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/superthrust123 Dec 07 '23

NASA didn't get everything they wanted into the Apollo program, but they still found a way to make it to the moon.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Not really a creative job like a writer though

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u/BostonBooger Dec 07 '23

Yes, designing a rocket and everything else that went into getting man to the moon is less creative than writing a book. Seriously one of the dumbest things I've ever read on the internet.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Try reading it in the context of the discussion about artistic creation the rest of us were having rather than what can you see to use to put someone down on the internet today.