George R.R. Martin Has Written "New Pages" for WINDS OF WINTER but Wishes He Had "Turned Out a Lot More"
A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin has offered a new update on his long-awaited novel The Winds of Winter, and it’s more of the same.
While he’s written some “new pages,” Martin admits that he wishes he had written more. But, most of his time is being eaten up by all of the TV projects he’s also working on.
He shared on Not a Blog page: "Writing came hard, and though I did produce some new pages on both THE WINDS OF WINTER (yes) and BLOOD & FIRE (the sequel to FIRE & BLOOD, the second part of my Targaryen history), I would have liked to turn out a lot more.
"My various television projects ate up most of those months. Some of that was pleasant (DARK WINDS, and THE HEDGE KNIGHT), most of it was not. "
Martin previously remarked that "if I could change one thing about one of my books I'd have them finished".
He has also promised answers to a major dragon question in his upcoming works, saying: "They bond with men… some men… and the why and how of that, and how it came to be, will eventually be revealed in more detail in THE WINDS OF WINTER and A DREAM OF SPRING and some in BLOOD & FIRE.”
Martin continues to talk about and tease these new books he’s working on, but I’m not convinced that we’ll ever get to opportunity to read them!