The latest blog post by 77-year-old Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin published a brief but revealing blog post in which he opened up about depression, feeling his old age, and the turmoil of some personal losses. Some of Martin’s August 3 blog post is reproduced below:Remember me? My last blog post went up here on February 19. Though Martin expressed gratitude that he could travel the world while promoting A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, every day took a toll, he wrote.