Bittercon: Limits and Stereotypes - Do they stifle, or spur creativity?

[pdlloyd]

My eldest son and I were talking this afternoon and he brought up the issue of limits, such as censorship, which can sometimes have the effect of increasing creativity, rather than decreasing it, as writers (and other artists) find creative ways around and through the censorship. He commented that he sometimes wondered if such concepts as

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[dichroic]

I think humans tend to be more creative when given limits, whether imposed or voluntary - when we can do anything at all too often we get overwhelmed by choices and don't do anything. You can't even start writing a story until you put some limits on it - set in *this* culture, with *that* POV and *those* natural laws applying.

Sonnets.

"Nuns fret not at their convents' narrow room."

etc.

[pdlloyd]

Oh. Hello again. Weren't you just here a second ago, wearing a mask? ;->

[dichroic]

Yes, sorry. (And sorry again if this reply double-posted also - I'm on a loaner computer so it's not auto-logging me into LJ.) Could you please delete the original(s)?

Thanks. And good topic.

[pdlloyd]

Not a problem. I had similar issues just this afternoon when I logged on from my sons' house. :)

[pdlloyd]

You make some very interesting and pertinent points.

(This reply has been "moved" from a duplicate post, which was deleted at the poster's (dichroic) request.