George R.R. Martin is still on the hot media as his creation, "Winds of Winter's" release is being predicted by many writers and fans (especially "Game of Thrones" fans). "Game of Thrones" is primarily based on Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire".
According to FiveThirtyEight produced by Nate Silver (a statistician), as quoted by KPopStarz, this "Martinology" is already a phenomenon as "the pseudoscientific process by which fans attempt to predict the release date for the forthcoming 'The Winds of Winter.'"
"If anything, this has been an exercise in the limits of statistical analysis. Understanding what data can and cannot do is just as crucial as being literate in the stats. Sure, we can make inferences, but the only thing this really comes down to is a genial man in Santa Fe, a harried editor in New York and a legion of international fans salivating so hard they're beginning to dehydrate," Silver's site explains.
Many believe that he is one of the most in-demand authors of this era. "In October 2012, Martin told a reporter that he had written about 400 pages, but he hasn't commented on his progress since," as stated on KPopStarz.
Despite his signature "slow writing" technique, articles suggest that he is doing well in creating a huge suspense. He molds all the possible angles of his masterpiece and "pace of his output, page-wise, is on track with Rowling's and higher than just about any of the other fantasy authors listed [including Stephanie Meyer]."
Meanwhile, the Washington Post uses their mathematical skills in predicting, they believe if Martin writes continuously as 300-500 words a day, he'll be done by 2017. Moreover, "A Dance With Dragons" and other books he wrote had 1,500 manuscript pages each. Perhaps could it really be a long wait. But of course, as what a quote implies patience "is really" a virtue.
In addition, "A Dream of Spring" (if all these predictions are correct) will be available by 2023 (75th year of Martin). Shall we summarize it as a 5 years gap each book? We hope not, for we couldn't contain the excitement.
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