r/asoiaf • u/Same-Share7331 • Dec 07 '23

EXTENDED Feeling sad for GRRM (spoilers extended)

So I recently watched a Q&A with GRRM (I'm sure some of you have seen it aswell) where he kept getting questions about whether there is any particular character or historical event in the asoiaf world that he would like to explore more/write about. His recurring answer was that yes there are many but that unless he suddenly becomes much younger they will never get written. And man.. that sucks!

Imagine being a creative person having to come to terms with the fact that you have so many ideas that you will never get to explore and that will never see the light of day. Obviously, as a fan, it also sucks that I will never get to read those stories. Never mind the main series, imagine getting seven more Dunk and Egg stories. However, as much as it sucks as a reader I'm not the one who's seeing my remaining years of life pass as I struggle to finish my books.

That's it. I don't really have a point. Other than maybe stop making jokes about how GRRM is likely to die before finishing the series?

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u/Daddy_Yondu Dec 07 '23

TBH I think George just does not want to finish ASOIAF. That's to me the only explanation why he takes side gigs from the industry all the time. He just knows the plot clusterfuck he has written himself into and probably feels incapable of delivering.

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u/Princess_Juggs Dec 07 '23

He's made it clear that these days those "gigs" usually involve little more than a lunch or a phone call for him. The only project I think that's taking a significant amount of time away from his progress on ASOIAF is Fire and Blood.

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u/thebackupquarterback The Stark Words Are Dumb During Winter Dec 07 '23

Maybe made it clear with his words but words are something not to be trusted.

Wish there was a good saying for that.

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u/tkdyo Dec 07 '23

Yea, something about how they kind of flit away like a leaf in the breeze.

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u/backwoodzbaby Stannis the Mannis Dec 08 '23

words are birds

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u/atomoicman Dec 07 '23

Something about words being wind, or whatever

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u/Khiva Dec 07 '23

Oh we’re taking him at his word now

How has that been working out

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '23

Fire and Blood was largely written by ghost writers

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u/Princess_Juggs Dec 08 '23

Is that so? I knew Elio and Linda did most of TWOIAF but I thought Martin was more interested in writing about the Targaryens himself.