George R.R. Martin has clarified reports that his latest volume in the Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, will not be published this year.
In a post on his live journal, a reader complained that reports misinterpreted comments from his publisher. “Considering that as far as she or we know, you could hand the book in any day now and it certainly wouldn’t take over a year to get onto shelves, she can’t accurately make that statement, nor did she intend to,” wrote tyrion_draper.
Martin responded:
I certainly hope that THE WINDS OF WINTER is not on the schedule of ANY of my publishers. I have spent years trying to persuade them all not to schedule my books until they are completed and delivered. Scheduling, and then having to reschedule and postpone, just pisses people off. I’d rather not schedule at all until the date is real and certain.
This flies against standard publishing practice, however, so it’s a battle that I do not always win.
George R.R. Martin has clarified reports that his latest volume in the Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, will not be published this year.
In a post on his live journal, a reader complained that reports misinterpreted comments from his publisher. “Considering that as far as she or we know, you could hand the book in any day now and it certainly wouldn’t take over a year to get onto shelves, she can’t accurately make that statement, nor did she intend to,” wrote tyrion_draper.
Martin responded: