a formula to describe the dynamics of a fictional virus
Admittedly I'm not interested in the books but this constant delay and procrastination is just comical now.More and more I start to believe in the conspiracy theory that George simply doesn't want and will not write the last books.
Is that physics?Maybe they're branching out? Putting it in a physics journal makes about as much sense as season 8 of Game of Thrones.
Seems more like biology or epidemiology to me
Old man with a shit ton of money does the things he wants to do.
rightBut failure to release anything is reneging on a contract. He made an agreement with a publisher for two books. He's had multiple deadlines come and go without submitting a manuscript. He has, in fact, already broken multiple contractual agreements for the creation of publishable work.
I don't know if you feel this way, but I sort of feel like...so what if he doesn't write that book. It sucks for people that wanted to read the book, but as soon as people start acting like he's reneging on a contract or something I'm out.
But failure to release anything is reneging on a contract. He made an agreement with a publisher for two books. He's had multiple deadlines come and go without submitting a manuscript. He has, in fact, already broken multiple contractual agreements for the creation of publishable work.
It's one of the reasons he stopped giving more regular, in-depth updates about 8 years ago. He kept missing deadlines and breaking promises.
He made a contract with the publisher. People acting like GRR Martin is breaking a contract with them personally is absurd. Did people pay a subscription fee for the rest of his novels?This is a pretty disagreeable take. If someone starts writing a series theres sort of an expectation that series will conclude. Its not unreasonable for people to expect the rest of the books, and calling them entitled isnt a fair criticism. It goes against what the first books in the series were sold on
Disappointed is one thing, that's a natural feeling to have after not getting the thing you wanted to have. Maybe even a little annoyed that he said stuff he was not honest about. But being actually angry and entitled about it like he owes you something is ridiculous.
rightYeah, he's old, rich, and he's written 70 books in his life. Most of the aspiring writers on here are struggling with one. If he's burnt out and can't close his series in a way that satisfies him, I say fair enough. If he is also in denial about his inability to finish, I say that's understandable.
I don't know if you feel this way, but I sort of feel like...so what if he doesn't write that book. It sucks for people that wanted to read the book, but as soon as people start acting like he's reneging on a contract or something I'm out.
Yeah, he's old, rich, and he's written 70 books in his life. Most of the aspiring writers on here are struggling with one. If he's burnt out and can't close his series in a way that satisfies him, I say fair enough. If he is also in denial about his inability to finish, I say that's understandable.There's a possibility that he might just have wrote the script and let someone else take his work after his death. At this point I can only believe he just simply don't want to finish out of fear or simply don't care anymore.
Any contract that exists is between him and his publishers. If you are a fan of his work . . . hey, I am going to say you got a lot in return for your fandom.
More and more I start to believe in the conspiracy theory that George simply doesn't want and will not write the last books.I do think he may have just lost interest but my reasoning is less conspiracy theory and more logical assumption. I think that while he started out taking his time on the project the constant barrage of negativity has made him completely apathetic to it. Think about it. If every time you checked online you saw a skew of comments like get off your fat lazy ass and finish the books before you die how eager would you be to deliver? If he published the next book today its not like anyone would be grateful. So why bother at this point? Maybe he can sell it to some big corporation and let them finish it since fans learned nothing after they killed George Lucass interest in Star Wars.
Either because he believes that he cannot keep up with the hype...or the ending of the HBO series was actually too close to what he envisioned and the public reception made him simply give up at delivering it.
He made a contract with the publisher. People acting like GRR Martin is breaking a contract with them personally is absurd. Did people pay a subscription fee for the rest of his novels?Look I don't have much skin in the game because I stopped reading at book 3 when I was waiting for the series to actually be finished. But the man uses the series to drum up support for things he's actually working on. When people lose interest he says something about he's making some progress. Not finishing the series is one thing. Stringing people along like you are when you clearly aren't deserves to be called out on.
Disappointed is one thing, that's a natural feeling to have after not getting the thing you wanted to have. Maybe even a little annoyed that he said stuff he was not honest about. But being actually angry and entitled about it like he owes you something is ridiculous.
Although fans of A Song of Ice and Fire might still be hankering for the long-delayed next book in the series, bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author George R.R. Martin has instead added a different item to his long list of publications: a peer-reviewed physics paper just published in the American Journal of Physics that he co-authored.
The paper derives a formula to describe the dynamics of a fictional virus
that is the centerpiece of the Wild Cards series of books, a shared universe edited by Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass, with some 44 authors contributing.
is writing
He made a contract with the publisher. People acting like GRR Martin is breaking a contract with them personally is absurd. Did people pay a subscription fee for the rest of his novels?Well the problem then arises when he goes on his blog every other week and goes, "It's coming! Any minute now! I've got 20,000 pages written and all the time in the world, and oh boy are you all gonna love it! Anyway, buy my official wild card physics research paper now! And don't forget to tune into my new HBO show! And I'll also be at all these conventions and you can get an autograph for the low low price of $20! Any day now I'll be done, I swear!!!"
Disappointed is one thing, that's a natural feeling to have after not getting the thing you wanted to have. Maybe even a little annoyed that he said stuff he was not honest about. But being actually angry and entitled about it like he owes you something is ridiculous.
Look I don't have much skin in the game because I stopped reading at book 3 when I was waiting for the series to actually be finished. But the man uses the series to drum up support for things he's actually working on. When people lose interest he says something about he's making some progress. Not finishing the series is one thing. Stringing people along like you are when you clearly aren't deserves to be called out on.props to him agreeing to do that gag
Now this is a case where he doesn't seem to mention anything about the series so criticism is a little less warranted.
Anyway here's the tradition.
https://youtu.be/lle4t4o8EDk?si=MAfHlD0dlg0NemGM
props to him agreeing to do that gag
ugh, man, nobody gives a fuck about Wild CardsI like Wolf Cards.
right the fucking book, George
props to him agreeing to do that gagHe's got nothing but time these days.