Did you know that baby turtles inspired George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire? Find out about this and more in 15 real life inspirations for great stories.
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”The fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire began as elaborate stories young George R. R. Martin concocted about his pet turtles. Sometimes a turtle would die; Martin fantasized that his turtles were plotting against each other to gain the throne of the turtle kingdom. Thus, Westeros was born.”
i am DONE
not going to lie
this just made the series ten times cooler
