George R.R. Martin

My first author for the Natural Born Writer's blog is George R.R. Martin. This is not a book review or a fan site, though I am a fan, but a forum to discuss gifted writers. I have listened to the entire Song of Ice and Fire series twice on audio book during the last two years. I have started reading them on my Kindle as well, though I have many other authors and genres that I read and tend to wander about through the "pages".

A few quick thoughts to begin the exploration of why I believe George R.R. Martin is a Natural Born Writer:

First of all, I believe that some individuals have more natural ability than others, but that most of the greatest are great because they love what they do. That, in my humble opinion, is a prerequisite. No one can truly achieve excellence without a passion for the craft, because without that passion, doing the herculean amount of work required to be the best is unrealistic. Thus part of my exploration of GRRM as a writer will be reading whatever biographical material I can find. Since this is no scholarly journal, and is primarily for my own thoughts and reflections, I will take the liberty of reading where my fancy takes me, which will more than likely be in the fictitious world of GRRM.

Here are the works of GRRM that I have read (repeatedly) thus far:

1) A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 1
2) A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 2
3) A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 3
4) A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 4
5) A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 5

From time to time I will add comments to this blog post and will create other threads for other Natural Born Writers.

Be safe,
Scott Moon

Dragon Badge

My name is Scott Moon. Welcome!

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