Chekutanga pane zvese, Martin akasimbisa kuti anogara achinzwa "achiona" uye "kudzvinyirira" kusingadzoreki zvine chekuita nekupedza basa pabhuku racho "nekukurumidza sezvinobvira. Munyori akataura kuti pakupedzisira kupedzisa bhuku racho, akaramba kuve nezviitiko zvakawanda zveveruzhinji uye, zvakanyanya kukosha, kunyora zviitiko kune zvikamu zvemitambo yehushe. Mune inotevera, mwaka wemwaka mitanhatu yezvakatevedzana martin haazonyorezve mamiriro ezvinhu - pachinzvimbo, chichava chanyatsofungidzirwa pakupera kwe "mhepo yemhepo".
"Vanhu vazhinji vari kushanda pane zvakatevedzana, vanhu vazhinji vane tarenda. Asi ini ndoga ndinogona kunyora mabhuku, "akadaro George R. Martin. "" Mhepo yechando "ichiri kumirira zvakanyanya, nekuti nhevedzano yatove ichishandisa mabhuku mashanu ekutanga kubva ku" rwiyo rwechando uye murazvo "kutenderera." Martin akavimbiswa vateveri anozvipira pane iro bhuku rake rose - uye kunyange iye asipo, vabatsiri vake vanoramba vachishanda pa "mhepo yemhepo".
Zvichakadaro, kupfura mwaka gumi nematanhatu "mitambo yezvigaro" zvakatove kare, izvo zvinoreva kuti Epril 2016, mafeni ekutanga achasvika pamhepo, mafani emabhuku achange ari mune imwe nzvimbo yakafanana - kana pasina anoziva nezvechirongwa. Bhuku rinonzi "mhepo yechando" haisati yasvika zuva rekubuda kwekubuda, uye mwaka wemakore matanhatu emitambo yehutsanana ichasunungurwa muna Kubvumbi 2016.