George R.R. Martin reveals the name of Fire & Blood sequel and shares an update on The Winds of Winter

George R.R. Martin has been crafting the fantasy series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire‘ since 1996, with two more volumes remaining before the saga concludes. ‘The Winds of Winter,’ the forthcoming book, has been in development for over a decade. The author faces immense pressure from fans to publish the novel. He gave a recent update on his writing works.

George R. R. Martin is working on The Winds of Winter and Blood & Fire

George R. R. Martin lost his friend Howard Waldrop not too long ago. He is still not over his loss, evident from his recent note on Not A Blog, stating he is working on The Winds of Winter and Blood & Fire, a Fire and Blood sequel, simultaneously:

“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.

The Winds of Winter cover

The stress kept mounting, the news went from bad to worse to worst, my mood seemed to swing between fury and despair, and at night I tossed and turned when I should have been sleeping. When I did sleep, well, my dreams were none too pleasant either.”

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One thing about The Winds of Winter George R. R. Martin wishes to change

In a recent panel interview at Oxford Writers’ House, Martin conceded when asked about the one aspect he would change in his books. He stated, “Oh, I don’t know, I could probably change more than one thing. If I could change one thing about one of my books, I’d have them finished.” 

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