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

[ornithoptercat.livejournal.com]

I think we're working on the assumption that this is not a creative process involving the person critiquing the process. Under which circumstance they of course should have input on the process. But to expect the same sort of creative process to work for everyone is just stupid... exactly as if you were saying everyone ought to be using the missionary position all the time regardless of their preferences in the matter.

And sex is only unlikely to produce anything qualitatively judgeable by the community if you use protection and no one's in hearing distance.