George R.R. Martin has been prolific in the popularity of his book series which have been adapted into highly successful TV shows. His most popular book series A Song of Ice and Fire has been famously adapted into the hit HBO show Game of Thrones. The latest prequel series House of the Dragon is also inspired by the second half of his 2018 book Fire and Blood, a prequel to his famous book series.
He has been writing his next book in his famous book series called The Winds of Winter for over 12 years now. Fans have been clamoring to know a definite release date for the highly anticipated book from the master storyteller. Matin now seems to be criticizing impatient fans in his latest update regarding the progress of his book.
George R.R. Martin Laments Impatient Fans In An Update About His Upcoming Book
George R.R. Martin is currently hard at work completing his next epic novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire series called The Winds of Water. He has been constantly updating fans about the progress of the book and it has already been 12 years since he started writing the book.
Fans have been criticizing the writer for taking too long with the book and now Martin is addressing those fans in his latest update regarding the book. He said, (via Culture Crave)
“I’ve been working… I’m 12 years late with ‘Winds of Winter,’ … I’m just going to put it right out there, you guys don’t have to pester me about it”
Earlier this year, he wrote in his blog that he has been making steady progress with the book by saying,
“And yes, yes, of course, I’ve been working on WINDS OF WINTER. Almost every day. Writing, rewriting, editing, writing some more. Making steady progress. Not as fast as I would like… certainly not as fast as YOU would like… but progress nonetheless. It keeps me out of trouble.”
It seems Martin wants his fans to be more patient and believe in him that he will put out the book as soon as he completes it. Although he is taking a rather long time than his other books, he is only doing that in order to produce a highly satisfying work that will fulfill everyone’s desires and give a cathartic experience to its readers.
Fans Are Still Concerned With How Long George R.R. Martin Is Taking For The Book
As George R.R. Martin updated fans on his upcoming book The Winds of Winter, he also criticized impatient fans for pestering him for taking too long to complete the book. Fans did not hold back on this comment from the writer and the majority of them are still on the belief that the writer is getting lazy and does not want to finish the book at all. They expressed their frustrations on X,
He still has another book to write after this one and is 75. At what point do we become concerned he will never finish the series?
— Zach (@ZacharyFoutch) October 21, 2023
I rather him be honest and say he doesn’t want to finish it.
— Rickist (@RickistRicky) October 21, 2023
He’s gone from “any moment now!” to “just a few more years, just you wait!” to “5 years tops, I swear” to “yeah yeah I know, shut up.”
— Tristan S. Rapp (@Hieraaetus) October 21, 2023
What piece of entertainment will release first:
GTA6 or Winds of Winter? pic.twitter.com/UIIK7MsbTw
— Thomas ‘The Brah’ Williams (@PlaystationBrah) October 21, 2023
Its clear he lost his interest for the story
— TheDonjj.eth (@thedonjj) October 21, 2023
This guy is 100% going to use chat GPT to finish this thing
— albus (@dumbledrip) October 21, 2023
Martin is clearly taking his time to finish the book. But fans are not as patient as him and they are losing hope that the book will ever be released. It remains to be seen whether a more hopeful update comes soon from Martin regarding the completion of the book.
