http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/21/thanks-new-zealand/
As for finishing my book… I fear that New Zealand would distract me entirely
too much. Best leave me here in Westeros for the nonce. But I tell you this
— if I don’t have THE WINDS OF WINTER in hand when I arrive in New Zealand
for worldcon, you have here my formal written permission to imprison me in a
small cabin on White Island, overlooking that lake of sulfuric acid, until I’
m done. Just so long as the acrid fumes do not screw up my old DOS word
processor, I’ll be fine.
1. 马丁阿北说他要认真写 THE WINDS OF WINTER 了
2. 如果在 Worldcon 前没写出来，他甘愿被关起来，关到写好为止
3. Worldcon 的日期是 2020.7.29，还有十四个月
4. 为了避免给“把马丁阿公抓起来关的人”惹麻烦，他这里给了正式书面同意书
5. 马丁阿北还在用 DOS 的文书处理器
生死状签下去了，各位觉得明年我们看得到书吗.........
PS. 有些人没看过 DOS 文书处理器长怎样
基本上就跟古老的打字机差不多大小，有点笨重
唯一的功能是编辑文章
有的可以用感热纸直接把文章印出来
不晓得为什么家财万贯了还不买台轻便好用的机器