The Hollywood Reporter has posted a new and thorough interview with George R.R. Martin, that will be of immense interest to his many fans.  Perhaps even the ones who have practically given up on ever seeing the release of The Winds of Winter, the next-to-last chapter of Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga.

As those of you who have been fans of the franchise in its various incarnations from the original books to HBO’s Game of Thrones and follow-up series know, it has been fifteen YEARS since 2011’s A Dance with Dragons, the previous installment of the novel cycle.  Apparently The Winds of Winter was supposed to be out within a year or two, three at the most, following Dance.  That obviously did not happen.  And the wait became longer.  And longer.  And loooonger…

And now?  I’m with the other GRRMblers: I’ve pretty much ...