Originally Posted by
_SBU
Oh interesting, I'll have to check that one out Jimi.
I have a question for everyone who uses multi syllable rhymes..
Do you tend to already have a fixed idea of precisely what you want a bar to express when you're thinking of rhymes?
Or do you brainstorm candidate rhymes first, perhaps with a wide theme in mind, and then construct bars' concepts from possible relationships between the potential rhyming words?
If you use both of those techniques at different times, what determines which one you use for a bar?
I usually do more of the latter as I find it to be more fun to write, to be more productive and to yield more interesting lyrics.
I find thinking of the fixed concept first and then writing the line to be frustrating, I'm more likely to use that technique toward the end of the writing process though.
I'm interested in hearing other writers' opinions on this.