Day 202: Writing and the Vessel

I want to so good a writer that how I look and talk seems completely opposed to what I write. When I watch George R.R. Martin talk it just baffles me how this little troll man can write these many and varied characters. It is to the point that I at times consider that he is just a front for another person who actually writes the book, but then I can't picture anyone who would fit the "look" of someone who can write the bald scheming eunuch Varys and then the pure, honor bound Brienne. And mind you, neither of those characters are black and white bad and good. They are both very flawed and very gifted.

My reading of A Dance with Dragons is slow going. At times I wish I was done so I could read all the GoT posts properly without risk of being spoiled, but I also anticipate some twists and turns that have been hinted at and I want to take my time to get there. I have elected to not use a bookmark so I try to read chapters at a time instead of just stopping where ever when ever.

One of these days I am going to stop reading/watching television and movies so much and get cracking on my own ideas. Right now though, try as I might, they don't add up to much in comparison to the Song of Ice and Fire series or even Harry Potter...hell I could probably crank out a Twilight, and at times seriously formulate the required factors that would facilitate such success. But then I remember I have integrity.