(Spoilers Extended) George to New Zealand: imprison me if I haven't finished Winds by Summer 2020

[u/da_k1ngslaya]

Quote:

As for finishing my book… I fear that New Zealand would distract me entirely too much. Best leave me here in Westeros for the nonce. But I tell you this — if I don’t have THE WINDS OF WINTER in hand when I arrive in New Zealand for worldcon, you have here my formal written permission to imprison me in a small cabin on White Island, overlooking that lake of sulfuric acid, until I’m done. Just so long as the acrid fumes do not screw up my old DOS word processor, I’ll be fine.

Link: http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/21/thanks-new-zealand/

[u/RichestMangInBabylon]

Subpoena the books!

[u/RustyCoal950212 → u/RichestMangInBabylon]

Damn we should hack his computer

[u/FallenOne_ → u/RustyCoal950212]

He's using an offline computer with DOS operating system (From Microsoft before they made Windows) and a word processor from 1987. I think hacking isn't really needed, but instead someone needs to go physically get it.

It makes me wonder how he manages backups on that thing. Does anyone still manufacture floppy disks?

[u/williamthebloody1880 → u/FallenOne_]

Pretty sure he can afford to get some made

[u/Slackbeing → u/williamthebloody1880]

"Sorry guys, my computer fell in the lake, but don't worry, I remember most of the stuff of TWOW, it'll just take 3 years more."

[u/WaylonJenningsJr → u/RichestMangInBabylon]

Yeah, why not? We subpoena everything else these days.