STRIKE! May 7, 2023. The writers’ strike is on. No one wanted this — no writer with an ounce of sense, anyway — but the producers and the studios and the networks and the streamers gave us no choice. The Guild negotiated right up to the final deadline on May 1, but it takes two to tango. In the waning hours of May 1, the Writers Guild of In a Monday blog post, George R.R. Martin shot down rumors that the final two books in his A Song of Ice and Fire series—The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring —have been completed in George R.R. Martin, the author of "Game of Thrones," has shared an update on "The Winds of Winter." The author has been writing the sixth novel in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series since 2010. Martin says he has been working "almost every day. Writing, rewriting, editing, writing some more." George R.R. Martin is currently sheltering in place and working hard on finishing The Winds of Winter, the sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. The signs are good: he’s talking more Despite The Winds of Winter taking so long, Game of Thrones fans shouldn't be too concerned by George R.R. Martin's delays in finishing the sixth and penultimate A Song of Ice and Fire book. Prior to Game of Thrones beginning back in 2011, Martin had written four of his planned seven novels in the Song of Ice and Fire series; the fifth, A Dance Fantasy author George R.R. Martin began writing Game of Thrones, the first book in what was supposed to be an epic trilogy, in 1991. His sprawling A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) series has ballooned in the decades since and is now set to be seven books long, when it is finally complete. George R.R. Miller continues to talk about his long-awaited book The Winds of Winter, which continues the epic A Song of Ice and Fire story. In a recent blog post, the author explained that the ending of his story will be a lot different than the ending we saw in the Game of Thrones series. He started by saying: Everyone knows that George R.R. Martin has been working onThe Winds of Winter, the sixth novel in hisSong of Ice and Fireseries, for a very long time, so long that HBO's adaptation Game of George R.R. Martin has been working on "The Winds of Winter" for over a decade. The book is the highly anticipated sixth installment in his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Martin initially thought he'd finish the book before HBO's "Game of Thrones" caught up. NEW LOOK June 2010: Martin has written 4 chapters of 'The Winds of Winter' In a June 2010 blog, Martin announces he has moved two completed chapters (told from Arianne's point of view) from A Dance with ci38zK9.