--- description: He is using the time to finish the sixth book in the series title: George R.R. Martin Won't Write for 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ef1a7a3fd7e66dc/698785becd68481d2509a5f4/467403908.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # George R.R. Martin Won't Write for _Game of Thrones_ Season 6 by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 12:44 PM CUT  George R.R. Martin Writer/Co-Executive Producer attends HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 5 San Francisco Premiere George R.R. Martin Writer/Co-Executive Producer attends HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 5 San Francisco PremiereSteve Jennings—WireImage by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 12:44 PM CUT _Game of Thrones_ author George R.R. Martin announced on his [blog](http://grrm.livejournal.com/415405.html "undefined") Friday that he will not be contributing to the sixth season of the HBO show. Martin wrote that “after wrestling with it for a month or so,” he decided that he will instead spend his time working on _Winds of Winter_, the sixth novel in the series. “Writing a script takes me three weeks, minimum, and longer when it is not a straight adaptation from the novels,” Martin explained. “And really, it would cost me more time than that, since I have never been good at changing gears from one medium to another and back again. Writing a season six script would cost me a month’s work on WINDS, and maybe as much as six weeks, and I cannot afford that.” He’s also [not](http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/george-rr-martin-winds-of-winter-over-show.html "undefined") contributing to season five. The final book in the series is currently set to [come out after the television series culminates](http://time.com/3754182/game-of-thrones-creators-say-the-show-will-spoil-the-books/ "undefined"). _\[h/t:_ [_NYMag_](http://www.vulture.com/2015/03/george-rr-martin-to-sit-out-season-6-of-got.html "undefined")_\]_ _Read next:_ [_This New Iron Throne of Westeros Is Bigger Than Ever Before_](http://time.com/3758289/bigger-iron-throne/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3763149/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-season-6/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3763149/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-season-6/"},"headline":"George R.R. 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