George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 229

Another convincing win for the Giants yesterday, though the opponent was the hapless Kansas City Chefs. "Our" Steve Smith looks like the real deal. A few more games like this and he will be "the" Steve Smith, and that guy in Carolina will have to become "the other" Steve Smith. Not so sure about Mario Manningham, who was dropping or bobbling every pass that came his way... but my, wasn't that touchdown run by Hakeem Nicks a pretty thing.

Eli's injury is a concern, though. Right now they ...

Here's the latest greens from Dark Sword Miniatures for their Ice & Fire range -- the long-awaited pair of Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain That Rides, and Prince Oberyn Martell, the Red Viper of Dorne, dueling to determine the guilt or innocence of Tyrion Lannister on the charge of regicide.



The sculpts are by Tom Meier, the one and only. Amazing work, as always.

You can see a lot more pictures on Dark Sword's website at http://darkswordminiatures.com/ Ser Gregor will also come with an alter...

The months never used to go by this fast.

Or the years. Gak. One more birthday and I'll be eligible for Social Security. That's bloody terrifying. It seems like only last week I was doing "new writer" panels at cons, scanning reviews to see if I was being mentioned as of the Young Turks of SF, and chasing after Parris (see avatar).

This should be a good month, though. The HBO pilot will start filming in just three more weeks or thereabouts. This time next month I will be in Belfast, visi...

... is at home on the internet as in the haunted forest. He has a home page, a Facebook page, a My Space page,

... has something in common with Peter Parker,

... began as a boy on a bike,

... has something in common with Daenerys, Jaime, and Ser Jorah,

... has already announced his appearance in GOT on his own home page, so why am I even bothering with these clues?

Just sayin'

... has been a pig, a roach, and a fat friend. He's been known to hang about with highlanders, rabbits, and dwarfs.

Just sayin'

Ever since HBO first took out an option on A GAME OF THRONES -- even before we got an actual production order -- I've been getting emails from readers who desperately wanted to be a part of the production. "I'll do anything!" some of you have written. ((Really, don't say stuff like that. Really. Don't.))

Well, now's your chance. The call has gone out for extras. Details here:

http://www.extrasni.com/news

Of course, you need to be in Northern Ireland, or get yourself to Northern Ireland. T...

Last day for the INSIDE STRAIGHT sale. There are still a few copies left.

Here's a recap, for those who missed my post a month ago.

So: INSIDE STRAIGHT first edition hardbacks regularly go for $27 on my Signed Books pages... and those are signed only by me. The sale price will be $25, for copies signed by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Daniel Abraham, Ian Tregillis, Carrie Vaughn, Michael Cassutt, John Jos. Miller, and yours truly.

(S.L. Farrell and Caroline Spector were not at the convention, so you'l...

Two of three are done, I'm told.

Waiting for signed contracts on the last.

Two of three are done, I'm told.

Waiting for signed contracts on the last.

Life is magical and full of joy.

Two more victories for my New York teams today. The Giants totally dominated Tampa Bay, holding them to under a hundred yards of total offense, shutting down their run game completely, pitching a 24-0 shutout. On offense, Jacobs and Bradshaw both ran the ball convincingly, Eli and the receivers looked sharp. The Scottish Kicker did miss a chip shot field goal, probably because the commentators jinxed him by mentioning his name. That, and a few new injuries,...