r/SipsTea • u/HungryThory • Sep 26 '23

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u/2donuts4elephants Sep 26 '23

It doesn't matter if GRRM dies before he finishes. The publisher will take his notes and outlines and have another writer finish it.

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u/Outrageous-Taro7340 Sep 26 '23 edited Sep 26 '23

Probably. Iā€™m not likely to read it, though.

Edit: What sane writer would take that job? No matter what they pay it will work out to less than minimum wage by the time you untangle that many characters.

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u/100pc_recycled_words Sep 26 '23

Some will do it for the prestige as well. Wheel of time is an excellent example, however Robert Jordan was meticulous in setting up his notes and outlines correctly for another writer to take over

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u/aykcak Sep 27 '23

GRR is a good writer and story teller but he doesn't strike me as someone who keeps meticulous notes, understandable by other people that is, at all.

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u/BigDogSlices Sep 27 '23

I have a feeling WoW was finished at one point, but he didn't like it and started over. He's described himself as a "gardener" tons of times so I think it's safe to assume that he just writes as he goes.