Fanfiction and the original author

[maharetr]

zebra363 sent me these links about Robin Hobb's reaction to fanfic, and I want share and see what you all think (esp. with minds like cupidsbow and chaosmanor around!):

Here is Hobb's original rant:
http://www.robinhobb.com/rant.html

Here are some of the rants that developed from it:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/amanuensis1/103104.html?style=mine

http://www.livejournal.com/users/sistermagpie/94537.html?style=mine

http://www.livejournal.com/users/isiscolo/196774.html?style=mine

ETA: I just found a point by point analysis of Hobb's rant.

In a totally unrelated happening: while searching for the meanings of words of many sylables (all guilt, tar and feathers can be directed wobowikkles's way), I stumbled across this. Keep in mind you're reading the words of someone who barely knows her times tables, let alone how to count out an accurate amount of change. Add that to the fact that I'm swooning and swaying and dancing to the Battlestar Galactica soundtrack (a thousand kisses, vegetariansushi. Does "A Good Lighter" make anyone else teary? :)), and the page looks utterly beautiful and mysterious, like an alien language, something that Daniel might find on a wall on the planet PX3whatever...