Overthinking It Follow-Up: “Inspiration vs. Imitation”
on December 7, 2011 at 4:16 pmThis was shared with me by a dear friend of mine. (Since he or she didn’t share it here, I’ll decline to compromise his or her identity. This puts me in the enviable position of coming up with a nickname. I will henceforth call him or her “Curly Tongue.”)
He or she mentioned that it was “tangentially related to a recent Fresh Fish post, and interesting.” It’s arguabley more than tangentially related, and it certainly has some very valuable thoughts.
I think the individual points that relate most directly to my post are “3. Diversify your inspirations” and “6. Just because it’s not illegal doesn’t mean it’s ethical” in conjunction with “7. Everybody knows everybody.” But it’s definitely a must-read for anyone who would consider themselves a beginner in any creative endeavor.