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re: Will George R Martin ever finish Winds of Winter? Releasing another story
Posted on 2/4/17 at 1:01 pm to cupchu1
Posted on 2/4/17 at 1:01 pm to cupchu1
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So you're entitled to him writing at a speed that isn't breakneck, but quicker than he does, got it, thanks.
Two or three years to produce a book in a series isn't "breakneck". Jane Austen produced Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Manfield Park, and Emma within a 4 year span in the early 1800s. Charles Dickens produced A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations within a 3 years span. Stephen King produced the Dark Tower series from 1978-1981 and wrote Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, Cujo, The Running Man, and Pet Cemetery from 1974-83.
Now that's what I'd call breakneck speed. And no, I don't expect that from GRRM.
You sound like one of those Westeros.org sycophants that get their panties in a bundle whenever someone mentions they'd like to not have to wait 7 years between books. Get the frick over yourself.
This post was edited on 2/4/17 at 1:03 pm
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Posted on 2/4/17 at 1:23 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Not done yet, but I’ve made progress. But not as much as I hoped a year ago, when I thought to be done by now.
I think it will be out this year. (But hey, I thought the same thing last year).
This apparently recent quote by Martin sums it up pretty well. He's taken all of us fans for a ride and continuously leading us on only to push back expectations.
Posted on 2/4/17 at 1:26 pm to BluegrassBelle
Yes, saying breakneck speed was hyperbolic, thank you.
No, I just genuinely do not understand how worked up and cynical people get about his writing pace. He doesn't owe anyone anything, yet there's always a "hurry the frick up you money hungry pig" group. I guess I'm just at peace with the fact that it's his magnum opus and not mine, so his pace doesn't bother me at all.
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You sound like one of those Westeros.org sycophants that get their panties in a bundle whenever someone mentions they'd like to not have to wait 7 years between books. Get the frick over yourself.
No, I just genuinely do not understand how worked up and cynical people get about his writing pace. He doesn't owe anyone anything, yet there's always a "hurry the frick up you money hungry pig" group. I guess I'm just at peace with the fact that it's his magnum opus and not mine, so his pace doesn't bother me at all.
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