George R.R. Martin's first piece of published writing in some time will not please fans hungry for a new volume in the author's A Song of Ice and Fire series — but it will somewhat explain the latest stumbling block in the 15 years since A Dance With Dragons came out. In a new blog, the author, 77, acknowledged that he had not published himself since February and went on to describe a year beset by challenges.
"This year has been… stressful, to say the least," he wrote. While he experienced great and even "exciting" things, including "dreams coming true," he wrote that proverbial nightmares had also haunted him. "I have lost friends," he wrote. "Battled sadness and depression. The worst may be yet to come. I turned 77 last September, and I tell you, getting old is no fun. But there have been amazing times as well.
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"This year has been… stressful, to say the least," he wrote. While he experienced great and even "exciting" things, including "dreams coming true," he wrote that proverbial nightmares had also haunted him. "I have lost friends," he wrote. "Battled sadness and depression. The worst may be yet to come. I turned 77 last September, and I tell you, getting old is no fun. But there have been amazing times as well.
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