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Official website. George Raymond Richard Martin [1] (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), [2] also known by his initials G.R.R.M., [3] is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer, and short story writer.
He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines).
- He Is An Avid Comic Book Fan
- He Started Selling Books While He Was Still A Child
- His Mother Was Rich
- His Career Almost Got Ruined by A Novel
- He Added The Last R to His Name
- He Is Opposed to A Fan Fiction of His Series
- He Objected to Joining The Vietnam War
- He Loved The Twilight Zone and Later Wrote For It
- Game of Thrones Is The Most Awarded TV Show Ever
- Still Writes on The Wordstar 4.0
Though many people know him for writing fantasy stories about kings, knights, and lords, George R. R. Martinis an avid comic book fan. He got introduced to comic books while at Marist High School. Since then, his passion for comics has increased. While still in High School, George wrote several amateur superhero stories in fanzines and even started...
After George’s parents moved from his great-grandmother’s house to a federal housing project near his mother’s past house, his world shrunk as his school was on Fifth Street and his house on First Street. The confined world he found himself in led him to fantasize about traveling and having different adventures. George began writing monster stories...
Before George was born, his mother was a wealthy woman. However, she lost all of her wealth during the Great Depression and moved into her grandmother’s house, where he was born. Though his mother lost everything, they still stayed in the same neighborhood as her former house, and he stated he walked past his mother’s old house every day, reminded ...
Though many people know him for A Song of Ice and Fire, George almost got ruined by a novel. In 1983, he released ‘The Armageddon Rag.’ However, it was a commercial failure. George stated it practically wrecked his writing career at the time and made him consider getting into real estate. However, one year later, a call from Betsy Mitchell would le...
When he was born, George’s full name was George Raymond Martin. At the age of 13, he added the name Richard as his confirmation name. Years later, he will admit that he is non-religious.
Even though he was a staunch fan of Marvel and wrote several fanfiction stories, George dislikes fanfiction creations related to his epic series, A Song of Ice and Fire. When asked why he did not want a fanfiction spinoff from his series, he stated that the lack of authenticity in modern fanfiction made him dislike it. He said he wrote original cha...
After graduating from the university and earning his M.S., George was eligible for the draft during the Vietnam War. However, he objected to joining the war. He applied for a conscientious objector status, making him go for a two-year alternative service as a VISTA volunteer attached to the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation.
On graduating from Jane Donohoe School as Valedictorian in 1962, George got a television, and he loved it as it allowed him to watch The Twilight Zone and Thriller. Years later, he received an offer from Philip DeGuere to help adapt his failed novel, ‘The Armageddon Rag.’ Though the film for his story failed, George’s relationship with Philip conti...
The adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s epic series, Game of Thrones, is the most awarded show ever. The show rose to stardom and soon became one of the most-watched shows in history. It bagged 272 awards and got nominated for 757.
Though the word of writing has different word processing software, George still uses WordStar 4.0, a computer that runs on Microsoft DOS, one of Microsoft’s earliest Operating Systems. To this day, George uses WordStar word processing software.
Oct 15, 2018 · The author of “A Game of Thrones” has expanded the realms of genre fiction and prestige television — and forever changed how we engage with an imagined universe. George R. R. Martin ...
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3 days ago · George R.R. Martin (born September 20, 1948, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American writer of fantasy, best known for his Song of Ice and Fire series (1996– ), a bloody saga about various factions vying for control of a fictional kingdom.
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Oct 21, 2014 · Who inspired the Game of Thrones creator? 21 October 2014. By Fiona Macdonald,Features correspondent. (PR) George RR Martin’s greatest influence might surprise you – it’s not Tolkien. He...
