The Winners (?)

[grrrm]

Well, the contest is over, and as expected, I now feel slightly ill, like when you decide to have a burrito and a chocolate shake for lunch, and then go for a five-mile run.  I'm sure you know what I mean.

However, I think my intestinal difficulties were worth it, for the FTBG Picture Contest was a huge success, with record numbers submitting

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this slayed me...

[anonymous]

one of the comments he let through on his most recent post...

lonfiction wrote:

Oct. 7th, 2009 03:43 am (UTC)
All good news!

Thanks for working so hard to share this story with us.
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[anonymous]

Wow wouldn't it be funny if he had to split the book again? Or at least move more chapters into the next book because he has no space from them in ADwD.

Meereenese knot, or Xeno's paradox?

[anonymous]

I have to admit being pretty happy about the latest Blog-n-Billboard post on the state of ADwD. At least our favorite professional Con attendee gave out an update. But all of the comments here reminded me of the ever-expanding (kinda like GRRM!) litany of caveats

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[anonymous]

His recent post is unbelievable. 1100 pages and I thought he said something about being half done back in 2005. If that is true then he is producing about 130 pages per year. That is awful for someone who is supposed to be writing for a living. It is also messed up how he has told us several times that he feels he can finish the book by a certain date when he is not even close to finishing. How can he be so off on his estimations? How many estimated "finish dates" has he given us (most recent one was trying to finish by September was it?) Now he is talking about hopefully being able to wrap things up before he approaches the 1500 page mark which will take him another 4-5 years at the rate he is currently writing. The rest of the post sounds like such a disorganized mess ie "i have CONSIDERABLY MORE bits and pieces of partials and fragments" and "oh i think ill hang around the wall, maybe visit Winterfell". I can think of several places he will be visiting and none of that includes the typewriter: like the buffet line at the Golden

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[anonymous]

Given what we now know about the Meereenese knot, those old hoped-for completion dates do come across as a bit weird. Considering this is a problem that has plagued Martin for *years,* and that he's apparently no closer to dealing with it than he was at the start, why raise false hopes in readers when that creative wall is still fully in the way?

I know, I know, he did mention that those dates were hopes and nothing definitive... but I used to believe that if he could realistically hope to be finished by a particular date, then even if he missed that date, he would probably finish within a few months (or even half a year), right?

As it turned out, I was well and truly wrong.

- Krafus

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[elmobob14]

Nice point with the 130 pages/year. I think I could manage one page every third day. What a pro!

[anonymous]

Ok Liotta .... I'm waiting for your analysis of Gorgester's newest post on the mess that has become ADWD...

He mentions that he done with 1100 MS pages & that he's has got a lot more in "partials, fragments, and roughs". What he doesn't say is that he's very averse to publishing any of it.

And also he's trying to finish it before he hits ASOS page count, another hope en-route to previous "High hopes". WTF is this Meereenese knot that is vexing him, I mean c'mon isn't he a writer, can't he just think it through???

Pesci ... I'm looking forward to another jab post. Btw he's also put in another post detailing all the hassle he has to undergo on route to the shootings in Ireland & Morocco , well here's a thought Doritto dude ... DONT GO & FINISH THAT DAMNED BOOK.

In the end theres also a plug to buy his boooks before he leaves as the pawn shop is gonna be closed untill thnaksgiving, what a cheap ass!

Thorel