Fan art can never be confused with my writing. Art is pictures (or sculptures, etc.) It isn’t words on a page. No one will look at a picture of a wolf and say, “That is Robin Hobb’s work.” Even if you Google for Robin Hobb and Nighteyes, and that image comes up, no one will think it is a page of text from my book. It’s that simple.
Robin Hobb's answer to why she is against fan fiction.
Unfortunately the original "rant" has been removed from Robin Hobb's website.
A very interesting post regarding Robin Hobb's no-fanfiction policy, and fan fiction in general: In Defense of Fanfiction: Guestblogger Justin Goes Robin Hobbnobbing
The original essay the aforementioned post originated from (I think): The Fan Fiction Rant from FanLore
On Fanfic and the Ownership of Imaginary Experience
Robin Hobb
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