SAT0725 OP t1_iyd4nbb wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Reply to comment by selfdestruction9000 in People give George R.R. Martin grief for the delay of "The Winds of Winter," but imagine trying to write a continuation of your series after HBO already wrote their own ending to it... by SAT0725

> He’s built an interesting world but it’s clear he wants to keep world-building rather than focusing on the story he set out to tell

Unless the world building IS the story

selfdestruction9000 t1_iydh9qc wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:19 PM

And there’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s going to lead to a lot of unfinished stories. ASOIAF will not be finished, the tales of Dunk & Egg will not be finished, and Fire & Blood Part 2 won’t be released (his next book is another retelling of Part 1).