I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it's a superficial experience isn't it? George R. R. Martin bookcarecharacter share on social
I spent a whole summer working on what proved to be 'A Game of Thrones'. George R. R. Martin gameprovespend Change image and share on social
The odd thing about being a writer is you do tend to lose yourself in your books. Sometimes it seems like real life is flickering by and you're hardly a part of it. You remember the events in your books better than you remember the events that actually took place when you were writing them. George R. R. Martin bookeventflicker share on social
When I am writing best, I really am lost in my world. I lose track of the outside world. I have a difficult time balancing between my real world and the artificial world. George R. R. Martin artificialbalancedifficult Change image and share on social
An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly. George R. R. Martin assumeawfuldecent 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
You always try to do your own thing. One of the things I wanted to do was to write a book that combines some of the best traits of contemporary fantasy with some of the traits of the historical novel. George R. R. Martin bookcombinecontemporary Change image and share on social
A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect. George R. R. Martin bindeffectlot Change image and share on social
I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations. George R. R. Martin 80s90sadaptation share on social
As Faulkner says, all of us have the capacity in us for great good and for great evil, for love but also for hate. I wanted to write those kinds of complex character in a fantasy, and not just have all the good people get together to fight the bad guy. George R. R. Martin badcapacitycharacter share on social