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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1198105" data-attributes="member: 151">Takyris, I think you may be missing something: you're assuming that GRRM isn't working, because he isn't producing the book. The indications I've seen seem to indicate otherwise.&nbsp;Remember: visits to places like the San Diego Comic-con and World Science Fiction convention are marketing efforts, not pleasure trips. So are regional and national appearances. GRRM has been overseeing an RPG, a comic book, souvenior coins, a board game, a career retrospective, a TCG and more licenses (including, presumably, movie offers) that all generate revenue off of his work. He IS putting food on the table, and it comes from more than just producing a book. &nbsp;On top of all that, the man was, prior to this series, almost equally more famous for his work as an editor. I would expect he has a better grasp for editing his own work and being more self-critical of it than Jordan tends to be. Moreover, he isn't a one-trick pony, as Jordan is (Conan work notwithstanding). He was doing well before SoI&amp;F, and will continue on past it.&nbsp; Considering he's been publishing since at least what, 1979 for Sandkings?&nbsp; I think he has an idea how to pay the bills.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1198105, member: 151"] Takyris, I think you may be missing something: you're assuming that GRRM isn't working, because he isn't producing the book. The indications I've seen seem to indicate otherwise. Remember: visits to places like the San Diego Comic-con and World Science Fiction convention are marketing efforts, not pleasure trips. So are regional and national appearances. GRRM has been overseeing an RPG, a comic book, souvenior coins, a board game, a career retrospective, a TCG and more licenses (including, presumably, movie offers) that all generate revenue off of his work. He [b]IS[/b] putting food on the table, and it comes from more than just producing a book. On top of all that, the man was, prior to this series, almost equally more famous for his work as an editor. I would expect he has a better grasp for editing his own work and being more self-critical of it than Jordan tends to be. Moreover, he isn't a one-trick pony, as Jordan is (Conan work notwithstanding). He was doing well before SoI&F, and will continue on past it. Considering he's been publishing since at least what, 1979 for Sandkings? I think he has an idea how to pay the bills. [/QUOTE]

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