George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 214

Lots of stuff going on that I've been meaning to post about... but there's lots of stuff going on, so I haven't had the time.

Stuff stirring on the comic book front, but I can't talk about that yet. Maybe in a couple months. Maybe sooner. Maybe both.

Cool stuff coming in from Cyanide Studios on the videogame too. Can't share that either. Sorry, sorry.

Melinda and I caught the Swedish film of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO a couple nights ago at the Screen. Highly recommended. I want to t...

It's May, it's May, hurray.

What's more, I actually met a deadline. I turned in the first draft of my script for episode eight of A GAME OF THRONES to David and Dan on the day it was due. Today, as it happens.

It's too long and too expensive, but that's true of every first draft teleplay and screenplay that I ever wrote. I've titled it "The Pointy End," though I don't know if that will endure. Last I heard, it hadn't been decided whether we'd be using episode titles or not.

One monkey off my...

For those who haven't had enough of hearing me pontificate, there's a new podcast up on the Dragon Page at http://www.dragonpage.com/2010/04/27/cover-to-cover-405a/

Hear me talk with Mike & Mike (no, not Greenberg and Golic) about WARRIORS, A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, and the HBO series.

No football talk. I'm saving that for when I'm a guest of the other Mike & Mike.

Well, okay, maybe not "soon."

But eventually... we hope... (fingers crossed).

The good folks at Mike the Pike productions are developing my werewolf novella, "The Skin Trade," into what we all hope will be a major motion picture. These things do take time, of course, and we're still a long way from the cameras rolling... but Mike the Pike has commissioned this nifty poster as a promotional sales tool, and I thought I'd share it.



Now all we need is a movie to go with our poster.

You can find out ...

Well, another NFL draft has come and gone.

I liked the new three-day format, with the first round and the second/third being telecast in prime time on Thursday and Friday respectively. The days did not seem quite so endless, and the break between round one and round two allowed for more wheeling and dealing. The first night actually drew higher ratings than the NBA playoff games being broadcast that same night, which just goes to demonstrate the respective popularity of football and basketba...

I've acquired a small stock (may be able to turn up more, but that's speculative) of the ill-fated 2009 ICE & FIRE calendar, with its gorgeous Michael Komarck illustrations.



Unless you're a time traveler, chances are you won't be needing a 2009 calendar any time soon. But the art's still stunning.



Rather than selling these leftovers, I'm going to offer them for free as a special premium. Order $100 worth of books from my Signed Books page (http://www.georgerrmartin.com/books.html ) and I'll t...

Feels very strange to have the NFL draft opening in midweek, and in prime time, but there it is. Round One is almost upon us, and the Rams are on the clock.

((And speaking of the Rams, they should take Suh, not Bradford. Defense first. Spags knows that. I wonder if all this QB talk is just a smokescreen? We'll find out soon))

Very odd year for both my teams. I have no idea who the Jets or Giants will select. The Giants have pick #15 in the first round, and those mid-round picks are alw...

LOCUS has announced the shortlist for its annual awards, and I'm pleased to report that SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, the Jack Vance tribute anthology I co-edited with Gardner Dozois, has been nominated in the Best Anthology category.

((Three of the five nominees in Best Anthology were edited or co-edited by Gardner, who is also up himself in the Best Editor category. Despite which, he is convinced he is going to lose both awards. That's why we call him Eeyore.))



Neil Gaimain's story for SONGS O...

Back home again, and once more buried. I was only gone for four days. How the hell does so much mail and email pile up IN FOUR F*CKING DAYS, I ask you?? It makes me dread what will await me when I return from the much, much longer trip to the Australian worldcon this fall.

Could be worse, I suppose. I could be somewhere in Northern Europe, sleeping in an airport while I waited for air travel to resume. One wonders what will happen if this volcano keeps spewing ash... not for days or even ...

Off to Chicago tomorrow morning.

C2E2! Greektown!! Funny books!!!

It's all good. Especially the flaming cheese. (Len Wein likes to say that "opaa" is Greek for "the cheese is on fire").

(We won't talk about the alleged pizza).

Hope to see some of you at the con.

Back at the old stand on Tuesday morning.

(P.S. Had a good day writing today. Half the day on the book, half the day on the script. That's something I NEVER do. But today everything seemed to click. Taxes are done too).

((Need m...