“I have something else to do.

But the two things are not connected.

I swear, I open a bookstore and people say, ‘Why is George RR Martin opening a bookstore?

Daenrys Targaryen in front of Harley Quinn and Velma

He could be writing Winds of Winter.’

They seem to overestimate how much time I’m putting in these things.”

“That’s the curse of my life here.

Jamie Lannister getting his hand cut off in Game of Thrones

There’s no doubt Winds of Winter is 13 years late,” Martin admitted.

“I’m still working on it.

I have periods where I make progress and then other things divert my attention.”

Ellie from the HBO TV show and the video game The Last Of Us.

“Maybe they’re right,” Martin said.

“I don’t know.

I’m alive right now!

Game of Thrones Winds of Winter book over the Iron Throne.

I seem pretty vital!”

Martin also stressed on his blogearlier this month that “it’s not” imminent.

Maybe the show will be rebooted by then.

George Martin Game of Thrones Set

Game of Thrones has some high highs, but a lot of low lows too.