For fans clinging to every scrap of information about The Winds of Winter, Monday's post was the first unfiltered sign of how he is really doing. This time, he did not name the latest friends he has lost, nor go into detail about his depression. Grief, Depression and the Winds of WinterThe implications for The Winds of Winter are hard to ignore. Martin has repeatedly said he intends to finish both The Winds of Winter and the planned final novel A Dream of Spring. Nothing in his latest post confirms any timeline for The Winds of Winter, and there is no hard evidence that substantial new pages have been written.