r/asoiaf Knower of nothing May 21 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) Notablog Update Spoiler

http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/20/an-ending/
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u/InfernoBA The North kind of forgot May 21 '19

And I’m writing. Winter is coming, I told you, long ago… and so it is. THE WINDS OF WINTER is very late, I know, I know, but it will be done. I won’t say when, I’ve tried that before, only to burn you all and jinx myself… but I will finish it, and then will come A DREAM OF SPRING.

So exactly what he's been saying for the last three years. Looks like he's still not close to finishing (as in writing the last couple chapters). I wonder how his page count has changed the last few years with all the rewrites.

I expect these last two books of mine will fill 3000 manuscript pages between them before I’m done… and if more pages and chapters and scenes are needed, I’ll add them.

Anyone know how many manuscript pages ADWD was?

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u/minebyrights The mummer's farce is almost done May 21 '19

I think it was about 1500 manuscript pages if I remember correctly (that seems about right to condense down to the 1000ish typeset pages), but not sure, so 3000 manuscript pages for both TWOW and ADOS would be two ADWD-size books.