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Neil Gaiman
Jasper Fforde
Phillip Pullman
Susanna Clarke

So much! They are my absolute favorites.

oh my! is vonnegut a possibility?? what about Salinger?? that´d be too cool, but I guess hard. Vonnegut doesn´t seem impossible though.

Jodi Picoult would be AH-MAZING. She writes mystery-ish type books that always have just a touch of romance. They almost always involve lots of research, which I think might be something she could share a couple thoughts on, since so many of us have the deep urge to write something so wonderful and complex that it needs lots of research. Obviously we can't do tons and tons of research for Nano, but perhaps she could still offer some useful tips?

...plus, I would just be thrilled. :D

~Jillian

Oh! And I second Ray Bradbury and Meg Cabot, and I think Ann Brashares would be WONDERFUL.

f you got Neil Gaiman to write one there is no way I would not finish. It would pump me up so much. Garth Nix and Orson Scott Card would be awesome as well.

Dave Barry is one of my all-time favorite authors. I am not sure if he qualifies as a novelist per se, but has authored quite a few books and is definitely in the category of "Professional Writer".

OK, so one vote for Dave Barry as an inspirational pep-talker...

Thanks!

Hmmm I actually can't remember many author's names... guess I read too many books, but here are some.

Meg Cabot
Jk rowling
Brian jaques
Danielle steel
Stephenie Meyer!!!

I'd love to hear from these people :)

Hmmm I actually don't remember author's names very well... guess I read too many books... but here are a few.

Meg Cabot
JK Rowling
Brian Jaques
Danielle Steel
Stephenie Meyer

I'd love to hear from these people!

I'd love to hear from:

Jasper Fforde
Isobelle Carmody
Philip Pullman
Stephen King
J.K. Rowling
Christopher Pike
Gail Carson-Levine
Naomi Novik

Any of those would be AWESOME but the top three on the list would be my first pics! Isobelle Carmody is an Australian writer.

Connie Willis is not only a Hugo and Nebula award winner, she lives in Greeley, Colorado, which is close to all points NaNo in Colorado!

Nick Antosca!

Luke Davies would be excellent.

Yay, someone mentioned Robert Asprin. I'd also add Janet Evanovich, and L.J. (Lisa Jane) Smith.

Nora Roberts is a very prolific writer who comes up with some amazing things.

Michael Stackpole, Kristen Britain, Lynn Flewelling, Sandra Brown, Jeffrey Deaver, Scott Westerfeld, Aaron Allston, Elizabeth Lowell, Jim Butcher and Linda Lael Miller would all be greatly appreciated!

Hi Chris!

I would love to get a Pep Talk from Stephen King, Piers Anthony, and J.K. Rowling!

That would be so cool!

Gypsy Wanderer

Stephen King
Tamora Pierce
Eoin Colfer
David Eddings
J.K. Rowling
Robert Asprin

I think that's all for now.

Wow, my mind reels with possibilities. I know some, or all, of these have already been mentioned, but just in case more votes means a better chance of the author participating:

Neil Gaiman
JK Rowling
Anthony Horowitz
Christopher Moore
Jasper Fforde
Jonathan Lethem
Nicola Griffith
Kate Calloway
Mabel Maney
Gideon Defoe
Chris Baty

Thanks,
Jane

Just off the top of my head, people I'm really liking at the moment...

Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
Susanna Clarke
Lois McMaster Bujold (I've just recently fallen totally in love with her novels...)
Naomi Novik
Robert Rankin
Lemony Snicket! (Or a duly appointed representative :P)
Ray Bradbury
JK Rowling
Clive Barker

And all the other ones I've forgotten right now.

To have these awe-inspiring ladies of romance/intrigue/mystery and more stop by with an encouraging word or two or three would be just the thing to fire my imagination and keep my determination strong!

Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Suzanne Brockmann
Suzanne McMinn
Meg Cabot
Nora Roberts

Ken Follet
J.K. Rowling
Ray Bradbury
Orson Scott Card
Noah Gordon
Arturo Pérez-Reverte (yeah, I'm Spanish)

If you could-

Diana Wynne Jones
Tamora Pierce
J.K. Rowling
Chris Batty(Who could forget?)

-I will forever rejoice

Garth Nix
Philip Pullman
Anthony Horowitz
Rick Riordan
Frank Beddor

All or any of these authors would be awesome to get pep talks from! Can't wait to sign up!

I came across this post late but here are a few of my favorites. I would love having pep talks from the following authors:

Joyce Carol Oates
Margaret Atwood
Charles de Lint
Guy Gavriel Kay
Robin Hobb
Margaret Weis

Thanks!!

Piers Anthony. I'm pretty sure he'd be all for the endeavour, too. :D Pretty, pretty please ask Piers Anthony?

To get a pep talk from George R.R. Martin would be really awesome...

Wow, what a wonderful, awesome idea. I would love to get a pep talk from experienced, published writers who have gone through the crazy, heartbreaking, intoxicating writing process and lived to tell about it!
My choices would be:
Lian Hearn
Diana Wynne Jones
Natsuki Takaya
Ann Brashares
Margaret Atwood
Stephen King
Nalo Hopkinson
and of course Chris Baty I looked forward to your e-mail every week!
Thanks so much!

I will dance at your wedding if you can get Orsen Scott Card.

ORSEN SCOTT CARD! ORSEN SCOTT CARD! ORSEN SCOTT CARD!

Robin Jarvis would be a good one, especially for those who are writing children's books, or fantasy. (Or both!)

Um.

Heck, I dunno. Steven King? He wrote a really good book about writing... My brother left his copy in a resturant. D:

How about Anne McCaffrey? She's pretty original, and no one pulls off dragons like she does!

And... CHRIS BATY, DUN DUN DUUUUN!

I definitely want emails from Chris Baty.

Well, there are quite a lot of brilliant authors out there... so many, that to name a few is almost crazy, but I'm going to give you a couple of names from whom it would give me such a buzz to get an email:

David & Leigh Eddings
Terry Pratchett
Trudi Canavan
Phillip Pullman
God (burning bush would do)

are top of my list. Of course there are more, but these would be 4/5 of my favourites (especially the last, if you can arrange it!)

Ps, finished my 50000 March novel (went on to nearly 70000 by the end of the month - surprising me more than anyone!!!) So, a huge thank you, Chris Batty, for your inspiration. In fact, you should be on the list, so I'm adding you!

According to Wikipedia the NaNoEdMo has moved sites to NaNoEdMo.net instead of .org

I know, because I was about to embark on this mission too! :-)

It doesn't look like the sites been very active this March though, so I don't know whether it's on-going or not.

Michael Ondaatje
Charles Baxter
Tim O'Brien
Anne Lamott
Louise Erdrich
Diana Wynne Jones
Patrica K. McKillip
Alice Munro

My Dream Team

As many others have said, pep talks from Neil Gaiman would be wonderful.

Hi Chris!

I'm writing to tell you that I've done several lots of washing, the washing up, swept the yard, painted the skirtings in my daughter's bedroom gold (for the umpteenth time!)Why? all in order to avoid writing, of course. (And then, when there's no escape, I write, write, write to avoid doing more housework!)

This downward spiral I have two people to thank for: This guy called Farris Thorne of Freeform Fresno and you!! Farris mentioned he might be doing the NaNoWriMo back in February, and like a fool I said, "Oh, that's a good idea... I think I might do it too!" (What posessed me!!) So, together we embarked on this crazy malarky!

He mentioned your book No Plot, No Problem, so I immediately hopped on the internet shopping site and purchased it (an excellent book, by the way - had me chuckling!)... and of course, that's why I blame you for my madness now - because it inspired me to do what I always wanted to do... that's right - write!

And, I have to add, it has been a pleasure to get in touch with you now, because that has filled another 15 minutes of today that I don't have to either write or do housework :-D

I hope to write you at the end of March with a Yahay! I did it! But, until then, come visit me in my madhouse and beware....

Awesome idea. I'd love to hear from S. E. Hinton. That would be truly amazing. Also, Jodi Picoult, Orson Scott Card, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Scott Westerfeld would be fantastic. :]

How about...
Jonathan Lethem
Douglas Coupland
Stephen King
Cormac McCarthy
Neal Stephenson
William Gibson
Roddy Doyle
Dave Eggers
Yann Martel
Rohinton Mistry
Michael Ondaatje
Dan Simmons
Guy Vanderhaeghe

Anne Lamont, Elizabeth George, and Chris Baty, please....

I bought the book Jan 27 Started writing on Feb 1 and Finished today. I went to the website to try the March editing class, but the link had an error message. Does anyone else have this problem? Is anyone doing the 50 hour editing class? Help

Danny Boy

Yes! What a great idea! I would definitely go for pep talks from admirable writers. My fantasy pick all-star writers team:

Ursula K LeGuin
Kurt Vonnegut
Ray Bradbury
Amy Bloom
Umberto Eco
Alison Bechdel (graphic novelists count too, IMHO)
Dorothy Alison
Alice Walker
That guy who wrote House of Leaves, whose name I am always mis-spelling, wait, I'll google it...
Mark Danielewski

I will also happily accept pep talks purporting to be from the late great Philip K. Dick, provided they are addressed to me, personally, and contain things that will Blow My Mind, as well as pep me up.

That being said, I imagine you can't please everyone with their favorite writer, and I just want to say I think its a great idea, no matter which authors you pick.

I'd like a pep talk from:

Sandra Brown
Dinah McCall/Sharon Sala
Karen Templeton
Julie Miller
Susan Crandall
Karen Rose
Linda Lael Miller

If you got Neil Gaiman to write one there is no way I would not finish. It would pump me up so much. Garth Nix and Orson Scott Card would be awesome as well.

Haruki Murakami, Zadie Smith, Kurt Vonnegut, Daniel Pinkwater, Salman Rushdie, Oliver Sacks, Margaret Mahy, David Foster Wallace, William Browning Spencer,Kilgore Trout, Margaret Atwood, David James Duncan, David Sedaris, Ursula Le Guin.

Pep talks from any of these folks would be enanonormously motivating!

Brian Jacques, author of the AMAZING Redwall series, would be my top pick! (Redwall.org is his website if you'd like to find out more)

Donita Paul would be another good one. I know she likes interacting with any and all writers(she hosts a weekly chat where people can come and get tips/discuss that week's writing subject) and her DragonKeeper Chronicles are fantastic. :) (DragonKeeper.us is her website, if you want more info. ^^)

~Berri

Neil Gaiman.
Orson Scott Card.
Robert J. Sawyer.
Jennifer Crusie.
And what the heck, that Whedon guy.

OSC, yeah. K. A. Applegate, maybe? ;)

Wow. It’s very cool that not one but two people think I could be inspiring. And neither of them is my grandmother.

Anyway, I realize there are much bigger writers on the wish-list, but I’d be happy to do it. I could tell people how, instead of a muse, I have comma gnomes. Surly denizens of the comma mines, their main method of inspiring is to yell things like, “Quit gabbing about inspiration, Fancy-Pants, and get to work! Else, I’ll smack that liberal arts education right outta ya!”

Or I could even talk about something sane.

Anyway, my email is krisreisz@gmail.com is you need me.

Ray Bradbury!

Neil Gaiman
Christopher Paolini
J.K. Rowling
Natalie Goldberg

A few of my favorites. =D

let's throw in some aussie names...

Isobelle Carmody
Martin Middleton
Sara Douglass (she's from my home city)
Celia Dart-Thornton
Ian Irvine
Fiona McIntosh

and above all, Garth Nix. i've read some of his stuff to his readers about his work, very inspirational.

and internationally - Stephen R Donaldson he has some very cool views on writing

Margaret Atwood please!!! I will write the best novel ever in the world if you get Margaret Atwood to do it!!!!

I don't know if Joss Whedon actually counts as a novelist, but boy would I love to hear from him!

Orson Scott Card would be fantastic too. He teaches workshops, runs a writers' group forum, and is generally very encouraging to aspiring writers, so maybe he'd be up for it.

david ovason
roger avary
Joss Whedon
Kristopher Reisz
Anne Rice

this is just the start!!!!

I also love tom clancy