[AnotherUnixGeek]

it's been twelve years since the last Game of Thrones/Song of Ice and Fire book. And Martin isn't getting any younger.

And the books aren't getting any better. AGoT was a fine start and ACoK and ASoS were each better than the last. But a Feast for Crows was bad and A Dance of Dragons was worse. And now Martin seems to be struggling with a complete lack of motivation to finish his books, combined with some sort of massive writer's block.

Maybe not finishing TWoW and whatever the last book will be titled is for the best.

[ClearCase_guy]

Totally agree. I suspect he’s not really trying to finish. The writer’s block has hold.