Is George Martin Among Us?

[TK-421]

Truth is, I am Ironman!

 

[The Imp]

I'd say "I am Tiger Woods" but this would be a lousy time to admit it

 

[No One]

I'd say "I am Tiger Woods" but this would be a lousy time to admit it

You just better hope you don't win the 'Pick the Date' competition, or you'll have a hard time explaining yourself.

oh and if Chloe Grace Moretz suddenly turns up as Arya, I want a finder's fee.

 

[TPA]

OK I confess. I am George Martin. You got me.

Given your name, I'm almost inclined to believe you. But, since Imp has been fingered already, you are off the hook.

 

[Boaz]

After all jerks coming after GRRM, maybe this thread should look something like this...

I am George Martin!

 

[No One]

After all jerks coming after GRRM, maybe this thread should look something like this...

I am George Martin!

I can't believe it wasn't this...

Somebody had to do it.

 

[The Imp]

I can't believe it wasn't this...

Somebody had to do it.

That was certainly something completely different.

 

[Eulalia]

Or No One is George Martin, using tricksy ways to misdirect us!

I, however, am Kirk Douglas.

 

[Culhwch]

Or No One is George Martin, using tricksy ways to misdirect us!

I'm pretty sure some one is George Martin. Those books aren't writing themselves.

 

[No One]

I'm pretty sure some one is George Martin. Those books aren't writing themselves.

Well said. George Martin is some one.

I, however, Eulalia, am no one. Or am I Catherine Zeta Jones?

Sorry, wrong Douglas.

 

[Boaz]

Dennis Miller, once on his radio show, talked about going to the wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones. He was seated at a back table with Russell Crowe, who had just done Gladiator. Miller knew the Douglases from way back and it turned out that Crowe, a friend of Catherine's had never met Douglases. Immediately, Miller insisted on doing the honors... and he marched Crowe up to the head table to meet the legendary Kirk Douglas. Miller, caught up in the moment, loudly proclaimed "Spartacus meet Maximus! Maximus, Spartacus!" And the two greatest gladiators of the silver screen clasped each other's forearms to the applause of all.

I am George Martin!

 

[Culhwch]

And then Russell threw a phone at Kirk, and the moment ended somewhat awkwardly.

Incidentally, I'm not George Martin. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. And so on and so forth.

 

[No One]

And then Russell threw a phone at Kirk, and the moment ended somewhat awkwardly.

Incidentally, I'm not George Martin. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. And so on and so forth.

And I'm Andre the Giant. Not dead, but mostly.

Also, Boaz - a good point I think on your previous post. It's highly unlikely Martin could find the time, or inclination, right now to masquerade among us, but perhaps someone who has visited in the past, no longer posting?

 

[The Imp]

I remember reading once, maybe on Crons, that an author would never admit participating in a fan forum because it would open them up for later possibilities of plagarism claims if an idea they had in a book had been proposed by a fan.

 

[No One]

I remember reading once, maybe on Crons, that an author would never admit participating in a fan forum because it would open them up for later possibilities of plagarism claims if an idea they had in a book had been proposed by a fan.

Phew, that was close. I was about to confess...

That's a sad, if unsurprising, state of affairs (any author could just read a forum without participating in it)...but a very good point. Does that mean if R+L=J is true, that we can all sue Martin?

 

[Clansman]

And then Russell threw a phone at Kirk, and the moment ended somewhat awkwardly.

Incidentally, I'm not George Martin. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. And so on and so forth.

Wouldn't "Prepare to die" have been shorter than "and so on and so forth"??

Okay, I just had to:YouTube - Princess Bride - My Name Is...

By the way, I am George R.R. Martin. I finished ADWD on May 24. Prepare to read.

 

[Ursa major]

Who is this Sue Martin?

 

[No One]

Who is this Sue Martin?

I think Clansman just found the inspiration for the Mountain vs the Viper!

 

[the smiling weirwood]

I feel kind of left out that no one suspected me of being GRRM!

 

[Young stormlord]

Oh come on, people. Don't be ridiculous! Imp is obviously not Martin! George wouldn't join forums like that. It would be far too obvious. Here's what I would have done if I was George and wanted to join internet forum which hosts discussions about my novels.

First, I'd take some obscure reference to quite important character as my username. Then I'd make a few posts pretending to be foreigner, with my spell-check on and similarly sounding words as my spelling mistakes (to fit into internet culture nicely ). I might even crack open an atlas and pick some small country as my location. Or take the name from BBC News.

If I were him, I would have started easy; a post on accepted fan theory here, an unobtrusive question there, complete nonsense at far thread etc. I would ask fans to spell words for me, to keep the masquerade going. That's the first step. I'll call it infiltration.

After everybody in community buys my mask, I'll go to phase two. I'd throw a few theories here and there, defend a few ideas without starting new threads. I'll call this step research phase, because I'd collect hints and audience expectations in this step. And maybe check if my audience got all the plots I already wrote

Third step is the hardest. I'd call it inspiration hunting (with research and development thrown in). To start it, I'd have made a thread whose only purpose is to help me find all obscure references in my books and all the potential connections that could be made from them. Then I'd have tried to concoct theories from them and expose them to public by making new threads, to test reactions of my fanbase.

And during all that time, I'd have been polite and keep my eyes open for ideas from my fans, writing good ones in my next book. And they would not suspect a thing.

But that's just what I would have done if I were George RR Martin. But I'm not.

P.S. Sorry for the long rant. I got carried away. Curse my vivid imagination !