Now a fan of George RR Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire book (the novel adapted for the HBO Max series) game of thrones When House of the Dragon — accustomed to a somewhat exhausting update on his progress on the next novel, 11 years late in the series. winter windComedy Central series episodes Stephen Colbert Tooning Out The News He says he’s written about 1,100 to 1,200 pages of the book so far and has “only 400 or 500 pages left.”
In this exclusive clip from Martin’s episode of the show, it will air later daily show December 7 at 11:30 p.m. ET, animation host Dr. Ike Bloom (Voice Inspector Ikeof Ikechukwu Ufomadu) described Martin as “aaa struggle Writer — let me fix that, really pathetic — someone who struggles to meet deadlines. He called James Patterson, a highly prolific crime writer, for advice on how Martin could turn his business around faster.
Patterson first asks how far Martin is past the deadline and seems surprised to hear how late the book is. He suggests that Martin suffers from “writer’s constipation” and advises him to change his writing methods, in that he still uses a DOS computer and WordStar word processor.
Martin has frequently expressed his resentment of fans and interviewers constantly nagging and nagging about his slow progress. winter wind, he continues to be sidelined as he works on other HBO shows and projects. But here, he seems to at least try to enforce a sense of humor about the whole thing, laughing awkwardly at Roast. That’s why I don’t. winter wind Given that a 1,700-page book isn’t really physically possible, divide it into releasable sections. “Problem solved!” says Patterson. “1,100 pages he divides into three books. In a year he submits one book and they are happy, suddenly, ahead of schedule!” Martin just laughs.
Stephen Colbert Tooning Out The News is currently in its third season.All episodes of the series are available on Paramount Plus, Hulu, and Comedy Central website.
