tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054271507065426852.post2325800463781532363..comments2023-08-25T07:14:23.394-04:00Comments on Samantha Warren - Author: Why I'm Boycotting GRRMAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15599291253361405556noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054271507065426852.post-84521361026627020202011-11-18T13:58:14.890-05:002011-11-18T13:58:14.890-05:00I agree completely, Daniel. I've heard people ...I agree completely, Daniel. I've heard people *cough*Neil Gaiman*cough* say that "GRRM is not your bitch", but I have to disagree in a way. He is an author, a famous author, at that. He gets paid very well, way in advance, to produce books. He is paid to WRITE. He likely gets paid to attend cons and signings as well, but his main job is to write. And he's not doing his job. Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Stephen King, etc., seem to have no trouble juggling all aspects while still focusing on the writing. Maybe he's gotten tired of writing. He could probably stop now and be set for life. People will still read his books. But when you get paid in advance to do your job (aka: WRITE), then you darn well better do it in a timely fashion. Everyone else who works has to. What makes him special?<br /><br />*steps off her soap box and goes in search of chocolate*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599291253361405556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054271507065426852.post-21259779378913082962011-11-18T09:54:29.026-05:002011-11-18T09:54:29.026-05:00If you read his LJ, which I have occasionally, he ...If you read his LJ, which I have occasionally, he posts the occasional complaint about how impatient and unreasonable his fans are capable of being. When you start seeing your own readers as a burden, that's probably not a good sign. <br /><br />Unfortunately, I think GRRM is likely to die before we see the end of the series. I think there's a non-zero possibility that he's lost control of the book and the huge delays are due to his inability to get it back on track. The first book was tightly-written and fast-moving. Subsequent volumes have heaped on new characters while doing little with most of the old ones, and the story is past the point of bloat now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101734323033788312noreply@blogger.com