Originally Posted by Andrew Robertson
I think a writer who prefers to explain their intention without being willing to take advice on board is doing themselves a disservice in this situation. But if by way of explanation the songwriter can understand some specific of where the lyric went wrong, and find a way to bring the finished product closer to their intention it can be really helpful.


Well said...perhaps it's the nature of "posts and threads" that keeps this from happening more openly and honestly, for perhaps some are afraid to go back time and again to another's thread in fear of making a nuisance...certainly when really trying to be helpful with abstract writing, it's something that is not easy in one post, all at once, but is a give and take process that could go one for several posts...I would hesitate to do this in fear I was making the other party nervous, and would probably PM them to continue...

--Mike

Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 01/22/09 01:17 AM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)