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<blockquote data-quote="JediSoth" data-source="post: 6181212" data-attributes="member: 13882">I used to think it was codespeak for &quot;We found out we hate each others guts, can't agree on a thing, and think each other should die in a fire, so we're calling it quits.&quot;Then I had &quot;creative differences&quot; with an artist I'd hired to do the cover for my latest novel. I wanted an exterior scene and his specialty was people. I wanted to showcase the setting more on this cover and de-emphasize the characters. He did a couple of sketches that were not bad, but he expressed reservations about being able to do what I wanted to the standard of quality we both expected. We went back and forth (quite amicably) for a couple of weeks before I decided that I also needed to spend less money on my cover art. When I told him, he was relieved, because although his sketches were good, he had zero confidence in his ability to produce art like I wanted in a final form. We parted ways, remained friends, and I found someone else who was a fraction of the cost who gave me the type of cover that I wanted (which was not all that different from one of his sketches). He told me it was an awesome cover and he was happy I found someone who could give me an environment-based piece of art.I think &quot;Creative Differences&quot; can be codespeak, but now I know it is not always.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JediSoth, post: 6181212, member: 13882"] I used to think it was codespeak for "We found out we hate each others guts, can't agree on a thing, and think each other should die in a fire, so we're calling it quits." Then I had "creative differences" with an artist I'd hired to do the cover for my latest novel. I wanted an exterior scene and his specialty was people. I wanted to showcase the setting more on this cover and de-emphasize the characters. He did a couple of sketches that were not bad, but he expressed reservations about being able to do what I wanted to the standard of quality we both expected. We went back and forth (quite amicably) for a couple of weeks before I decided that I also needed to spend less money on my cover art. When I told him, he was relieved, because although his sketches were good, he had zero confidence in his ability to produce art like I wanted in a final form. We parted ways, remained friends, and I found someone else who was a fraction of the cost who gave me the type of cover that I wanted (which was not all that different from one of his sketches). He told me it was an awesome cover and he was happy I found someone who could give me an environment-based piece of art. I think "Creative Differences" can be codespeak, but now I know it is not always. [/QUOTE]

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