This is in no way referencing the wonderful Erin Hunter, or J.K. Rowling or any of the other multitudes of authors who openly welcome, or at least tolerate, fan fiction of their work. The Erins I admire for providing a large space on their own website {on Harper Collins} at no cost at all, for fans to do just that.
No, this is addressing the authors who are so determined to clamp down on any reference to their work with 100% iron control that they forbid any fan fiction at all from even being posted up on the internet.
Dear Authors who don't allow fan fiction of your work:
What a hypocritical stick in the mud. Nobody's an island, everyone gets their ideas from somewhere and even most of Shakespeare's plays directly derived from earlier works not his own, often almost completely. Whatever gave you such vitriol against your own fans who are so deeply inspired by your work as to want to express their own creativity about it, while giving you full credit AND free advertising? You control freak, you don't DESERVE those fans. Go write something and shove it into a private vault if you don't want the world to ever do anything with it.
As for roleplaying about your work, I'll be glad never to come within a mile of anything about it. There's lots of other stuff I can get inspired by and lots of authors open to those who like to weave their creative works into the mythos of human storytelling culture. Pity on you for missing out.
Sincerely,
Wynnyelle
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