If you were to bet money on which would be released first between Elder Scrolls 6 and Winds of Winter, which would you out your money on?
2 years ago I still had hope for Winds of Winter but GRRM has shown he doesn’t care so Elder Scrolls 6
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I expect GRRM to die with Winds of Winter unfinished.
So ES6.
And the fact he works on different projects constantly is pretty telling. I’d love for him to hire someone to finish or just admit he won’t finish
As someone who produces art and fiction, I'd agree. It's a dead giveaway that he's lost interest in it, or that he's hit a brick wall with it. Going back to a half-finished project is a nightmare. You have to re-familiarize yourself with a bunch of crap you've forgotten, and waste a ton of time just figuring out where you were. Decisions you made months (or years) ago seem nonsensical, so you change them, only to sink more work in and then realize that your original , seemingly stupid decision was made for a good reason.
Same with a software project but replace months with 2 days ago.
I wish he would just give his notes to someone to finish it or just tell his fans that he lost interest
Perhaps he cares enough about it to refuse to do so. A bad situation to be in: to not know how to finish a thing but care enough about it to feel compelled to do so yourself.
Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have entered the chat.
Holy hell you just described my cupboard and habits to a t.
There is a big chance that he does not know how to finish the book properly. He most likely told HBO how he planed to finish the books, so we already know the general direction he wanted the books to go and is not exciting at all.
The only reason to finish the books would be closure but if the closure sucks it ruins the entire series. Will he risk it? Song of ice and fire is his best work, what he is known for. Between risking his legacy and leaving it unfinish he may just decided it is not worth the gamble.