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By now, followers of George R.R. Martin\u2019s Tune of Ice and Fireplace books \u2014 the novels tailored into the HBO Max sequence Sport of Thrones<\/em> and Home of the Dragon<\/em> <\/em>\u2014 are used to mildly exhausting updates on his progress on the 11-years-overdue subsequent novel within the sequence, The Winds of Winter<\/em>. An episode of the Comedy Central sequence Stephen Colbert\u2019s Tooning Out The Information<\/em> <\/em>has the most recent from Martin, who says \u2014 sounding pretty honest about it \u2014 that he\u2019s written round 1,100 to 1,200 pages of the e book up to now, and simply has \u201cone other 400, 500 pages\u201d to go.<\/p>\n On this unique clip from Martin\u2019s episode of the present, scheduled to air after The Every day Present <\/em>on Dec. 7 at 11:45 p.m. EST, animated host Dr. Ike Bloom (voiced by Inspector Ike<\/em>\u2019s Ikechukwu Ufomadu) takes Martin to process, calling him \u201ca struggling<\/em> author \u2014 let me revise that, actually pathetic<\/em> \u2014 who’s having bother assembly deadlines.\u201d He calls up hyper-prolific crime author James Patterson, asking him for recommendation about how Martin can flip his work round sooner.<\/p>\n Patterson first asks how far previous his deadline Martin is, and appears bowled over to listen to how lengthy the e book has been delayed. He means that Martin has \u201cauthor\u2019s constipation,\u201d and advises him to vary up his writing strategies, by way of nonetheless utilizing a DOS pc and the WordStar phrase processor: \u201cStrive one thing else, then, \u2019trigger that\u2019s not working.\u201d <\/p>\n Martin has steadily expressed that he\u2019s exasperated with followers and interviewers continually nagging him about his gradual progress on The Winds of Winter<\/em>, which retains getting sidelined as he works on different HBO exhibits and tasks. However right here, he appears to at the very least attempt to drive a humorousness about the entire thing, with some awkward laughs on the roasting. What he doesn\u2019t handle is why he doesn\u2019t, as Patterson blithely suggests, separate Winds of Winter<\/em> into releasable sections, given {that a} 1,700-page e book isn\u2019t actually a bodily risk. \u201cDownside solved!\u201d Patterson says. \u201cYou break down the 1,100 pages into three books\u2026 You submit one e book per 12 months, they\u2019ll be completely happy, and instantly you\u2019ll be forward of schedule!\u201d Martin simply laughs. <\/p>\n Stephen Colbert\u2019s Tooning Out The Information<\/em> is at present in its third season. Full episodes of the sequence can be found on Paramount Plus, Hulu, and on the Comedy Central web site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n