I've always preferred writing about grey characters and human characters. Whether they are giants or elves or dwarves, or whatever they are, they're still human, and the human heart is still in conflict with the self. George R. R. Martin characterconflictdwarve share on social
I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white. George R. R. Martin blackcharactergrey Change image and share on social
I have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story. George R. R. Martin lotlovenovel Change image and share on social
Believe it or not, I worked four summers in college as a sports writer covering baseball for a parks and rec department in Bayonne, N.J. George R. R. Martin baseballbayonnecollege Change image and share on social
I do get invitations all of the time to play actual fantasy football, by the way, but I get the feeling that I'd like it too much. I have enough demands on my time. My fans would kill me. George R. R. Martin actualdemandfan Change image and share on social
The vast majority of writers out there, they finish their books, and no one cares whether their book is late or ever comes out at all. And then it comes out, and two reviews are published, and it sells 12 copies. George R. R. Martin bookcarecopy share on social
I have always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth. George R. R. Martin birthfantasyfiction Change image and share on social
As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen. George R. R. Martin fictionhappenhistorical Change image and share on social
There are writers, and I know some of them, who are very disciplined. Who write, like, four pages a day, every day. And it doesn't matter if their dog got run over by a car that day, or they won the Irish sweepstakes. I'm not one of those writers. George R. R. Martin cardaydiscipline share on social