"The funny thing is this was supposed to be a short novel with a tight scope, and whenever I read my sources on this, it was limited to a chapter at best of Savarkar’s life. That’s what my first draft was, too. But then I had to be like “But what were each of them really like?” and “What were the trains like in Edwardian London?”. Then I found reality much more insane compared to anything I could have come up with, and I had to write it all down while having a baby and managing the ups and downs of tech life."
Now I know why I have been waiting 11 years (and counting) for the latest Game of Thrones novel!
PS: Does it annoy anyone else that Substack comments don't have a "quote" feature? Seems to be a basic need.
I've heard brandon sanderson talk about GRRM and he says GRRM was always slow and slowed down even further with age.
I haven't read the GoT books, but my friends who have said GRRM made it his whole thing to unexpectedly bop off people, and he ended up painting himself into a corner and is struggling with advancing the plot while keeping the characters consistent. Does that sound right?
And yes, the comments def need a quote feature. that's where you need the quote feature the most!
Yeah, pretty much. There are way too many POVs and moving parts to keep track of. Plus, GRRM is more of a “gardener” when it comes to storytelling—he lets his characters grow naturally rather than sticking to a rigid outline. On top of that, he constantly rewrites and deletes huge chunks of his work.
There’s another big factor at play here: the absolute disaster that was Game of Thrones Season 8. I think GRRM is under a ton of pressure to deliver an ending that won’t disappoint fans, especially since a lot of people believe the show’s finale (most probably based on his planned book ending) was very poorly executed.
Yeah, i think plotting is great for these reasons. You're able to find places you'll get stuck in sooner and work on them. I started off as a gardener, but realized that's how you get stuck a lot, and decided instead to garden while plotting. I found the Story Genius method which is what really got me going in a flow. It might be too late for GRRM to rejig his whole series according to Storygenius.... but maybe he can give it a shot, helped by a whole army of fans?
Not that I've seen. From what I saw, everything was some name of rudra. Except the lothal one that was big enough to be seen from a distance, and this is what convinced me - it says Dwaravararaka - gateway to the city of diamonds.
Only 40% have been read so far.
"The funny thing is this was supposed to be a short novel with a tight scope, and whenever I read my sources on this, it was limited to a chapter at best of Savarkar’s life. That’s what my first draft was, too. But then I had to be like “But what were each of them really like?” and “What were the trains like in Edwardian London?”. Then I found reality much more insane compared to anything I could have come up with, and I had to write it all down while having a baby and managing the ups and downs of tech life."
Now I know why I have been waiting 11 years (and counting) for the latest Game of Thrones novel!
PS: Does it annoy anyone else that Substack comments don't have a "quote" feature? Seems to be a basic need.
I've heard brandon sanderson talk about GRRM and he says GRRM was always slow and slowed down even further with age.
I haven't read the GoT books, but my friends who have said GRRM made it his whole thing to unexpectedly bop off people, and he ended up painting himself into a corner and is struggling with advancing the plot while keeping the characters consistent. Does that sound right?
And yes, the comments def need a quote feature. that's where you need the quote feature the most!
Yeah, as @Cultural Chronicler said below, that's pretty much it.
Although, at this point, I don't even remember because it has been a decade since I have last picked up his books!
Yeah, pretty much. There are way too many POVs and moving parts to keep track of. Plus, GRRM is more of a “gardener” when it comes to storytelling—he lets his characters grow naturally rather than sticking to a rigid outline. On top of that, he constantly rewrites and deletes huge chunks of his work.
There’s another big factor at play here: the absolute disaster that was Game of Thrones Season 8. I think GRRM is under a ton of pressure to deliver an ending that won’t disappoint fans, especially since a lot of people believe the show’s finale (most probably based on his planned book ending) was very poorly executed.
Yeah, i think plotting is great for these reasons. You're able to find places you'll get stuck in sooner and work on them. I started off as a gardener, but realized that's how you get stuck a lot, and decided instead to garden while plotting. I found the Story Genius method which is what really got me going in a flow. It might be too late for GRRM to rejig his whole series according to Storygenius.... but maybe he can give it a shot, helped by a whole army of fans?
So do the inscriptions mention anyone apart from Pashupatinath?
Not that I've seen. From what I saw, everything was some name of rudra. Except the lothal one that was big enough to be seen from a distance, and this is what convinced me - it says Dwaravararaka - gateway to the city of diamonds.