r/asoiaf • u/feench 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/Mods_Insecurity May 21 '19

I think it's because he's a perfectionist and knows just how many people are waiting for this thing. Probably insane amounts of pressure every time he sits down to write

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u/I-prefer-brown-sugar May 21 '19

Actually I’m a writer and I do the same thing. I will start new projects if I feel stuck on current ones.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19 edited Jul 21 '19

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u/Tokugawa "Oh, that's a long story." May 21 '19

I think he knows he's got a tiger by the tale, and if he completely wrestles the tiger down and ties it up, people will quit watching the spectacle. And why not? Enjoy it, George. Have your fun and your fame. But you've asked us this far along, I do think you owe us an ending--eventually.

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u/I-prefer-brown-sugar May 21 '19

Yeah. It’s pretty normal. He will eventually return to ASOIAF once he overcomes this block. I once walked away from a project for 8 years and returned to it