George r.r. Martin akagashirwa mukurumbira wepasi rose seMunyori weiyo fungidziro yekutenderera "rwiyo rwechando nemoto", izvo zvinoradzika hwaro hwechisimba chevhu "mutambo wehudyu". Uyezve, kwemakore akati wandei, Martin akatora chikamu mukutevedzana kwemabasa ake, asi pakupera kwemwaka wechina, apo "mutambo wehubenzi" paakatanga kutsauka kubva kuRoma Canva, akafunga kupa chikamu chake che shanda kune zvimwe zviitiko. Zvinoenderana naye, akazviita kuitira kuti aise pfungwa pamabhuku uye pakupedzisira awedzera iyo yechokwadi "mhepo yechando" kubva pakutenderera kumwechete.
Martin akaramba achinyora kuti zvinomunetsa kugara uchichinja pakati pebasa pane zvakatevedzana uye kunyora mabhuku. Akataura, pane chimwe chiitiko chezvakatevedzana zvaakasiya kwemavhiki matatu. Pasinei nenyaya yekuti "mutambo wezvigadzi" zvakapera munaMay 2019, bhuku renguva yechando "harusati rakabudiswa. Panyaya iyi, Martin akataura kuti kana arambe ari scriptder yeakateedzana kusvika kumagumo, kusunungurwa kwebhuku idzva kwaizoshandurwa pazuva rinotevera.
Kunyangwe pane imwe nguva, mitambo yemitambo yehubenzi "David iya yakarega kutevera zvinyorwa zvinyorwa zvakananga, tima reMartin vaive nhengo dzinopokana. Munyori akachengeta Biasif neWiissa, mune iyo nzira, umo kutungamira uko kuchaita kuti kurongerwa kunzvimbo dzisati dzanyorwa dzeSaga, asi humbowo hwebhodhi hadzisi kwaari.