In the game of thrones, even the humblest pieces can have wills of their own. Sometimes they refuse to make the moves you've planned for them.

His eyes were open wounds beneath his heavy brows, a blue as dark as the sea by night.

But Tolkien doesn't ask the question: What was Aragorn's tax policy?

They'll kill for that knighthood, but don't ever think they'll die for it.

Not everyone who spoke you friendly was really your friend." - Arya

There are ghosts everywhere," Ser Jorah said softly. "We carry them with us wherever we go.

I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to new ways of seeing the work, and different approaches to certain creative challenges.