I love these two for very different reasons because they write different genres and in a vastly different style.
George R.R. Martin writing is sometimes meandering and the world building takes up more pages but it’s very polished and the language is just beautiful. He discribes his writing style as him being a gardener. He sows this and that seed and sometimes it bears fruit later on which he can then harnest into a new subplot or a new main charcter. It’s thrilling if you discover one of these little seedlings in a reread and it adds so much to whatever book he is writing. His Opus Magnum A Song of Ice and Fire is full of these moments and call-backs and it’s just fun reading and rereading and re-rereading his books because there is always something new to discover if you care to look for it.
J.R. Ward writes really good (paranormal) romance that is heartpumpingly intense and won’t let you put down the book. Until. You. Know. Her world building is not in your face but still important to the stories. The stories itself are mostly character driven. I just like her no-nonsense style. As opposed to Martin she falls under the category of writers that are planners. She knows from the beginning of each book how the story is going to end and she plans out each chapter aswell.
I’ll add that this is probably the reason the Warden pumps out 2 books per year whereas we have been waiting for close to 10 years for a new A Song of Ice and Fire book.
#WaitingForWindsOfWinter
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August 21, 2020 at 2:25 AM
Day 13: Your Favorite Writer
George R.R. Martin and J.R. Ward
I love these two for very different reasons because they write different genres and in a vastly different style.
George R.R. Martin writing is sometimes meandering and the world building takes up more pages but it’s very polished and the language is just beautiful. He discribes his writing style as him being a gardener. He sows this and that seed and sometimes it bears fruit later on which he can then harnest into a new subplot or a new main charcter. It’s thrilling if you discover one of these little seedlings in a reread and it adds so much to whatever book he is writing. His Opus Magnum A Song of Ice and Fire is full of these moments and call-backs and it’s just fun reading and rereading and re-rereading his books because there is always something new to discover if you care to look for it.
J.R. Ward writes really good (paranormal) romance that is heartpumpingly intense and won’t let you put down the book. Until. You. Know. Her world building is not in your face but still important to the stories. The stories itself are mostly character driven. I just like her no-nonsense style. As opposed to Martin she falls under the category of writers that are planners. She knows from the beginning of each book how the story is going to end and she plans out each chapter aswell.
I’ll add that this is probably the reason the Warden pumps out 2 books per year whereas we have been waiting for close to 10 years for a new A Song of Ice and Fire book.
#WaitingForWindsOfWinter