The Writers Sacred Space

Tonight, reading The Writer's Journey and I saw this quote and it reminded me of the blog I wrote a few days ago, kinda, because this is what I mean and this is why I am so adamant about letting the writer get on with their writing and not trying to tell us what we "should" or "shouldn't" write:

"At the core of every artist is a sacred place where all the rules are set aside or deliberately forgotten, and nothing matters but the instinctive choices of the heart and soul of the artist." Christopher Vogler, The Writer's Journey, p. xvii.

It's our soul's garden. We might have hedges around it or an 18 foot stone wall or just a ring of stones, but it is our space, our sacred space where we create. And if we let someone in, it is a privilege, not a right. And while we are in that sacred space, no one can tell us what we can or can't write or should and shouldn't write. Because it's ours, not anyone else's.

Now, once our stuff has left the sacred space, of course, all bets are off. But, that is another discussion for another day.