THE INNER CRITIC: Some Thoughts about Self-Censorship “No – that is no good!” “Ahh – that simply won’t do!” “What a joke – that’s so amateurish!” “That's already been done by others more gifted than you.” “Do you really think anyone will read this?” “Why are you wasting your time on such trivial pursuits?” With voices like these can anything get through? If critics ruled the world would there ever be anything new? Jack: This makes it clear how too much self-criticism can stifle our inner muse. Juanita: I think the author has it wrong: criticism is an important part of the creative process. It should not be eliminated. However, it should come after – not during - the inspiration. Ella: I've heard such things. The initial creative process should be separated from editing and revising, right? Shu: Yeah, and it probably takes a degree of blissful ignorance to create. Any deep study literature will reveal there's little “new.” Generally speaking, so-called “new” works are a rehash of age-old themes. ===================================================================================== from Lit-A-Rupture: A Post Literary Construction by T Newfields SUMMARY: A conversation, image, and poem about how excessive criticism can hinder creative inspiration. KEYWORDS: literary criticism, self-censorship, criticism and inspiration, critics, literary redacting Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?) Begun: 2011 in Tokyo, Japan ⨳ Finished: 2017 in Yokohama, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST http://www.tnewfields.info/LitaRupture/gen3.htm TOC http://www.tnewfields.info/LitaRupture/index.html NEXT > http://www.tnewfields.info/LitaRupture/rea.htm TRANSLATIONS Chinese: http://www.tnewfields.info/zh/feiwu.htm German: http://www.tnewfields.info/de/noch.htm Japanese: http://www.tnewfields.info/jp/eien.htm Spanish: http://www.tnewfields.info/es/toda.htm