Can you ask him not to do the ama please? If the current comment section on his blog is any indication it just won't end up well for him. Not that he's doing anything very wrong or anything. He just doesn't know how to handle these sorts of arguments with fans, imo.  First thing he needs to learn is to ignore some questions from to time, especially when  the arguments get heated. Some people might not like that but it's how every other successful author behaves on the Internet. Don't go that dee