Guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
On the other hand, GRRM was in portugal today (1st of july) and he said to the audience he plans to finish the book till the end of the year now (so 6 more months of writing).
Also, GRRM was never a "1 book / year" guy, he was more of a "1 book every 2 years".
Also, I specifically asked him about the "watering down" and he answered in the lines of "What seems watered down is that you have a canvas where only half the colors are yet painted, so obviously it falls short". And "This two books is as far as the cast will expand, from now one the plan is to bring them down till the ending".
Also, about the 6 books (that became 7), they are supposed to be 2 books for the Lannister - Stark feud (not exactly, but more or less) 2 for the Dany and her Dragons and 2 more of the Others and everything involving the Wall and north of it. That's his plan, and I think he'll be able to stick with it and catch up once he delivers dance with dragons.
Also, about the criticism for "A Feast for Crows"... I don't agree with most of it. It's not as good as Storm of Swords, but it's still a great book by nowadays standards, and if it was any other author's (well, maybe not Jordan or Erikson or the likes of that) sequel it'd be seen as a masterpiece. Achieving, pretty much, perfection in your third book can drop some kind of a shadow on the following ones. But don't believe whoever tells you that they are bad. :)
Re: No dancing with dragons this year
Guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
On the other hand, GRRM was in portugal today (1st of july) and he said to the audience he plans to finish the book till the end of the year now (so 6 more months of writing).
Also, GRRM was never a "1 book / year" guy, he was more of a "1 book every 2 years".
Also, I specifically asked him about the "watering down" and he answered in the lines of "What seems watered down is that you have a canvas where only half the colors are yet painted, so obviously it falls short". And "This two books is as far as the cast will expand, from now one the plan is to bring them down till the ending".
Also, about the 6 books (that became 7), they are supposed to be 2 books for the Lannister - Stark feud (not exactly, but more or less) 2 for the Dany and her Dragons and 2 more of the Others and everything involving the Wall and north of it. That's his plan, and I think he'll be able to stick with it and catch up once he delivers dance with dragons.
Also, about the criticism for "A Feast for Crows"... I don't agree with most of it. It's not as good as Storm of Swords, but it's still a great book by nowadays standards, and if it was any other author's (well, maybe not Jordan or Erikson or the likes of that) sequel it'd be seen as a masterpiece. Achieving, pretty much, perfection in your third book can drop some kind of a shadow on the following ones. But don't believe whoever tells you that they are bad. :)