re: Will George R Martin ever finish Winds of Winter? Releasing another story

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The way I look at it, Martin is at the age where he is finally enjoying the fruits of his labor from the previous 30 years of writing. He's gone from fanboy-dom to mainstream popularity, and I would think that that would be a big deal to a writer's ego.

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Lol yeah, I think most of us would retire rather than write books six and seven after signing that HBO deal.

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Nevertheless, I'd put money on it that he's currently playing everyone--he probably has everything wrapped up and finished, sitting in a vault somewhere.

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Entirely possible, though unlikely unless he's a massive troll. Some people say he's sitting on it for more money, but I don't think there's more money to be had, so the logic doesn't really follow.