writer's head when in the last 10 minutes of a film or TV show a character explains to the audience all their motivations and inner feelings? Joshua and Adam discuss why writers are tempted to do this and how you can avoid it. Also, Adam throws a dinner party! *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- Show Notes *Molly's Game (http://mollysgame.movie/) *Screenplay (http://flash.sonypictures.com/video/movies/thesocialnetwork/awards/thesocialnetwork_screenplay.pdf)for The Social Network (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com (http://www.notesonyournotes.com)* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

There's a saying that all third act problems are first act problems. Joshua and Adam dig into why understanding where a character is at the beginning of a story is the key to the ending. Also they talk about stupid stuff they did in college!   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) *Study with Joshua at Hollyhock (https://hollyhock.ca/programinfo/townshend-zellner/)this summer! (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

Joshua challenged social media hating Adam to manage the Notes On Your Notes Instagram account. 21 Days Later...What Adam learned and how it could transform how all artists and writers relate to social media.   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

With the deluge of content--images, sounds, stories--we now encounter in our lives, we can feel pretty overwhelmed as artists. How do we distinguish ourselves and do unique work? Joshua and Adam discuss. *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

It's here--The core question at the heart of Notes on Your Notes! How do you care about your creative process in a world consumed with the result--the finished script, film, painting. Joshua and Adam dive in and get at why being interested in the creative process is a prerequisite to creating great art, as well as tips for how you can become more engaged with your process.   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

Why are audiences so attuned to characters that are so different from one another? Joshua and Adam talk about famous movies with highly contrasting characters--Pretty Women, My Fair Lady, Twins--and get into why characters that contrast lead to conflict which leads to transformation. *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

How important is financial security when weighed against pursuing your creative passion? Sometimes this feels like the most important question. Joshua and Adam respond to listener Jane, a financially comfortable comedic performer concerned that her corporate job is tearing her away from her true passion. *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018) (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)-------- *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*

Is social media cancer? Joshua says no, that it's a wonderful way to discover a community. Adam disagrees. They attempt to reach a truce.   *Get the 2018 NOYN Creative Workbook at www.notesonyournotes.com/2018 (http://www.notesonyournotes.com/2018)   --------   *Rate us on iTunes!* (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-on-your-notes/id1295924392?mt=2&ls=1) *Leave a Voicemail for us: 415-735-6095* *Find us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/notesonyournotes/)* *Join our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Notes-On-Your-Notes-1660281657346142/) Group* *Email us at notesonyournotes@gmail.com* *Blog posts and All Episodes at our website, www.notesonyournotes.com* *We have a Youtube Channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiJv3PVcV-K8evXCZIx9w)*