"Why This Sci-Fi Author Doesn’t Want to Write Like..." Topic

… George R. R. Martin.

"Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham write the popular Expanse series of space adventure novels under the pen name James S. A. Corey. Franck originally dreamed up the setting as part of a failed videogame project, and later adapted it for use in a pen and paper role-playing game. Abraham was one of his players, as was superstar author George R. R. Martin. Franck went on to work for several years as Martin's personal assistant, helping him manage his finances. People often assume that Martin had a major influence on Franck's work, but in fact Franck never even tried to emulate Martin's writing method, which involves a great deal of improvisation, false starts, and rewrites.

"I could not do that. I have to know where I'm going. I have to know what the next chapters are about," Franck says in Episode 113 of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. "We just have very different brains for doing this work."

Franck and Abraham recently released the fourth book in their Expanse series, Cibola Burn, which involves several factions fighting to control a deadly alien planet rich in natural resources. The series is also being adapted for television by Syfy, with Iron Man scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby attached to the project. And while Martin played a limited role in shaping Franck as a writer, his advice was critical when it came to publishing contracts and film deals…"
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Armand

I totally enjoyed these books. Definitely a different approach to storytelling than Martin and so much more satisfying.

…so characters aren't introduced only to be bloodily butchered a few chapters or books later? To be fair to Martin, his scifi stuff tends to be much more like space opera than his more famous GoT franchise.

Oh, man. Hearing about SyFy picking up a series is like having the doctor tell you not to make any long-term plans.

Could be worse; Fox could have picked it up….

Ha!Ha!
Good one Bob!.

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Armand