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The Random Thread of Random Randomness

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Scalenex said:
I think you are not the only one.

George R. Martin has enough money already and he can get more money by shaking down HBO than he can publishing another book.

There are only three reasons he would finish Song of Ice Fire.

1) To reward his loyal fans

He doesn't care about his fans

2) To preserve his legacy

At this point, I don't think he can save it. Season 8 of GoT was unpopular but I don't think it was THAT different from what he was already planning to do. Either he can continue with the original plan knowing that this will upset his fans or he can change course which would require him to admit a mistake which I don't think he can do.

3) He just likes writing.

I don't think writing Song of Ice and Fire is fun for him anymore. That's why the first books came out quickly than slowed to a crawl. What started as a labor of love morphed into a tedious chore.

But he's a useful object lesson for aspiring authors. He had a gardener philosophy towards writing. He sets forth general guideposts but lets the characters evolve organically.
I think writing without a solid plan is unwise. Some small things can develop organically, but not the main narrative.
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That is the problem with authors creating a vast epic.
When I was a kid I was given 3 books by mum for Xmas - The Amtrak Wars by English author Patrick Tilley. Inspired me to seek out other works of his.
He visited Australia to promote the next just released 4th book of the series. I met him at the Galaxy bookshop in Sydney. They specialised in sci-fi and fantasy.
I got him to sign the books I had and asked him when he would finish the series. I was disappointed when he said it might be some time as he was already bored with the series. Eventually I think there were 6 books.

But not the answer you want to hear as a young fan.
 
ChapterAquila92 said:
Zimbabwe's economy had at one point gone into such hyper-inflation that they had to start issuing trillion dollar bank notes, else the currency wouldn't be worth the paper it was printed on.
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to cite a chinese curse, those must have been interesting times. :p
 
ChapterAquila92 said:
Zimbabwe's economy had at one point gone into such hyper-inflation that they had to start issuing trillion dollar bank notes, else the currency wouldn't be worth the paper it was printed on.
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Wow. I knew Mexico's economy took a severe nose-dive at one point, but Zimbabwe's was clearly worse...
 
WildColonial Boy said:
That is the problem with authors creating a vast epic.
When I was a kid I was given 3 books by mum for Xmas - The Amtrak Wars by English author Patrick Tilley. Inspired me to seek out other works of his.
He visited Australia to promote the next just released 4th book of the series. I met him at the Galaxy bookshop in Sydney. They specialised in sci-fi and fantasy.
I got him to sign the books I had and asked him when he would finish the series. I was disappointed when he said it might be some time as he was already bored with the series. Eventually I think there were 6 books.

But not the answer you want to hear as a young fan.
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Could be worse. Most of my favorite authors are retired or dead. :meh:
 
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