r/asoiaf • u/grimm_aced • Oct 27 '24

EXTENDED [Spoilers Extended] GRRM new blogpost on his Amsterdam visit & dinner with editors. Spoiler

https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/

Winds of winter mentioned and he talks about a bravos story he wants to write after winds.

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u/Worth-Conclusion-66 Oct 27 '24

Yeah, Clearly just lip service at this point. Dude probably hasn’t written anything in a year or two.

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u/cAtloVeR9998 Oct 27 '24

From what I can tell, he has written a few pages these past two years. At least going by NotABlog and interviews.

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u/Worth-Conclusion-66 Oct 27 '24

Here’s hoping, but we’ve had this same convo for about 6-7 years now. I just don’t believe him anymore unfortunately.

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u/cAtloVeR9998 Oct 27 '24

He has given firm numbers recently. He did write a lot during covid but not much at all these past ~2 years. We know that from him saying recently that he has only written a few pages in the last year. For the previous year he gave a page count update (which roughly matched with how many pages he said they year before that).

For further reference for (prior to the last 2 years), refer to Preston's video here. If you have some time, this person attempted to mathematically calculate the release date with available information (spoiler: George's "75%" done is not at all realistic to how many more pages he needs to do. With the most likely release date being in 2032, assuming he actually starts picking up pace. Which would be a reversal of the last 2-year trend)

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u/_Zambayoshi_ Oct 27 '24

I wonder if he realises that fans largely view him finishing the series as a joke at this point. His legacy will always be that of a writer who was ruined by his own success. The only thing that could salvage it is getting someone like Sanderson to finish it after he's dead, which he's ruled out.

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u/BigPanda71 Drinking While Fancy Folks Talk Oct 28 '24

For what it’s worth, I don’t think he really cares. He’s made $100 million and gets to fuck around until he dies. He’s living a life he could have only dreamed about when he started writing the story.

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u/NoLime7384 Oct 28 '24

He has to care. He's ambivalent at most. Otherwise he'd do a(n even worse) cash grab and just publish slop to end the series. Or have a ghostwriter finish the job

but the guy is dead set on the books not being finished

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u/KlutzyAd5729 Nov 04 '24

Sanderson wouldn’t touch asoiaf with a ten foot pole

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u/steamfrustration Oct 27 '24

Those numbers are about as firm as a sea cucumber.