Martin wrote: “On the business side, I check in with all my publishers (I have several), my agents (I have several), with my editors (past and present), with my friends and colleagues at HBO (past and present).”
Seeing his publishers will probably mean an update on where he’s up to with The Winds of Winter.
For all we know the author is close to handing in his final draft.
In fact, in a recent interview, the author appears to allude to the fact that he’s drawing near to the book’s conclusion.
source: express.co.uk