More evidence of my lies.
WE CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH! Madness, I find it hilarious that a certain someone said we should all think about your motivations.... Anyhow, I guess you should have spoiled us all and deceived us only if TRUTH was available to do so. 2 years and I think you did well, my friend.
Thanks, MSJ. I tried real hard.
More evidence of my lies.
Can’t you just admit that he gave you a fake book?
Umm...? That wouldn't be true. Hell - why not just accuse me of not having read any manuscript at all?
Why lie to us though?
Why lie to us though?
Well, it seems to me that Kellus having POV would be a spoiler until today. I wouldn't would've wanted to be in his shoes for the past two years or so.
To be a tease? To whet fan fervour (though, I'm starting to think that people only read Bakker so that they may better loathe the books)?
When Bakker made the decision to tell the fans to harass me, we'd talked about teasing, not spoiling, and really, at the the time, I think Bakker wanted me to talk about the process, to assure people that he was writing - all the time, at that.
Regarding a Kellhus POV and other questions I did not answer totally honestly over the past two years, ask yourselves: if you'd been in my position, would you have betrayed Bakker's trust? Because for me that was a non-starter. And ultimately, in regards to teasing vs. spoiler, I want you all to live Bakker's words for yourselves.
I dislike the idea of the "Noble Lie." But I did what I could to honour my position as Bakker's friend, student, and fan - I wanted to excite the fandom, not spoil you.
But, you know, I'm just over here, at the leading edge of my time/space crux, doing the best I can.