Who puts pep in your step?

It's time for the great, grand pep talk poll! Has your favorite writer 1) written a novel, and 2) not yet contributed a pep talk? If so, they should totally write a pep talk for the 300,000 Wrimos who will be dashing out the rough draft of their novel this November!

I've asked the staff whose pep they'd love to receive (their top picks are below). Now it is your turn to tell us what novelists' writing advice you'd most love to read.

Take a look at our pep talk archive (and the photos above!) to see who has written a pep talk in the past. Then post your top picks in the comments below! We'll do out best to get as many yes answers from your faves as we can.

Here are the staff's picks:

Zadie Smith
Chang-rae Lee
Jennifer Egan
Kevin Wilson 
Joshua Ferris
Dana Spiotta 
Hannah Pittard 
Tupelo Hassman 
Jonathan Franzen 
Jennifer Russell 
Chad Harbach

Patrick Rothfuss
Peter Orner
Noah Hawley
George RR Martin
Kathryn Stockett
Stephen Hely 
Robert Olen Butler
Charles Yu
William Gibson

Who's on your list?

– Lindsey