Florian, thanks for the input. My interest in GRRM's methods probably stem from analyzing my methods of song writing. I'm no Lieber/Stoller, Lennon/McCartney, nor Holland/Dozier/Holland and I've never been trained formally in music, but I enjoy the creative process of music and lyrics.
I usually have thoughts brewing and stewing for weeks and months before I grasp a few definite words or phrases that mean exactly what I feel. Then I start writing, just writing out what I want to say. Sometimes the rhymes start right away and sometimes not. I try to nail the opening lines for each verse and the main line of the chorus and then go back in and fill out the rest. I tend to stay with strong themes throughout. Then I work on the melody that I've been thinking about. From what I've read, that's opposite of most famous/popular composers... they get the tune first, then they get the words.
Sorry to bore you. Anyway my song writing style seems more rigid than GRRM's style. So I guess I'm projecting my views onto him... figure out the whole, nail down the major details and segues, then flesh it out. Hmmm, it's hard to not think of the song/story as a construct... it's difficult to see it as a living thing.
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