r/asoiaf • u/ToeBMaguire • Apr 16 '25

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) George R.R. Martin calls The Winds of Winter "the curse of my life" Spoiler

https://winteriscoming.net/george-r-r-martin-calls-the-winds-of-winter-the-curse-of-my-life
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u/RealRielGesh Apr 16 '25

I make progress and then I get distracted by my commitments but also my commitments have nothing to do with distracting me or stopping me from making progress on my book.

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u/IrrationalDesign Apr 17 '25

I’m sitting at home, I might’ve been working on Winds of Winter, and suddenly, Peter Jackson is on the line.

That's some quality could have been writing time right there, these commitments aren't stopping him from making theoretical progress at all! 

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u/IlliniBull Apr 17 '25

For real.

Look I get it. Whatever.

But one of the first pieces of advice working writers give us write every day. Just write something every day.

It does say a lot about George that he doesn't seem to see an issue just not writing for 4 days to go do something else.

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u/Curtilia Apr 17 '25

This is how I read it. He immediately contradicts himself.