George R. R. Martin is getting incredibly candid with fans.
The bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the massively popular fantasy series that inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones, revealed that his months-long absence from the public eye coincided with a difficult year marked by sadness, depression, and the loss of friends.
In a post titled "Better Late Than Never," Martin begins by addressing his absence: “Remember me? It’s been a while, I know. My last blog post went up here on February 19.”
He then explains how hard the year has been.
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“This year has been … stressful, to say the least,” he wrote. “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.”
Though he doesn’t reveal information about who he’s lost, he adds that “the worst may be yet to come.” With his 78th birthday approaching in September, it seems Martin is feeling the weight of mortality as he reflects on aging.
“I turned 77 last September, and I tell you, getting old is no fun,” he says.
But there are amazing things for Martin to look forward to.
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As he notes in his post, the most recent adaptation of his novels, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has been nominated for nine Emmy Awards, with the hit HBO Max series also nabbing an Outstanding Drama Series nom.
Martin notes that the ceremony will be held Sept. 14 (six days before his birthday) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. He says that he hopes to attend, but “that depends on … well, on a lot of things.” If he does attend, he’ll likely leave with at least one trophy to add to his collection of four Emmys.
View this post on InstagramIn the post, Martin also thanks his staff for helping him stay up to date on tasks. Unfortunately, though, they won’t be able to help much with the publication of his highly anticipated sixth and penultimate A Song of Ice and Fire / Games of Thrones novel, The Winds of Winter, which fans have been clamoring for.
According to NBC News, Martin addressed the criticism in a May 2025 post, writing, “[I] ought to get some other writer to pinch hit for me. … I am going to die soon anyway, because I am so old. I lost all interest in ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ decades ago. I don’t give a s--- about writing any longer; I just sit around and spend my money.”
Despite everything he’s been carrying this year, Martin promises fans in his most recent post that they won't have to wait another six months to hear from him.
“I will try not to wait so long before my next post,” he writes. “There’s a lot more to tell you.”
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