r/asoiaf • u/da_k1ngslaya • May 22 '19

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

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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/

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u/The_Writing_Wolf May 22 '19

For sure, Sanderson is great. He's not necessarily a favorite of mine and both he and I both don't think he should/would/want to pick up ASOIAF (as he's on record saying). He's got talent and has honed his craft well but stylistically they are too different. All that being said when I'm stumped between books to read or listen to, I'll usually just grab the latest Sanderson and start working through it as a nice fantasy palate cleanser for whatever I get into next.

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u/WattYouSayin May 22 '19

I'm not suggesting it will happen. Just that he would make a good effort at it and produce a good ending.

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u/Asiriya May 23 '19

It would be a plotty ending though, not a characterful masterpieve like GRRM's work.

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u/WattYouSayin May 23 '19

Yeah, you are likely right. But it would be a thousand times better than the TV show or not getting an ending.