--- description: Even George R.R. Martin knows the sixth installment in his Song of Ice and Fire series — The Winds of Winter — has been a long time coming. title: George R.R. Martin Trolled Himself Over 'Winds of Winter' Delay image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82be47c9bbc7bc3b/6988d882e76ad22f3b62e9ba/george-rr-martin-winds-of-winter-joke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Even George R.R. Martin Is Trolling Himself Over the _Winds of Winter_ Delay  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 4, 2017 7:26 PM CUT  George R.R. Martin attends HBO's Game Of Thrones Season 5 Premiere at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015. George R.R. Martin attends HBO's Game Of Thrones Season 5 Premiere at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015.Steve Jennings/WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 4, 2017 7:26 PM CUT [George R.R. Martin](http://time.com/4791258/game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-interview/ "undefined") may have recently [given fans hope](http://time.com/4871360/george-rr-martin-song-of-ice-and-fire-winds-of-winter-game-of-thrones/ "undefined") that they’ll soon be able to get their hands on the sixth installment in his _Song of Ice and Fire_ series, but even he knows [_The Winds of Winter_](http://time.com/4326121/george-r-r-martin-the-winds-of-winter-new-chapter/ "undefined")has been a long time coming. The author — whose books were adapted into the hit HBO show _Game of Thrones_ — took to Twitter Friday to poke fun at the more than six-year gap between his novels. Martin shared a screenshot of a text in which he joked that his publisher doesn’t know who he is anymore. “I am in New York City, and everywhere I go people know me, stop me on the street, ask for selfies. The only place I was not recognized was my publisher’s offices, where the security guards stopped me and demanded to see my ID.” **MORE:** **To stay up to date on everything** **_Game of Thrones_** **, follow our all-encompassing** [**Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined")[ **page**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined") **and sign up for our** [**exclusive** ](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")[**newsletter**](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")**.** > [](https://twitter.com/GRRMspeaking/status/893471977469607936) Here’s hoping he was dropping off a finished _Winds of Winter_ copy. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4888032/game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-winds-of-winter-joke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4888032/game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-winds-of-winter-joke/"},"headline":"Even George R.R. 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