The "pantsing" method worked great for the first few books, but not knowing how he was going to resolve things created some issues later on, and is probably a big part of why the series is permanently paused.
I remember in his blog before ADwD came out, he was very open about how not knowing how he would resolve the Meereenese plotline caused big delays, and it ended up being a pretty mediocre plotline in the end too.
The "pantsing" method worked great for the first few books, but not knowing how he was going to resolve things created some issues later on, and is probably a big part of why the series is permanently paused.
I remember in his blog before ADwD came out, he was very open about how not knowing how he would resolve the Meereenese plotline caused big delays, and it ended up being a pretty mediocre plotline in the end too.