UPDATED: G.R.R. Martin denies rumor he already finished the books but made deal with showrunners not to publish until end of show

[CladInShadows]

JRPGfan said:

CladInShadows said:

I'm gonna say this scenario is unlikely. But if true, any shred of what little integrity Martin had left is out the window.

Money talks.... and all that.

Would you have done differntly if it was you as a author?

I'm not an author or an artist of any kind, so I can't answer that question.  I'd like to think I'd stick to my guns, though.  But who knows?

And it's not like Martin wasn't already rich from his very successful writing and editing career up to this point, so he wasn't some starving author who really needed the money.

But that proves my point.  If he held them back because HBO threw a big bag of money at him, his integrity as an artist is nil.