The Disagreement

[i_am_aquaman]

My friend Nic and I were talked for quite a few hours tonight about creativity and its purpose.  We both have aspirations of creating original comic books, and in while fleshing out my story tonight, and bouncing ideas off of him, we got into an argument about the creative process.  I'll delve into the argument in a second, but first some

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[randomdream]

I think usually the creative impulse is pure. The act of creation, however, tends to get bogged down in the artist/author's insecurities and perception of what they think the audience might want or dislike.

I personally kind of like being able to tailor my writing to a certain person or group of people, but I never try to do so at the cost of losing my original vision.

The way I see it, we all behave differently around certain groups of people. Are you the same person at work as you are with your friend when discussing comic books? With Katya, as with your Grandmother? There's nothing wrong with being able to show different faces to the world at different times. Need for acceptance is a basic human NEED. We are social creatures, and as fun as it can be to be apart of a group away from the maddening crowd, there are very few people who can find true happiness alone, isolated from everything. So it's okay to show different faces when you want acceptance in different situations--as long as you are staying true to yourself. I see no reason why our art shouldn't be as versatile.

Interesting post, btw. Thanks!

[i_am_aquaman]

Much of what I would reply here I replied to perfect_drug. I understand that I need to find the audience, but I think the I will let the audience find me (not in marketing terms, more metaphorical). I'm trying to write something I would enjoy, and I think something in this vein, that I would enjoy, would be enjoyed by like-minded readers. Or at least that's the plan.