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 worked out of Hollywood for 10 years and I had my heart broken half a dozen times, so I know all the things that can go wrong. George R. R. Martin breakdozenhalf Change image and share on social
I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale. George R. R. Martin bigepicscale Change image and share on social
Unfortunately in television, for whatever reason, fantasy became thought of as a kids' genre. George R. R. Martin fantasygenrekid Change image and share on social
Writing is hard. I mean, I sit there and work at it. George R. R. Martin hardsitwork Change image and share on social
When the writing is going really well, whole days and weeks go by, and I suddenly realise I have all these unpaid bills and, my God, I haven't unpacked, and the suitcase has been sitting there for three weeks. George R. R. Martin billdaygod share on social
I had this desire to see the world. I couldn't see any of it, but I saw it in my imagination, and that's why I always read books, and I could go to Mars or Middle Earth or the Hyborian age. George R. R. Martin agebookdesire Change image and share on social
When I'm writing from a character's viewpoint, in essence I become that character; I share their thoughts, I see the world through their eyes and try to feel everything they feel. George R. R. Martin characteressenceeye Change image and share on social
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that never happened, flavoured with a dash of sorcery and spiced with dragons. I take that as a compliment. George R. R. Martin complimentdashdragon 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
