Creative Process and Critique

[benlehman]

(Context: A friend of mine and a friend of his have recently been going around telling creative communities that they aren't creating right, that they should follow a different method and different process. Not coincidentally one which those two people have used in the past.)

I think that other people have a right to judge my published work. (for a general value of "my").

If I don't want it judged, by not publishing it, I avoid judgement.

Do other people have a right to judge my creative process, though? (again, for a general value of "my").

I don't think so, off the top of my head. But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.

Comments

[chgriffen.livejournal.com]

I don't think people have a right to tell you what you *should* do, even if that would make you "happier" by some standard. They can, like, give helpful advice that you can take or leave.

And for some of us, part of being happy is doing things our own way.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Indeed.