im not saying that book 7 will lack quality due to age, im just saying i think that because i dont think his heart is in yet anymore. sure he loves the world, the characters, the story, etc. but it gets to a point that you are no longer writing for yourself, youre writing for fans, critics, or just other people. i think IF he finishes book 7, it wont be as good because he wont care as much.
he has stated multiple times that Tyrion is his favorite character, and that Arya is his wife's favorite character. but due to R+L=J, Jon actually is the only character in the entire story that actually has plot armor (at least until thats revealed). i think it more likely that Dany will die before Jon Snow. Jon is the prince that was promised, for his is the song of ice and fire
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and i dont expect it to be Bran that revives Jon. i think theres a reason Melisandre is still at the wall. AND i think theres a reason that the show decided to have Mel and Thoros meet up, and then discuss what was going on with Beric.
i think theres a lot of signs that Jon will be rezzed (including the entire prologue of book 5), and i think Mel will do it. i think Bran will be limited to flashbacks mostly, however, i saw a shot of him outside the cave and on a horse, so who knows :P