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
I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the special effects technology. You're not limited to any particular running time. George R. R. Martin bookbudgetconstrain 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've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense. George R. R. Martin considerablefictionhave 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
The distinction between literary and genre fiction is stupid and pernicious. It dates back to a feud between Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James. James won, and it split literature into two streams. But it's a totally false dichotomy. George R. R. Martin backdatedichotomy share on social
I've been many kinds of writers in my career: novelist; tele-playwright; short story writer. As a high-school student, I wrote amateur pieces for fanzines, and I've written for Hollywood. George R. R. Martin amateurcareerfanzine Change image and share on social
I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society. George R. R. Martin additionaldifficultessentially share on social
Many writers will get a contract by selling chapters and outlines or something like that. I wrote the entire novel, and when it was all finished, I would give it to my agent and say, 'Well, here's a novel; sell it if you can.' And they would do that, and it was good because I never had anyone looking over my shoulder. George R. R. Martin agentchaptercontract share on social
The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy. George R. R. Martin bookfantasymodern Change image and share on social