It's usually bad for book readers to realize that their much-awaited book has been sold out in less time, but it's equally bad news for them to realize that the book they have been waiting is not yet finished. In a post by George R.R. Martin on his live journal blog, he revealed what fans dreaded to hear, his sixth novel "Winds of Winter" is not yet finished.

Martin also acknowledged the disappointment felt by his editors, publishers and even HBO. His agents have pretty much waited for his book to be finished and have it published internationally.

 

Martin was also mum on the release date of "Winds of Winter," saying that there's a lot more to be done. He also said, "There's also a lot still left to write. I am months away still, and that's if the writing goes well. Chapters still to write, of course but also rewriting. I always do a lot of rewriting, sometimes just polishing, sometime pretty major restructures."

In his mind, George R.R. Martin just want to say, "I'm still writing," and leave it at that. However, with other issues such as "Game of Thrones" Season 6, he feels compelled to address some rumors that may turn out to be spoilers for his thousands of readers.

When his publishers told Martin that for "Winds of Winter" to get published by March, they need the manuscript by the end of October, he thought the deadline was very promising, but that was in May. However, according to him, that did not materialize because of some factors.

He said, "You can blame my travels or my blog posts or the distractions of other projects and the Cocteau. You can also blame my age, but if truth be told, sometimes the writing goes well and sometimes it doesn't."

George R.R. Martin also admitted to having problems with deadlines. He said that he honestly doesn't respond well with deadlines and that's why he never worked for a newspaper. He opted for fiction because he can have all the time writing and no strict deadlines to follow. Martin also said that he won't be making any excuses and blames only himself for the delay of "Winds of Winter."

He said, "I am going back to my last stance from March, before all this. It will be done when it's done. And it will be as good as I can possibly make it."