In the beginning is the future

All right, I think I've refined my YES post so that it's no longer full of crazy ranting (eg. "Cans and Brahms" – why did you do it, Rick Wakeman? WHYYY?) and is now more pertinent to where music intersects with my writing process.

Because that's really why we're here, right? For the writing process goodness? Sure we are.

(OMG, this ended up long and nerdy ANYWAY, despite all my best efforts. Proceed only if you really think you can handle it.)

Over the years, I've noticed patterns in my...