Editing George R. R. Martin (section)

=== Writing pace ===
Martin has been criticized by some of his readers for the long periods between books in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series, notably the six-year gap between the fourth volume, ''A Feast for Crows'' (2005), and the fifth volume, ''A Dance with Dragons'' (2011), and the fact that ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', the next volume in the series, is still unpublished as of May 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Miller | first = Laura | title = Onward and Upward with the Arts: Just Write It!: A fantasy author and his impatient fans. |magazine=The New Yorker | date = April 11, 2011 | url = http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/11/110411fa_fact_miller | access-date = February 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Kay | first = Guy Gavriel | title = Restless readers go bonkers | work = Globe and Mail | location = Canada | date = April 10, 2009 | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/article8003.ece | access-date = May 13, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100509021936/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/article8003.ece | archive-date = May 9, 2010 | df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=Forbes12.6.24>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/12/06/13-years-late-george-rr-martin-admits-he-may-never-finish-winds-of-winter/ |title=13 Years Late, George RR Martin Admits He May Never Finish ''Winds Of Winter''|author=Tassi, Paul|language=en-US|url-status=live|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=December 6, 2024|access-date=December 6, 2024|archive-date=December 6, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241206163441/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/12/06/13-years-late-george-rr-martin-admits-he-may-never-finish-winds-of-winter/}}</ref> In 2010, Martin had responded to fan criticisms by saying he was unwilling to write only his ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series, noting that working on other prose and compiling and editing different book projects have always been part of his working process.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Flood | first = Alison | title = Excitement as George RR Martin announces he's 1,200 pages into new book |work = The Guardian | date = February 16, 2010 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/16/george-rr-martin-new-book | access-date = May 13, 2010 | location=London}}</ref>