As if he hasn't put Game of Thrones fanatics through enough emotional turmoil by killing off their favourite characters, George RR Martin has said he will give a fan a "grisly" end - by writing their death in a novel in exchange for a £20,000 (NZ$39,500) donation to his favourite
Game of Thrones' author offers death for cash
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Game of Thrones' author George RR Martin.
"If there's anything you have ever wanted to ask me, here's your chance!" wrote the author on his Prizeo page.
But with all this time spent on creating competitions and hanging out with fans, the author can't have much time to actually finish writing the next book in the series - a fact many fans of Game of Thrones have worried about. Will he ever finish? Will the show catch up to the books? Will we be waiting forever?
So here are five things Martin has been doing instead of finishing A Song of Ice and Fire:
1. Tweeting Kim and Kanye.
I don't know why I wasn't invited, I'm great at weddings... @KimKardashian @kanyewest
Actually, that tweet is from a parody account, because...
2. Martin is a blogger..
His only online presence? A Livejournal page (it was a thing before Facebook and Twitter and Instagram). On it, Martin ponders the meaning of various public holidays, keeps fans up to date with his travel plans, and other people's books he's been editing. All things that are not writing the next installment.
3. Interviews.
A lot of interviews. We get it, Martin is a fascinating guy - and we would love to chat to him, given the opportunity. But does anyone else think he is spending more time talking about writing the books than actually, ah, writing them?
4. Sorting out his computer.
The author shocked quite a few people recently when he revealed he does all his work on a 1980s, MS-DOS computer that can't connect to the internet. He insists it means his work is eternally safe from viruses. We say, it must be impossible to lug that thing around when touring the world for all those interviews.
5. Being funny.
Just watch the video and see.
- Independent and nzherald.co.nz