My songwriting partner and I have been working together for five years and we used to push each other toward bolder lyrics and more experimental arrangements but now we've developed this pattern where we both self-edit before sharing ideas. We're protecting each other from our weird impulses and the songs are becoming predictable.
More people experience this than they realize.
Familiarity and care between collaborators has created an unconscious agreement to avoid the creative risks that originally made their partnership generative.
“Where Are You with Short fiction and the short form?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.