Do you think George R.R. Martin logs in to the Westeros.org forums with a pseudonym and participates in discussions?

[Free folk Daemon]

Do you think George R.R. Martin logs in to the Westeros.org forums with a pseudonym and participates in discussions?

The idea of the great author putting his feet up after writing some more of TWoW and logging in, having a good chuckle at the crazy fan theories and smiling about those who have worked out some of the mysteries in ASOIAF does make me laugh

[Clegane'sPup]

No, I doubt Martin logs in to Westeros.org. He is busy. Now, HBO on the other hand might have some interns scoping out the posts. Remember that Oxford interview where they seem to be chortling about the Jon warging into Ghost when Jon supposedly died.

[Magnar of Skagos]

In a few interviews, GRRM has stated that he refrains from doing so. He does not want any outside influence on his series, and fears that perhaps subconsciously some of what he reads might work its way into the books, and he does not want that.

[StarkofWinterfell]

I've heard that people close to his inner circle log in here or browse the posts. A few people have stated that someone has messaged them about a theory they posted saying they were right but they would never reveal names or for what theory it was as a matter of respect for GRRM and his works.

[Megaera]

No, I don't have the time. 

 

 

(Well, someone had to do it!)

[Ferocious Veldt Roarer]

Of course he does. What do you think, where all those "Aeron Damphair is Lyanna Stark" insane theories come from? The man himself is procrastinating like a boss.

[1000th Lord Commander]

1 hour ago, Megaera said:

No, I don't have the time. 

 

 

(Well, someone had to do it!)

I was waiting for someone to do this.

Seriously, I doubt it. He's too busy. Although if I was in his position I would log in to read stuff, just to have a laugh. But I doubt it.

[Macgregor of the North]

MACGREGOR OF THE NORTH

GRRM, ACE O.G OF THE NORTH

Im always watching guys. Keep up the good theories, let the silly ones go. 

Keep reading.

[Ashes Of Westeros]

No, you can't log in from a typewriter But I think that D&D do it or they read funfic and get inspiration from it.

[aryagonnakill#2]

I wouldn't be able to resist.  

[Ser Jampot]

He doesn't need to with Elio and Linda running this site

[PyroclasticFlow]

If Game of Thrones was never broadcast, would the freefolk even know of Martin?

Lowly lowland Scot

[Ferocious Veldt Roarer]

43 minutes ago, PyroclasticFlow said:

If Game of Thrones was never broadcast, would the freefolk even know of Martin?

A long time ago, in the previous century, I bought "A Game of Thrones", the first edition, solely because the author had been an accomplished writer even then. (The blurb, by the way, looked as if written by somebody high, stupid, or both, and not at all enticing).

But, yes, his popularity would be significantly smaller without the show.

[Universal Sword Donor]

No

[Lady Blizzardborn]

No, but if he did I think he'd be so good at it that no one would know who he was.

 

[The Fattest Leech]

21 hours ago, Clegane'sPup said:

No, I doubt Martin logs in to Westeros.org. He is busy. Now, HBO on the other hand might have some interns scoping out the posts. Remember that Oxford interview where they seem to be chortling about the Jon warging into Ghost when Jon supposedly died.

Yes. I like that interview. I think it was Weiss that let the warging thing slip. That was also the same interview where the D's accidentally admitted they hadn't read past the Red Wedding because they didn't know Sam was a POV character. The interview was done in early 2015. 

 

To the OP, I don't think George is here, but apparently his wife was here for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if a few close to him check in just to read the whack-a-doodle theories that are out there. 

[Joy Hill]

49 minutes ago, The Fattest Leech said:

That was also the same interview where the D's accidentally admitted they hadn't read past the Red Wedding because they didn't know Sam was a POV character. The interview was done in early 2015. 

 

Seriously? And doesn't Sam have a couple of chapters in ASOS before the red wedding ?

 

I think GRRM said in an interview that he used to browse forums (but not westeros.org, I think) a long time ago in the 90s, but stopped doing it.

[dornishdragon]

No, I don't he cares much about these kind of forums and their theories. 

[Clegane'sPup]

1 hour ago, The Fattest Leech said:

Yes. I like that interview.

for those that want to watch or rewatch

Short version of Oxford, warging remark starts at 5:18.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVzhcD1LdfA

 

Full version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvVluNxujc

 

[King Edd of House Tollet]

He's probably right you know... about not visiting this and similar forums. It does interfere with a mental process of an author