That makes absolutely no sense. Why would they want him to not write books and give them a story. Even if GRRM wrote at the fastest pace he had ever written, t

That makes absolutely no sense. Why would they want him to not write books and give them a story. Even if GRRM wrote at the fastest pace he had ever written, the books would still be way behind the show. Here are the GoT Season release years by season: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019. Basically, 1 season a year, with the final season taking 2 years. Here are the ASOIAF book release dates: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2011 So it was 2 years at its best (the first 3 books), and then it increased to 5, and then 6. He had already been slowing up badly as he tied himself up in knots, that he has been trying, unsuccessfully, to untangle for some time.