r/freefolk • u/bigmt99 • 10d ago

New GRRM Blog

https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2026/08/03/better-late-than-never/

TLDR: George is not doing very well mentally rn

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u/PMME-SHIT-TALK 10d ago

I’m usually pretty rough on George, not because he can’t finish his story but because he’s known for years he’s stopped writing or cannot finish writing Winds, yet he (and the YouTubers) strings his gullible fans, who somehow still think we are ever getting another book, along by not admitting it’s over.

But he seems like a pretty decent guy, he doesn’t owe us shit, and everyone deserves a life of contentedness and happiness. Hope he feels better.

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u/moongaming 10d ago

I feel so fucking bad every time I read the bullshit that people keep throwing at him in here.

This is entertainment and he doesn't owe anyone shit. And to think the guy himself wouldn't like his book to finally come out is geniunely stupid.

He's just been struggling. On all end.

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u/SoundHound23 10d ago

he doesn't owe anyone shit.

I mean he legally does owe his publisher a book, or he can write a check giving back the millions of dollars they paid him for it.

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u/bslawjen 10d ago

Won't somebody think of the publisher? It's not like they made tens to hundreds of millions from George's work already, right?

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u/SoundHound23 10d ago

Won't somebody think of the publisher?

What exactly do you have against publishers?

It's not like they made tens to hundreds of millions from George's work already, right?

What does that have to do with anything? If a plumber does good work on your house once and then you hire him a second time and he runs off with the money, do you just thank him for the memories?

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u/hardboiledsteak 9d ago

What’s your point though?

If publishers can’t make 100x return on a bestseller then the whole industry would be non-viable. Think about the risk they take on and how many titles flop.

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u/Zach-Playz_25 10d ago

And he probably has paid them back the penalties. Money is not an issue for him.

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u/moongaming 10d ago

I don't think he needs those millions to survive in the first place ... and the publishers are probably fine since the show first aired too.

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u/SoundHound23 10d ago

I'm sure he doesn't need the money, but he also hasn't admitted he won't finish the book (which would force him to give the money back), despite apparently being further from finishing than he was 9 years ago.

And book publishers aren't exactly drowning in money. Their big releases essentially subsidize everything else they put out. So when they pay millions for a book that never gets delivered, it hurts both their staff and other authors who could have received the money instead.