I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters. George R. R. Martin attachmentcharactercreate Change image and share on social
You want people to be eager for your book; the downside is when the people forget the series even exists. George R. R. Martin bookdownsideeager Change image and share on social
I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villains. George R. R. Martin characterfantasyfocus Change image and share on social
I tend to write one character at a time. But I don't write the entirety of one character at a time. George R. R. Martin characterentiretytend Change image and share on social
You can have the power to destroy, but it doesn't give you the power to reform, or improve, or build. George R. R. Martin builddestroygive Change image and share on social
All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful. George R. R. Martin amountfictionpowerful Change image and share on social
My characters who come back from death are worse for wear. In some ways, they're not even the same characters anymore. The body may be moving, but some aspect of the spirit is changed or transformed, and they've lost something. George R. R. Martin anymoreaspectback share on social
If you go all the way back, I've always written science-fiction, I've always written fantasy, I've always written horror stories and monster stories, right from the beginning of my career. I've always moved back and forth between the genres. I don't really recognise that there's a significant difference between them in some senses. George R. R. Martin backbegincareer share on social
Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die. George R. R. Martin bookborecharacter share on social