George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 15

We’re root- tootin over the moon about “Night of the Cooters” WORLD premiere! Come take a ride with us, as iconoclast Howard Waldrop’s story about extraterrestrials invading Pachuco, TX debuts TOMORROW at 7:30pm during the LA International Shorts Festival.  And if that wasn’t enough to get your mother-in-law smiling, the WORLD premiere screening is followed by a Q&A with Joe Lansdale (Bubba Ho-tep, Hap and Leonard) and cast.

This peach of a tale features up and coming talent and some familiar ol...

Howard Waldrop’s “Night of the Cooters” WORLD PREMIERE screening at the LA Shorts International Film Festival July 28th 7:30PM.  Directed by Vincent D’ Onofrio, screenplay by Joe Lansdale and produced by George R. R. Martin.

https://www.lashortsfest.com/july-28-...

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How fun if this!  You can raise and hatch your own dragon with the new HBO DracARys App.  Get ready for the August 21st premier of House of the Dragon by watching your own dragon grow!

THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MINIONS OF FEVRE RIVER

We’re sad to report due to the high levels of the new variant of Covid that George has decided to cancel his in person appearances at San Diego Comic Con this year.

But there will be signatures will be floating around on the Comicon Floor.  Please ask about signed copies of Fire and Blood at the Penguin Random House booth or at the Mysterious Galaxy booth.  Plus we’ve gotten some limited edition posters featuring the first cover of the Marvel WildCards run coming out later this month.  Please as...

New from the Wild Cards universe Carrie Vaughn’s “Grow” FREE on Tor.com now. https://www.tor.com/2022/07/20/grow-c...

Sincerely,  Social Media Minion

Yes, it’s true.   I will be heading to San Diego for Comicon at the end of the month, for the first time in… ah… a bunch of years.

That’s not news to most of you, I know.   There have already been a raft of stories out there about HBO’s plans for promoting HOUSE OF THE DRAGON at Comicon  (which plans are pretty mind-boggling, by the way), and my name has popped up in a good many of them.   So I’m not revealing any secrets here, but I can confirm.   I’ll be joining the HOUSE OF THE DRAGON panel  ...

If you missed Archmaester Gyldayn’s history of the Targaryen dynasty the first time around, have no fear.

Our friends at Bantam Spectra are bringing it back.  On sale TODAY in both trade paperback and mass market, with new tie-in cover art from HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (scheduled to debut on HBO on August 21), and illustrations by Doug Wheatley.

Grab your copy here, or wherever books are sold!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/556963/fire-and-blood-hbo-tie-in-edition-by-george-r-r-martin/

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I have done a lot of interviews over the years, more than even I can possibly keep track of.   Inevitably, a lot of them touch on the same subjects.   One of the things I have been asked about most is my writing process.   If you have seen any of those interviews, you have probably heard me talking about the two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners.   I have given that same spiel numerous times.  Here’s one of the most thorough explanations:

Another question that I get a lot, espe...

CAN we keep it?

I am not so sure any more.

These past couple of years, what with covid and all, I have fallen way behind on my movie-going.   Which is a shame, since I loved going to movies… in a movie theatre, ideally.   Hell, I own a movie theatre.   And we have the best popcorn in Santa Fe, still!

We did not have DR. STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, however.   Elsewise I might have seen it sooner.   Parris and I did finally catch it a few days ago, though, and…

I have to say, I loved it.

Sam Raimi has always been one of my favor...