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. 馬丁阿北說他要認真寫 THE WINDS OF WINTER 了
2. 如果在 Worldcon 前沒寫出來，他甘願被關起來，關到寫好為止
3. Worldcon 的日期是 2020.7.29，還有十四個月
4. 為了避免給「把馬丁阿公抓起來關的人」惹麻煩，他這裡給了正式書面同意書
5. 馬丁阿北還在用 DOS 的文書處理器
生死狀簽下去了，各位覺得明年我們看得到書嗎.........
PS. 有些人沒看過 DOS 文書處理器長怎樣
基本上就跟古老的打字機差不多大小，有點笨重
唯一的功能是編輯文章
有的可以用感熱紙直接把文章印出來
不曉得為什麼家財萬貫了還不買台輕便好用的機器