George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 238

OK, OK, Not Really

Yes, I know, it wasn't even April 1st, but I couldn't resist.

Glad you folks enjoyed it.

I'd like to give credit to whoever created the South Park versions of my cast, but I'm afraid I don't know who it was. The pictures arrived some time ago -- last year, maybe even the year before -- and I meant to put them up on my From My Readers page. But then I had one of my periodic compuer glitches wherein all my email was eaten. I recovered most of it, but not all, and the letter that came with the car

A Change of Plans

Yes, HBO has been holding auditions for the pilot of A GAME OF THRONES. In London, in Ireland, even in LA. It's been tough finding the right actors for the roles, however, so we've decided to take a different approach. We're scrapping the whole live action thing, and we'll be doing the show as an animated cartoon. And who better to take charge of that than the guys who have done such a great job with SOUTH PARK lo these many seasons?

They've jumped right into it, and we've already got our cha

My Fans Are Pretty Odd...

... but this is amusing.

Some More Cool Miniatures

Just because.

Here's another one from Jen Haley. This is the Night's Watch raven keeper figure from Dark Sword, but since I've already got several examples of him in NW black, I had her do this one as a Stark retainer. Not quite how I picture Maester Luwin, but maybe his predecessor.





And here is Jen's take on Loras Tyrell, the Knight of Flowers, one of Tom Meier's most spectacular sculpts.




Jen is not the only painter I use (I no longer seem to have the time or energy to paint myself, but even whe

Tyrion in Pewter

Here's something cool: the new miniature of Tyrion Lannister, soon to be rolling out from Dark Sword Miniatures.

The mini hasn't been released yet. This is a prototype, painted by the amazing Jen Haley in a color scheme to match her gorgeous versions of Jaime and Cersei, which can be seen below.



You can order your own Dark Sword miniatures at http://darkswordminiatures.com/

And Jen has her own website at http://www.paintrix-miniatures.com/ where you can see a lot more of astonishing brushwork. S

June???

It can't be June already. It really can't.

Where have the months gone?

I am so depressed.

Accept No Substitutes

Ty has just informed me that there's someone impersonating me on Twitter, using my name as their handle.

For the record, I'm not on Twitter and don't intend to be on Twitter. Live Journal and my website are as much as I can handle. So whatever this clown says or does, 'tain't me.

I am also not on My Space, Facebook, or any of the other usual internet watering holes.

Just here.

Buried Treasures

With my library tower complete at last, we've finally started moving things out of storage. We were actually able to give up one of our three lockers, and get down to two. Some of the stuff has been in storage so long that we'd forgotten that we owned it, so finding it again is like bumping into an old friend you haven't seen in years.

And some buried treasures are coming to light as well. To start with, we found another box of the deluxe limited edition hardcover of the GAME OF THRONES rpg fr

Vance Book Goes to Press

Subterranean Press has just announced that they've sent our Jack Vance tribute anthology, SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, (which I co-edited with Gardner Dozois) to the printers:

http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/2009/05/19/just-sent-to-the-printer-jack-vance-china-mieville-and-more/

This is the illustrated edition, with gorgeous interior artwork by Tom Kidd. The lettered and numbered states are sold out, but copies of the trade remain available at the SubPress website.



It's going to be a real Jack

feeling feisty

Much improved these last two days. I've even been writing well.

But damn, even a few days of being laid low puts me so far behind...

My life and career have developed a frightening momentum. I remember once, when I was out in Hollywood, someone described working on a weekly television series as being akin to madly laying rails as the locomotive roars full steam up the tracks just behind you. I'm not in Hollywood anymore, but life still feels like that some days. Lose a day here and a week the