New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik credits NWN for helping change her approach to writing.

[Legacy_Inayity]

               7.16.2010 Interview: Naomi Novik on her Temeraire series (From Neverwinter Nights to the Napoleonic War — with dragons!)

Interesting read.  Aside from her writing, she is also one of the founding board members of the Organization for Transformative Works which is "a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the fair-use rights of fan creators".
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_jmlzemaggo]

               It changed me as well. Nice catch. Thanks for sharing the find.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Seagloom]

               That was an interesting read. Thank you for linking to it, Inayity. '> The way Neverwinter Nights influenced her is of great interest to me because my situation was very similar before being exposed to it. The difference is I'm no where near finishing a novel. '> Writing remains a hobby. Now I definitely have to check out her Temeraire series.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_HoonDing]

               I didn't know she had worked on Neverwinter Nights, interesting. I did read the first Temeraire book a few years back and it was not a bad read. I never read the sequels though, because around that time I was starting to get tired of multi-volume fantasy series (courtesy of Robert Jordan).