George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was later adapted into the HBO dramatic series Game of Thrones...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 September 1948
CountryUnited States of America
running book writing
I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the special effects technology. You're not limited to any particular running time.
couple years done
I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.
football sunday games
I watch NFL football on Sundays. I enjoy gaming with friends, meaning role-playing games; I still enjoy going to conventions and traveling.
writing epic bigs
I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.
atheist catholic agnostic
I suppose I'm a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an atheist or agnostic.
character black-and-white grey
I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white.
writing want stories
I have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story.
book writing ideas
I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of these days, but I'll probably never get to them.
two historical skins
I have always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth.
dark
I have always been a dark writer.
character emotional attachment
I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters.
couple book kids
I had a couple of friends, but I was mostly the kid with his nose in a book.
hate writing i-hate
Don't write outlines; I hate outlines.
summer sports baseball
Believe it or not, I worked four summers in college as a sports writer covering baseball for a parks and rec department in Bayonne, N.J.