I have never read his non ASOIAF stuff so I have no conception of him being any worse of an author than ASOIAF portrays. I didn't know he had and lost an assistant on the series though. That would certainly offer a utilitarian explanation of gurm's behavior: that he won't, because he can't, because he never could.
Good news is he could easily put such rumors to rest with one simple trick...
I have never read his non ASOIAF stuff so I have no conception of him being any worse of an author than ASOIAF portrays. I didn't know he had and lost an assistant on the series though. That would certainly offer a utilitarian explanation of gurm's behavior: that he won't, because he can't, because he never could.
Good news is he could easily put such rumors to rest with one simple trick...