I don't think anyone has a right to possess anything he doesn't love - art or anything else.
Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.
I've always viewed myself as a brand. When I started 10 years ago, that was very controversial. 'Marketing' and 'PR' were dirty words for the literary world, but that has changed. Once the book is finished, I want as many people as possible to read it.