I think your comment raises an interesting argument as to Pat's motives for writing. For some writer's (Brandon Sanderson being a good example) producing an end product that can be enjoyed by 'the fans', their 'audience' or their 'customers'. Other writers don't

My interpretation of Pat's attitude towards his story is the same as Kote's attitude towards telling his. Kote get's pissy with Chronicler's attempts to manipulate the direction of the story he is telling, never more so than when it comes to the glossing over of the trial in WMF.

I'd point to the length of time it took Pat to write book one as an indication of him being far more concerned with writing the story he wants to write, regardless of whether anyone else wants to read it. I'd go as far as to posit that one of the key themes of the books is the frustration of outside influences trying to control artistic expression.

“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself…It’s a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” – Harper Lee