第5卷的话——不解释，注意看，另注意红色部分
It's been too long since I last posted here, but I have a good excuse. Parris has been off in Ireland since June 6, and I have been trying to take advantage of the (comparative) isolation to get some serious work done on A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. I've only been partially successful there. It has been a good few weeks, work wise, but not the great few weeks that I was kinda sorta hoping for. I did manage to finish one especially troublesome chapter that I have been fussing and fretting over since before I split the two books, so that's good. (At least I THINK I finally finished it. Tomorrow I may reread the thing and decide, no, it's no good at all. But I hope not). Finished some other chapters too, and did some more revision, so I've been productive, but still... there's no way around it, DANCE is simply coming more slowly than me, my editors, or my readers would like.I am trying to deal with that, in a couple of ways. [color=red]First, I have gone and hired an actual assistant, for the first time in my career. Ty Franck has been fixing some glitches with my computer system, running a lot of my annoying, time consuming, but necessary errands, and putting my files on a database, which will finally allow me to phase out the extremely idiosyncratic, pen-and-paper-index-cards-manila-folders-and-adding-machine record-keeping system that I made up myself at the beginning of my career in 1971 and have been using ever since. [/color] Once that's done, Ty will keep my records up to date, and I may also have him take over some part of my correspondence and emails. I have been very reluctant to do that, since I value the contact with my fans and like being accessible to them, but I've have reached the point where that simply may not be possible any longer. Still, it's hard to let go, at least for me. We'll see how this all plays out.
Also, sad to say, I have begun to question whether or not I can make this year's worldcon in Japan. I hate to cancel, I truly do. I have not missed a worldcon, foreign or domestic, since Aussiecon II in 1985, and I do not want to break my twenty-one year streak. I love worldcons. Plus, I have never been to Japan, and I really wanted to go. Of course, I am not going to fly across the Pacific just for five days at a con. If I am going to Japan, I want to stay a few weeks and see Japan. [color=red]My Japanese publisher has invited me to make some promotional appearances when I am over there as well. And my Chinese publisher has suggested I come in for a conference in China before the worldcon. And now my Korean publisher would like me to visit South Korea and do some signings after Japan. I would love to do all of this, and see the sights besides, but if I do it will mean at least a month-long trip, and maybe two months, and I just don't think I can spare the time.[/color]
A year ago, it would never have dawned on me that DANCE would not be done by the time the Japanese worldcon rolled around, but that's looking like a very real possibility now. Much as I might want to, I just can't take off for a month of Asian travel with the book undone. I have to finish if it kills me... and some days I think it may. So I think my streak is going to have to end. (And no, skipping Japan does NOT mean I will now be free add the San Diego Comicon, the St. Louis NASFic, Dragoncon, or Bubonicon to the schedule. If I cancel one con then turn around and add others, it sort of defeats the purpose of cancelling). [color=red]If I decide to stay home, that's what I will do. Stay home.[/color]
Parris gets home July 2. She's having a great time in Ireland, she tells me, despite a flight from hell, being stranded in O'Hare, a bum knee that is hobbling her still, pouring rain, an auto accident that totalled two cars. Which just goes to show how much she loves Ireland and her friends there. Still, it will be nice to have her home. Our two houses both feel very empty with her gone, especially at night. 借口啊借口！之前都忙什么去了。 果然还是……哎…… 他很想去呢
他太有責任心了,他應該參考一下富堅的作風XD 看不懂,咋办? 看到没，在下早就说过了。
谁谁谁还说马丁来中国是十有八九的事儿了，现在人家已经为外交辞令做好铺垫了。再过几天，人家就会一边说“对不起”，一边到日本观光三周游了。 第一，这是马丁自己的日记中关于冰火写作情况的叙述，不是针对中国大陆的
第二，日记内容主要是讲如何完成冰火
第三，我手里就有马丁的信件，早就解释过书商的压力和困境
第四，马丁主要是想做好书，不想去参加连续21年参加的WORLDCON
或许是我勾画红色部分有所误导
但请不要误解 第一，在下没看错；第二，在下没看漏；第三，在下没误解这段文字的目的。
在下英语是很烂，可也还不至于烂到连这么几句话都看不明白。
另外，Lord Ccxx是不是该改一改您第四项的措词。马丁的意思是他现在面临一个两难选择，别说得马丁好像已经厌倦了Worldcon了。
Reason for Editing: typo [quote][b]引用第3楼[i]gunbuster363[/i]于[i]2007-06-26 21:09[/i]发表的“”[/b]:
他很想去呢
他太有責任心了,他應該參考一下富堅的作風XD[/quote]
别介,这世界有一个FJ就够了.
我可不想冰火跟猎人一样从偶尔开天窗到"作者外出取材"到作者人都不晓得上哪去了....
另外FJ当年也传过要来中国,最终没来成貌似借口也是"工作原因"(啊呸,拖稿也是工作么!开天窗也算工作么!)...OJZ 到底来不来还要倒是才知道吧 从来就没指望过成都大会的人飘过~~`
这个消息公布后想去的人大概会减少1/5.... 马丁当时很愿意来中国的。他的经纪人也说中国行很稳妥。
但他后来可能想到邀请他的人太多了，他觉得太耽误写作了，所以干脆觉得还是大家都不得罪吧。
他难得来一次ASIA，所以大家都在搭乘这趟顺风车。
马丁说他会给我一个最终的回复。所以在他亲自给我EMAIL确切消息前，我们还是会继续争取。
科幻世界编辑小白 [quote][b]引用第10楼[i]GA_Frank[/i]于[i]2007-06-27 12:49[/i]发表的“”[/b]:
从来就没指望过成都大会的人飘过~~`
这个消息公布后想去的人大概会减少1/5....[/quote]
同未指望，不过消息没有最后确定的时候还是有不少人抱有希望的 最"那个"的是那个Korean publisher,现在突然冒出来，打乱了马丁大大的行程，无端多出一周，要不老马还不会这么头疼。
恨～～ [quote][b]引用第13楼[i]奇幻小白[/i]于[i]2007-06-27 16:15[/i]发表的“”[/b]:
最"那个"的是那个Korean publisher,现在突然冒出来，打乱了马丁大大的行程，无端多出一周，要不老马还不会这么头疼。
恨～～[/quote]
算了，棒子从来都不会做什么好事，马丁要是不来专心写书也好 我很想知道.....
如何"争取"到马丁的中国之行(或者日本,韩国之行)?是美金,热情,读者?还是啥米...... 向光之王祈祷有用么? [quote][b]引用第16楼[i]kimi[/i]于[i]2007-06-27 22:37[/i]发表的“”[/b]:
向光之王祈祷有用么?[/quote]
让光之王在日本,韩国,美国三地制造火灾? 人来了咱也见不着，还是蹲家里老老实实把书写好吧，等够久了... 马丁啊马丁，你最好别来了。把书写完比什么都强。
万一你挤公共挤死了，我们找谁去....... 其实在下最关心的还是马丁的身体……万一卷七没完就挂了实在是不好 所以我以前就说过，他要像乔丹一样，读者非把他活剥了 [quote][b]引用第20楼[i]Fallenone[/i]于[i]2007-06-27 23:35[/i]发表的“”[/b]:
其实在下最关心的还是马丁的身体……万一卷七没完就挂了实在是不好[/quote]
万一他挂了就向光之王祈祷吧，不知道自然死亡的可否复活 以生命换取生命...把谁扔进火里把他换回来吧........
反正HP结束了(正好也是7卷),不如把罗林大娘扔进去得了.
本来想说扔富坚,但是想了下那种低质量RP的生命扔进去搞不好换回来的也是一个无耻的坑王. 本来想说扔富坚,但是想了下那种低质量RP的生命扔进去搞不好换回来的也是一个无耻的坑王.
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严重同意 其实我觉得，照这个进度，7卷未必能把故事讲完。第四卷不是拆成两卷了吗？ 马哥！ 理解 但以后一定要来 特别是上海
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