George R.R. Martin: Your reaction to the Game of Thrones TV series will not change the ending of the novel

The finale of the Game of Thrones TV series may have left many fans very dissatisfied, and the official said that the inspiration for the eighth season of the show was largely influenced by George R.R. Martin's original novel. However, according to foreign media reports, the original author George R.R. Martin said that the fans' response to the Game of Thrones TV series will not change the ending of the novel.

When asked how he viewed fans' reactions to the finale of the Game of Thrones TV series, the original author George R.R. Martin said: "The Internet has had a very serious impact on this, which has never happened before. For example, Jon Snow's background and who his parents are are hinted in the novels, but the probability that people actually know this is only 1%. Now it is the Internet age, and netizens' comments can have an unprecedented impact on everything. That is to say, one out of 100 people guessed Jon Snow's background, and the remaining 99 people said, "Another reversal" when the answer was revealed. However, in the Internet age, if one reader discovered a hidden plot, the remaining 99 would follow the crowd and say, "So that's how it is," and then the effect of the "reversal" would be lost. The emergence of such things may make the author feel insecure about his work, and feel, "Did I mess up? Then I have to do something new quickly." But this idea is wrong. You have been building your own story. Just because someone else's ideas or someone guessed the ending, you change your story framework, and your entire conception will be disrupted.

So, I never look at those fan websites. I just want to keep writing what I want to write, and when the book comes out, they can choose to like it or not. "

In addition, the ending of the TV series "Game of Thrones" also confused Martin. He said: "I have always felt strange in the past three years. You know, the progress of the TV series is faster than the novel. A few years ago, I told the screenwriter 2DB some relevant content. Some things they did use, but some places were not the same. When I was creating "The Winds of Winter", my idea of ​​​​the development of the story was already determined. There will be two parallel world stories. In short, I still have to finish my own story as soon as possible."