Martin, who graduated with honors at Northwestern University, says that the success of “Game of Thrones,” the HBO TV adaptation of his fantasy novel series, has already caught up to him. He adds that it is, in fact, the reason why there is now a great pressure on him to release the sixth book of the fantasy novel series.
The author continues to remain mum about the release date of the book. He said that for him to be able to come up with a specific release date for his book, he needs to write faster. But unfortunately, he admitted that he cannot.
There is really nothing that would make Martin write the next book a bit faster because he likes to write on his own pace.
In fact, in a recent interview, Martin said that his writing usually begins in the morning by re-reading all the things he had written the day before just so he could get some momentum.
If what he has written the day before is not very good, he will spend the whole day rewriting it. But during good or great writing days, he could sit in front of his computer and finish five or six pages
Despite his pronouncements, many believe that Martin is through with “The Winds of Winter” and the release of the book is just a matter of strategy for him and for the “Game of Thrones” TV series.