So what do people actually call her?

[Nuytsia]

I must admit I have noticed people in various places on the internet sometimes refer to her as 'Megan' instead of 'Robin' when she has been referred to as 'Robin Hobb' ..... for instance say as a comment attached to an article written somewhere about 'Robin Hobb'.
This always catches my attention - why do those people call her Megan? Is it because she IS known as Megan in RL or did they just know of her as an author first as 'Megan Lindholm' and now cannot bear to refer to her as 'Robin' ? (there's no indication that the people calling her 'Megan' DO definitely know her in RL, I just wondered why not call her Robin?)

I just assumed her name is Margaret, as that's what I read and why would they lie? Or would they???

Albertosaurus I would definitely want a pen name if I wrote a book. I would feel a lot more comfortable if I knew I could later deny responsibility!!! hehehehe

Hey I really like 'M. J. Alberts' - I can totally see that on a book cover!