When GRRM pimped the cycle to his publisher 25 years ago, he openly admitted that he gets bored when he has start bringing things to a close. We were warned. Well, at least the publisher was.
Well he could have at least waited one more novel to get bored, he's got more irons in the fire than a ten ranch round up at this point.
Well, that´s just his main problem: He likes to create irons and irons until he sets the smithy on fire...
Fuck. Somebody is going to end up showing him this comment and he's going to decide it's a good idea. I blame you!
I don't think George has ever seen an idea he didn't like. He created Planetos as a home for his story, not. We see what?, maybe one third of the planet. George looks at the edges of the map and thinks oh the possibilities; if only I didn't need to finish this damn thing I'm writing.
There is a Martin quote out there he made before he started writing ASOIAF. Paraphrasing here, but it goes thusly: "If I were a cynical man, I'd start a fantasy series and keep churning out the books until the day I die."
Oh I think GRRM is "The Cynical Man". His anthem is "I'll take a break and write a novella, then get back to this crappy drudgery. Or alternately "comic con" I need a break. Reading through the World of Ice and Fire is scary, there is lead in material for, god knows, how many books and novellas. I shudder every time I see "But that's another story". :facepalm
The more I study, the more I'm reminded of an old saying attributed to W.C. Fields : If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.
The more I study, the more I'm reminded of an old saying attributed to W.C. Fields : If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.