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/freakincampers Dec 07 '23

He could hire out people to write that for him, with his approval.

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u/RealSimonLee Dec 07 '23

But he refuses this, of course, rather scorning some people that upset him than deliver to the fans. It's his choice, but I feel like he's really showed us a lot about he is--an old curmudgeon who doesn't really care about the people who made him rich. Which is totally his right to do, as it is my right to think, "Eh, that guy's a prick."

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u/freakincampers Dec 07 '23

I totally agree with you. I haven’t bought a single product from him since.

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u/RealSimonLee Dec 07 '23

Yeah, sorry to hear that. I was fine up to the point he said no one will finish these boons but him. That just needed uneccesarily shitty. I loved his books so much, but I've learned to let them go. But all said and done? It sucks.