George R R Martin Makes 25M A Year But Lives A Modest Life
Martin’s personal history is that of a child who grew up in low income housing in New Jersey in the 50s, and his family didn’t have a car. This geographical restriction is what he credits with his obsession with books and storytelling, as well as an early interest in Marvel Comics. It was this obsession that lead him to start writing stories as a teenager for various fanzines. Before too long he was actually getting paid for his stories, at age 21 selling his short story “The Hero” to a magazine called Galaxy....