April 2nd, 2009

It’s April already. Just 30 days out from the release of Thunder Over the Prairie. I so hope all goes well with it. If feels a bit like I’m sending a child off on their own for the first time. I’m very protective of it and don’t relish the thought of any bad reviews. I don’t happen to think any publicity – good or bad – is a plus. I do like the good though! I subscribe to the idea that if you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all. I subscribe to that saying – I don’t always practice it. I think the key thing to remember about critics is that they’re dependent on the innovator, the person doing the real work of creating. And because many critics just sit on the sidelines of life, never the hunter, they are doomed to be forgotten. And no one wants to be forgotten. But it’s not all their fault. I mean, we give them their chance when we rely too much on critics to make our choices for us. We think we need help sorting out books, films, restaurants, or whatever. I guess we think if we don’t have that we don’t have all the facts. But you know something? We don’t need help! You like the Red Skelton paintings? Buy the Red Skelton paintings! What do critics know anyway?