George R.R. Martin To Stephen King: ‘How Do You Write So Fast?’

George R.R. Martin To Stephen King: ‘How Do You Write So Fast?’

Video: This entire nearly hour-long conversation between writing luminaries George R.R. Martin and Stephen King is well worth listening to in its entirety, but before that: Skip to around 50:08 and hear Martin ask the one question he’s always wanted to put to King. It’s worth it.

The interview comes from a recent event in Albuquerque, New Mexico that’s been recently made available online, and Martin’s demand to know how King writes “so many books, so fast” isn’t just cute — especially considering Martin’s own infamous writing pace when it comes to A Song of Ice and Fire — but a really interesting insight into how the two writers approach their work ethic. King just writes and writes and writes, regardless of if it will end up being cut or not. Martin, on the other hand, prefers to take his time.

[Via EW]