George RR Martin Breaks Blog Silence In Bittersweet Post

Game Of Thrones creator George R R Martin has updated his personal blog, named Not A Blog, after months without posting.

The emotional entry – his first since February 19 – begins, “This year has been… stressful, to say the least. So much has been happening, it’s been overwhelming.

“Some great things, exciting things. Dreams coming true. But there have been nightmares too. I have lost friends. Battled sadness and depression.”

The writer, who turned 77 last year, added that “getting old is no fun” despite “amazing” times.

Still, George called Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ nine Emmy nominations a “highlight” (the HBO show is based on Martin’s trilogy by the same name: he’s an executive producer on it).

Adding that he hopes to attend the ceremony, George said that his attendance depends on “a few things” and added, “I am proud of our team, and hope we take home a few of the statues, but I will confess that I was hoping we’d get a few of the acting nominations as well.

“But there’s always next year.”

Overall, the author said, while he has “so much to post about,” his upcoming entries are likely to be “short and rushed”.

The writer has had the blog since 2005.

While he seemed excited for The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, he didn’t mention other hit show House Of The Dragon, the season finale of which is due out in days. (Though, to be fair, its third season isn’t eligible for Emmy consideration yet).

Martin has previously aired his grievances with House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal, who he said “basically stopped listening” to him by the show’s second season.

“Sometimes he would explain why he wasn’t doing it. Other times, he would tell me, ‘Oh, OK, yeah, I’ll think about that.’ It got worse and worse, and I began to get more and more annoyed,’ he alleged.

“Finally, it got to a point where I was told by HBO that I should submit all my notes to them and they would give Ryan our combined notes,” he added.

For his part, Condal claimed he “made every effort to include George in the adaptation process” but that the author was “unwilling to acknowledge” the practical issues of adapting the work for the screen.