not that we shouldn't be distracting him further, but why doesn't he participate in the community by making himself available for panels at conventions and the like. I'd have shlepped down to comic con for a day to get my books signed.   Put him on a panel like, "hentai in western novels, is it possible?"

He's probably too busy between work, family and writing. Hopefully he can do a signing tour when the UC does come out though. Bakker would be at the top of my list for authors who I'd go out of my way for their appearances right now.

I donated to the cause. God knows what i gave is a poor representation of what i have received from RSB these last 10+ years.

Yup, I've received so much enjoyment from Bakker's works over the years that I have no problem donating to the cause. I wish PoN reaped for Bakker the same rewards that aSoIaF has reaped for Martin. Not only would we be getting an awesome TV show, we'd also be getting tons of written material from Bakker. Sadly, that's not the case with Martin and while I have a hard time being sympathetic towards Martin's excuses for his delays, I'm totally supportive of Bakker and his current circumstances.

I'd love it if Bakker did a Kickstarter for a PoN/AE art-book or something similar. I don't know if the publishers have the rights to things like that, but if they didn't, I'd definitely be on board for it or any other cool PoN endeavor.