Re: Lighting Some Flames: Towards conlang artistry

Arnt Richard Johansen scripsit:

> Now, criticising an unfinished work of art is an entirely different matter
> than criticising a finished work of art.  If one were to write a critique
> of an unfinished work of art, saying that this and that should have been
> done different, one is in a sense interfering with the artist's right to
> perform his art the way he or she sees fit.
IMHO there is no such thing as a "finished" work of art, merely
works that their creators have ceased to work on.  To the creator,
there is always room for improvement, unless he/she is a Mozart.

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John Cowan <jcowan@...>     http://www.reutershealth.com
I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen,    http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith.  --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_

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