{"id":6471,"date":"2019-05-26T07:05:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T07:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/?p=6471"},"modified":"2024-09-29T13:08:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T06:08:13","slug":"artists-never-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"George RR Martin Health and Why Artists Never Retire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-justify\">Artists never retire in the strict sense of the word. And by artist, I mean any person who produces works in the arts. Painters, writers, poets, photographers and so on. Because George RR Martin\u2019s health was questioned in the early days of the COVID19 pandemic, readers of the Game of Throne series, panicked asking when will The Winds of Winter be released &#8211; the last book.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img title = \"[Tags]\"loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/George-RR-Martin.jpg\"alt = \"George-RR-Martin George RR Martin Health and Why Artists Never Retire\" class=\"wp-image-14301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/George-RR-Martin.jpg 412w, https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/George-RR-Martin-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-justify\"><strong><strong>Late 2020, George RR Martin\u2019s health was good, he had no plans to retire and his work was unfinished. Retirement is withdrawal from work that never inspires you. Artists engage in the creative process for life. Fans will ask, When will The Winds of Winter be released, until it is on the bookshelves.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Game_of_Thrones_Series_%E2%80%93_When_Will_the_Winds_of_Winter_be_Released\" >Game of Thrones Series &#8211; When Will the Winds of Winter be Released?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#House_of_The_Dragon\" >House of The Dragon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#George_RR_Martin_Health\" >George RR Martin Health<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Unfair_Criticism_of_Authors\" >Unfair Criticism of Authors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Tim_Marchman_of_the_Concourse_Blog_edited_abstract\" >Tim Marchman of the Concourse Blog (edited abstract).<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Making_the_Concourse_Article_more_Readable\" >Making the Concourse Article more Readable.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Quoted_in_the_Guardian_%E2%80%93_George_RR_Martin_said\" >Quoted in the Guardian \u2013 George RR Martin said<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Aspiring_Authors_Beware_%E2%80%93_The_Artists_Dilemma\" >Aspiring Authors Beware &#8211; The Artists Dilemma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Gertrude_Proves_a_Point\" >Gertrude Proves a Point<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/artists-never-retire\/#Why_not_Join_Us\" >Why not Join Us<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-game-of-thrones-when-will-the-winds-of-winter-be-released\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Game_of_Thrones_Series_%E2%80%93_When_Will_the_Winds_of_Winter_be_Released\"><\/span>Game of Thrones Series &#8211; When Will the Winds of Winter be Released?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winter Is NOT Coming, Still | RIP A Song of Ice and Fire\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJyko-PTnK4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I haven\u2019t read the books by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jJq0g1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George RR Martin<\/a>. But I have watched the massively popular HBO series \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 twice. After watching the first series, although I found it thoroughly entertaining, I was left confused. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">After sixty episodes I was less confused and hooked. The lavish, and no doubt expensive, production and screenplay is first rate. But, the acting, while passable for a movie of this genre, is not top drawer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HBO&#8217;s Game of Thrones is based on A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of high fantasy novels. The television series follows the major plot points of the books but introduces changes to characters and events for visual storytelling and streamlining purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show&#8217;s title, Game of Thrones, is a more straightforward representation of the power struggle in Westeros, while A Song of Ice and Fire refers to the entire saga, which includes the battle between the cold Others and the fiery dragons, symbolising the conflict in the series<a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/game-of-thrones-book-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I kept hearing the cry from impatient fans of the series &#8211; when will The Winds of Winter be released? So I thought I\u2019d better take a closer look. What was I missing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"House_of_The_Dragon\"><\/span>House of The Dragon <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HBO&#8217;s House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin&#8217;s book Fire &amp; Blood, which is a historical document from Archmaester Gyldayn chronicling the Targaryen&#8217;s rise to power and conquest of Westeros. The book contains accounts from various sources, many of which contradict each other, and expands upon the content found in previous publications, including the novellas The Sons of the Dragon and The Princess and the Queen.\u00a0House of the Dragon focuses on the final section of Fire &amp; Blood, covering the events following King Jaehaerys\u2019 reign, almost 200 years before Game of Thrones takes place. The show charts the contest for the next ruler of Westeros and the ensuing civil war, snappily titled the Dance of the Dragons<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/culture\/tv\/a40908736\/what-is-house-of-the-dragon-based-on-fire-and-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-george-rr-martin-health\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"George_RR_Martin_Health\"><\/span>George RR Martin Health<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">During the early days of the COVID19 pandemic, fans of the Game of Thrones books were concerned about the health of the author George RR Martin. I wondered how much their concern was about him or the fact that he had not finished the final book in the series \u2018Winds of Winter\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">We heard the call, when will the winds of winter be released, in many forms. A desperate cry from an insatiable audience of readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the concern, whichever it was, George assured everyone his health was good and in a later Winds of Winter update, he hoped (no promises) that he would finish the book in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unfair-criticism-of-authors\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unfair_Criticism_of_Authors\"><\/span>Unfair Criticism of Authors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The purpose of this post, however, is not to critique the series but to highlight the unfair criticism which has been levelled at Martin for being behind the eight ball and not finishing the project. Much has been written, some of it unjustifiably aggressive. Here is an example followed by a quote from the Guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tim-marchman-of-the-concourse-blog-edited\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tim_Marchman_of_the_Concourse_Blog_edited_abstract\"><\/span>Tim Marchman of the Concourse Blog (<em>edited<\/em> <em>abstract<\/em>).<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhat all people with theories can agree on is that this dude is old and rich. He appears to like travelling and writing. Talks about the New York Giants and science fiction awards. And does other things that aren\u2019t writing new books in his famous ASOIAF series. He hasn\u2019t published a finished book in that series this millennium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None of this suggests more books are coming our way. It would be great if this dude wrote pages explaining whether or not Jon Snow and Stannis Baratheon are dead. Whether Aegon Targaryen is or isn\u2019t a fake, etc. etc. But he can only do so if he has those pages, which he probably doesn\u2019t. Pages will turn up eventually. At which point people will have theories about whether he wrote them. One credible theory will be no, because he never had any pages. Either way, the question of whether Bran travelled through time to bone his aunt will have been (sort of) resolved. What more do you want than that?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">George RR Martin is one of those old artists who never retire. One who has more than enough money to have done so years ago and avoid this kind of destructive criticism. So why didn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I don\u2019t know George but I could hazard a guess. I\u2019ll leave I to your imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-making-the-concourse-article-more-readable\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_the_Concourse_Article_more_Readable\"><\/span>Making the Concourse Article more Readable.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The editing, grammar and spelling mistakes I corrected in <a href=\"http:\/\/theconcourse.deadspin.com\/grrm-has-no-pages-1750057530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Concourse <\/a>post serves to aid readability and at the same time highlight the hypocrisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Consumers are served up masses of entertainment, on all sorts of platforms. And it is sad when critics feel they have a right to demand more until they have gorged themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Artists are passionate, patient, self-driven and mostly self-employed. They appreciate their paying audience, but they do not work for them. The consumer is the buyer right enough. And it could be argued that \u2018He who pays the piper\u2026\u2019 etc. It is a fair point if the artist is solely in it to make money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Even when they can most artists never retire to live a relaxing comfortable life. They are driven by their passion to create something of value for others to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quoted-in-the-guardian-george-rr-martin-said\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quoted_in_the_Guardian_%E2%80%93_George_RR_Martin_said\"><\/span>Quoted in the Guardian \u2013 George RR Martin said<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For months now I have wanted nothing so much as to be able to say, \u2018I have completed and delivered The Winds of Winter\u2019 on or before the last day of 2015. But the book\u2019s not done. Nor is it likely to be finished tomorrow, or next week. Yes, there\u2019s a lot written. Hundreds of pages. Dozens of chapters. But there\u2019s also a lot still left to write. I am months away still \u2026 and that\u2019s if the writing goes well. (Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn\u2019t.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aspiring-authors-beware-the-artists-dilemma\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aspiring_Authors_Beware_%E2%80%93_The_Artists_Dilemma\"><\/span>Aspiring Authors Beware &#8211; The Artists Dilemma<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Here\u2019s the dilemma. We are not dealing with fast moving consumer goods. Artists, writers, photographers and musicians, unlike mass producing factories, can\u2019t work to order effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img title = \"[Tags]\"loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3814573-150x150.jpg\"alt = \"George-RR-Martin George RR Martin Health and Why Artists Never Retire\" class=\"wp-image-13796\" style=\"width:219px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">They are driven by inspiration, which doesn\u2019t come wrapped in a timetable. Most creative people don\u2019t retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">So when they die they are most likely working on a project which may never see the light of day. It could be finished by someone else, of course. And it often is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Two notable writers who departed with unfinished work are Geoffrey Chaucher and Charles Dickens. So, George Martin\u2019s situation is quite normal, as opposed to being wrong, as has been suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">He has benefitted financially from the long road he chose, but has he benefitted creatively? Maybe not. And now he may be feeling the unrealistic pressure of fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">More writers are self-publishing, and musicians have, for a long time, moved away from the demands imposed on them by record companies. It\u2019s a rough road either way, and I wouldn\u2019t blame George if he said stuff this, I\u2019m off to the pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gertrude-proves-a-point\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gertrude_Proves_a_Point\"><\/span>Gertrude Proves a Point<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img title = \"[Tags]\"loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/516fpOtqhNL-150x150.jpg\"alt = \"George-RR-Martin George RR Martin Health and Why Artists Never Retire\" class=\"wp-image-13798\" style=\"width:219px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">This extract from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kWMLOI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gertrude,<\/a> one of my favourite books by Hermann Hesse serves to illustrate my point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt was a strange business, and it made a sad and curious impression on me. Everything that had belonged to me in these earlier years of my life left me, was alien and lost to me. I suddenly saw how sad and artificial my life had been during this period. For the loves, friends, habits and pleasures of these years were discarded like badly fitting clothes. I parted from them without pain. And all that remained was to wonder that I could have endured them so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">How could anyone write such beautiful prose to order. Authors do it for <a href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/joy-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the sheer joy of writing<\/a>, another article where I take a look at Tolstoy, a troubled genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">So set the artists free to follow their passion unfettered. You will continue to be amazed at what they will share with you if you are patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong><em>A<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>rtists never retire &#8211; they just die.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-not-join-us\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_not_Join_Us\"><\/span>Why not Join Us<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed this article, we would like to offer you two gifts \u2013 our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameskingbooks.com\/starterlibrary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starter Pack of 4 James King\u2019s books<\/a>&nbsp;and our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameskingbooks.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekly Digest,<\/a>&nbsp;which you can receive by email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Updated &#8211; April 2024<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artists never retire in the strict sense of the word. 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