Two big literary names collided in one amazing night when "Game of Thrones" writer George R.R. Martin sat down to interview horror master Stephen King and learned how fast the "Salem's Lot" writer works.

The 68-year-old King was in Albuquerque, New Mexico on a book tour promoting "End of Watch," the final book in the Bill Hodges Trilogy. Martin was added as the moderator at the last minute for the "A Night with Stephen King" event, and as the audience in the Kiva Auditorium soon found it, he and the horror novel writer were compelling to listen to.

The two heavyweights discussed a variety of subjects — from their common backgrounds to King's son — writer Joe Hill — to sharing anecdotes about their work. King also recounted how he ended up reading Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels when he was suffering from a nasty bout of sciatica. "The Green Mile" writer said that the novels "carried him away" and that it saved his life.

However, one of the key moments of the night was Martin's final question to King. When reminded that the prolific author only had time to answer one more question, the 67-year-old Martin asked King, "How the f**k do you write so fast?" He added that he only produced 3 chapters in 6 months, while King was able to write 3 books in the same amount of time. King's secret was that he demands 6 pages a day from himself.

"You always get six pages? You never get constipated? You never get up and go get the mail, and think 'Maybe I don't have any talent and should have been a plumber?'" Martin asked. He poked fun at himself even further and asked his friend why King couldn't just "write a sentence, scratch it out, rewrite it five times and then crumble the page in frustration."

The revelation immediately had fans buzzing and no doubt wishing that Martin would write at the same speed that King does. "The Winds of Winter" writer is notorious for taking years to finish one novel. Esquire even did the math and said that if Martin followed King's example, his latest opus could be finished in 173 days (give or take).

However, fans of both authors know that each writer has his or her own process that can't be rushed. And if it's any consolation for die-hard fans, "The Winds of Winter" will reportedly be better than the HBO series when it finally comes out. Hopefully soon.