Writing Excuses 9.20: Creator vs Creation

This topic breaks down into two parts: First: sometimes you create something, and when you hand to your fans, it becomes their thing. How do we as creators deal with this when it happens, and how do we prepare ourselves, and our works, for this eventuality? And how does this impact our desire to foster a sense of community with our fans? We talk about our experiences with this, which have been surprising, eye-opening, confusing, and a whole bunch of other things, including exceedingly rewarding. Second: what's the difference between liking something someone has created, and liking that person as a creator? Is it possible to not like a creator, while still enjoying the things they've made? Where do we draw the lines? (Aside: when Mary called "can of worms" on "how to express an opinion," she didn't know that our recording of that can of worms would air before the recording of us opening of the can. It's Episode 9.14, right here!)