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
I have many books that I want to write; I'd like to think that I'll be around for another 20 years or so and write another dozen novels, probably some sort of imaginative literature... Never again another seven-volume saga. George R. R. Martin bookdozenimaginative share on social
I work for two years on a book and it comes out and two days later I've got my first e-mail: When is the next one coming out? George R. R. Martin bookcomeday Change image and share on social
The prejudice is still there, but it's breaking down. You have writers like Michael Chabon and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. He's a writer who's determined to break down genre barriers. He's done amazing things. George R. R. Martin amazebarrierbreak share on social
I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, and they had a profound effect on me. I'd read other fantasy before, but none of them that I loved like Tolkien. George R. R. Martin bookeffectfan share on social
I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn't the end and there's something more, but I can't convince the rational part of me that that makes any sense whatsoever. George R. R. Martin convinceendfascinate Change image and share on social
I've written some standalone novels, but a book series allows fans in. There's much more intense involvement. George R. R. Martin bookfanhave Change image and share on social
It's really irritating when you open a book, and 10 pages into it you know that the hero you met on page one or two is gonna come through unscathed, because he's the hero. This is completely unreal, and I don't like it. George R. R. Martin bookcompletelygonna share on social
It's like these ideas, these characters, kind of bubble up inside me, and one day they're not there, and the next day they are there. They're alive, and they're whispering in my head and all that stuff, and I want to write about those things. George R. R. Martin alivebubblecharacter share on social
