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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Briane Nebria

Is George R.R. Martin Still Writing Winds of Winter? Rare Blog Post Update Explained

George R.R. Martin opened the blog with unusually stark candour about his recent absence. (Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia Commons)

George R.R. Martin has broken a near six‑month silence on his personal blog with a rare update posted from Santa Fe this week, but the Game of Thrones author still offered no concrete news on when The Winds of Winter might finally reach readers.

Instead, the 77‑year‑old writer used his first Not a Blog entry since February to describe a 'stressful' year marked by personal loss and to celebrate Emmy recognition for one of his other Westeros projects.

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