I was at a small Melbourne convention where he was guest of honour. That was before anyone had heard of him except SF fans. I don’t think he would dream of going to a con at a small motel now! At the time, he was best known for his role in producing Beauty And The Beast. I had read some of his earlier work, my favourite being a stand alone novel called Fevre Dream, which I wish had been made into a film instead of Game Of Thrones. I did read the first three SOIAF novels, but for me, it was turning into a soap opera with dragons. He had promised to finish WoW for the World Science Fiction Convention, ConZealand. That was in 2020 and if it had been in person instead of virtual - due to COVID - he would have had to face his fans and explain. Or at least have a bit more written than he had at the time!

I am not a fan any more, but I think that it might be a good idea to hand his notes to another writer. It will take the pressure off him and make the fans happy. It’s not as if he hasn’t been writing, just not what fans want to read.

I can think of one Aussie writer who wrote two volumes of a trilogy and then stopped, and has been writing lots of other stuff, but not that third book. She said she was 400 pages into it, about 16 years ago. Sound familiar?

I was lucky enough to see Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, which told the viewers all these things. Scorpius Malfoy, a sweet boy, became the best friend of Albus Potter. The two boys have a number of adventures together. Harry and Draco sort out their anger with each other and work together to save their sons.

it was an impressive play.

I read one of the Young Avengers comics in which one of the was Young Loki. It would be nice if he was added to the team, if it actually happens. The actor from the Loki series is still pretty young.