There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.

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• George R. R. Martin:

  I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of t

• George R. R. Martin:

  It's like these ideas, these characters, kind of bubble up inside me, and one day they're not there

• George R. R. Martin:

  There has to be a level of joy of what you're doing.

• George R. R. Martin:

  I can see a scene in my head, and when I try to get it down in words on paper, the words are clunky

• George R. R. Martin:

  One of the big breakthroughs, I think for me, was reading Robert A. Heinlein's four rules of writin

• George R. R. Martin:

  Boy, there are days where I get up and say 'Where the hell did my talent go? Look at this crap that

• George R. R. Martin:

  Writing is hard. I mean, I sit there and work at it.

• George R. R. Martin:

  I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be conside

• George R. R. Martin:

  I know some writers can write on the road, but I'm not one of them.

• George R. R. Martin:

  There is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.