George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 35

No Fooling

April is here, though up where I am there is still a lot more snow than flowers.

The weirdness continues, all around the world.  Sometimes it is hard to recall how much has changed in just one month.

Regular readers of my Not A Blog and the Wild Cards website know that I usually do an April Fools post.   We have had some great ones over the years, even fooled a few people.   Not this year, though.  None of the ideas we were playing with seemed quite appropriate, with everything that is going...

Crossovers and Cameos

I got a message from my friend Jonah Nolan last week.  Jonah is one of the creators and showrunners of HBOs WESTWORLD, along with his wife Lisa Joy, and he told me to be sure to catch Sundays episode, there might be something that would amuse me.

Truth be told, I would have been watching in any case.   WESTWORLD is a terrific show, and Ive been watching it since the beginning.   In any case, I was indeed watching, and I was indeed amused when we came on the cameo of The Three Ds: David...

Artist Relief Tree

A lot of people are going to need a lot of help in the wake of the coronavirus.

Among them will be many artists and writers, whose incomes are uncertain at the best of times.  No unemployment benefits for them.

My friends Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman have pointed me toward a website to assist creatives most in need: the Artist Relief Tree.

https://artistrelieftree.com/

Check it out and if your own circumstances allow, donate.   Its for a grand cause.

The Visitor Returns

Good news, Wild Carders.

Mark Lawrence is back with a brand new Visitor story, a sequel to his story in KNAVES OVER QUEENS.

Its on Tor.com and its FREE.

The Visitor: Kill or Cure

Check it out.   I think youll really enjoy this one.   The Visitor is an amazing character, and Marks a wonderful writer.

And what better way to spend a day in self-quarantine than reading a great new story.

And Stranger Still

The world is changing so quickly around us these days that it is hard to keep up.

New Mexico has requested that all non-essential businesses close, to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.   Accordingly, we are going to go ahead and shutter our bookstore, Beastly Books, on Montezuma Street in Santa Fe.   As with the adjoining theatre, the Jean Cocteau Cinema, the store will remain closed until April 15, at which point we will re-evaluate and act accordingly.

 

I am going to continue to...

Strange Days

Strange days are upon us.   As ancient as I am, I cannot recall ever having lived through anything like the past few weeks.

Were taking steps here in New Mexico, like everywhere else.

Meow Wolf is closed.  A wise precaution, given the huge size of the crowds that customarily gather daily to see the House of Eternal Return.   MW draws people from all over the country, indeed all over the world, and it is very much a hands-on exhibit where visitors are encouraged to touch everything and go...

Who Will Be the New American Hero?

The year was 2007 when twenty-eight aces from all over the United States gathered in Hollywood to compete for a million dollars in the first season of the hit television series American Hero. Men and women, young and old, all gifted with astonishing powers, they were divided into four teams: Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. Each week they were sent out to face an amazing array of challenges to test their courage, their resourcefulness, their teamwork, and their cunning. The winning team...

Cosmic Horror in New Hampshire

Odyssey, held each summer in the ghastly haunted mountains of New Hampshire, is an intensive six-week workshop for aspiring writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I taught there once, years back, and witnessed first hand what an amazing experience it was… and in more recent years, I have sponsored an annual scholarship for a promising writer of Lovecraftian cosmic horror.

Applications for the workshop and my scholarship… and a wide range of other scholarships and financial aid...

Real Life Prehistoric Dragons

This is really too cool.

A new genus of pteradon has been discovered, and named after the dragons of House Targaryen.

I am delighted, needless to say. Especially by the kind words of the discoverer, paleontologist Rodrigo Pegas, who is solidly on my side about dragons having two legs, not four, and pfui on those medieval heralds with their wyvern talk.

Alas, there is no...

SoI&F 2021 Calendar

It’s that time of year again, where we here at Fevre River get to reveal next years ultra awesome brand spanking new Song of Ice and Fire calendar cover art! As always we like to bring you a variety of styles from an assortment of freaky talented artists and this year is no different as we feature the work of Sam Hogg.

Here is our calendar cover featuring poor youngQuentyn’s attempt to tame a dragon:

…and here is a little about Sam and her work:

‘With a love of fantastical and narrative...