tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421367977598373300.post7950088660837087079..comments2023-08-22T05:06:48.916-07:00Comments on JR Snyder Jr: Rules? There Are Rules?JR Snyder Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09825473115986190389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421367977598373300.post-84978466232417322322012-03-12T06:36:46.828-07:002012-03-12T06:36:46.828-07:00I think you hit the nail on the head in the second...I think you hit the nail on the head in the second paragraph, the third paragraph speaks real truth about nonconformity. <br /><br />Just remember:<br />"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."<br />Jiddu Krishnamurti<br /><br />Thanks for commenting Mike, I'm glad you're still around to check out my stuff!JR Snyder Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825473115986190389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421367977598373300.post-20065264842761467492012-03-11T01:14:44.497-07:002012-03-11T01:14:44.497-07:00I think rules (or the adherence to them, anyway) h...I think rules (or the adherence to them, anyway) have no place in the creative world. I don't mean technique, and I sure don't mean form (form is fun to push against...the sonnet comes to mind but there are many others I've fought with in my life). But rules? No, thanks.<br /><br />I think creative people put themselves in position to record some of the magic of the universe. I think they write a poem or a story or a song or take a picture or paint or whatever they do, and somehow they sense upon review (and maybe during the process) that something else is involved. What that something else actually is, I can't explain. But it's there and wants itself to be shown in the picture or the poem, etc. And it is.<br /><br />Creativity isn't hard, except for the headaches and sleepless mind-whirling hours and waking nonconformity. Anyone who can deal with that can be creative. It's a good gig, with benefits including wonder and happy surprises.<br /><br />(And no rules, except the ones you wish to follow.)<br /><br />This is a great post, JR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com