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yallscrazy t1_j681eob wrote

Reply to comment by mysteryofthefieryeye in What’s the longest wait you’ve seen for chekhov's gun to be used? by I_Am_Slightly_Evil

Yes but it's not really chekovs gun stuff that often, because for that you have to have planned to use it whereas JK tends to just act like she planned it the whole time.

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PerpetuallyLurking t1_j68rmv9 wrote

…and GRRM calls the same technique his “gardening method” of writing…throw something out there and find a use for it later.

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yallscrazy t1_j69bmk1 wrote

I'm not so sure that's the same thing as what JK does.

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