>I agree with the sentiment... but it's still a shitty thing to do Well no, clearly you don't agree with the sentiment. Maybe you wish you did. There can be m

>I agree with the sentiment... but it's still a shitty thing to do Well no, clearly you don't agree with the sentiment. Maybe you wish you did. There can be many reasons why an author never completes a work. Creative writing isn't something you can just turn on like a tap. I'm sure George could just sit and write a few hundred thousand words, get an editor to knock it into shape, slap it on shelves and call the job done, but that's not how he works. The material he writs is extremely complex, with many characters and different locations, has many influences that he draw on and needs to keep in his head, and with each new book it gets more and more complex. Also, he's not getting any younger. As a writer ages, it gets harder and harder to maintain the same level of output, at the same quality. He seems very keen and motivated to finish the work. Let's hope.