Our friend group has been making music together informally for years, just for joy, but now one of us wants to get serious about performing and recording while the rest of us are scared that will ruin what we have. We can't even jam anymore without this tension hanging over everything.
More people experience this than they realize.
The introduction of professional aspiration into recreational creativity forces a reckoning with different levels of commitment and risk tolerance.
“Where Are You with Criticism and the creative response?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.