George R.R. Martin Will Either Finish ‘The Winds of Winter’ or Die Tryinghttps://gizmodo.com/george-rr-martin-winds-of-winter-progress-2026-2000710720>Even without interruptions, it’s slow going. During the pandemic, Martin retreated to an isolated cabin for some focused writing time; though he told THR that resulted in lots of new material, it also opened the door to second-guessing. “I wrote a Tyrion chapter I just loved. Then I looked at it and said: ‘I can’t do this, it will change the whole book. I’ll make this into a series of dreams. No! That doesn’t work either …’”>Even without interruptions, it’s slow going. During the pandemic, Martin retreated to an isolated cabin for some focused writing time; though he told THR that resulted in lots of new material, it also opened the door to second-guessing. “I wrote a Tyrion chapter I just loved. Then I looked at it and said: ‘I can’t do this, it will change the whole book. I’ll make this into a series of dreams. No! That doesn’t work either …’”
>>217416735People need to accept it ain't coming and the fat man is a hack.
>>217416735> Martin is still smarting over that fan who asked him at last year’s WorldCon if he’d allow another author to finish the long-awaited next A Song of Ice and Fire book, given Martin’s advancing age (he’s 77). It was insulting back in August, and it still is now: “I really didn’t need that shit. Nobody needs that shit.”
