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June 2014

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When I was six, I tried writing a novel. I never finished it. During the next tree years, I started one novel after another. Maybe I shouldn't call them "novels", since they never got very far.

Then I saw Clash of the Titans for the first time. I watched it over and over, especially the scene with Medusa. I love Ray Harryhausen's monsters. They look handmade compared to the monsters you see today, but in my opinion they have a lot more personality. Clash of the Titans inspired me to start another novel when I was nine. This one had Medusa in it. I got off to a good start—then got stuck again! It was frustrating.

One day, my dad was talking about giving National Novel Writing Month a try. I got excited and signed up. I wrote 1,000 words a day ...more

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Average rating: 4.29 · 56 ratings · 27 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Monster Realm (The Monster Realm Stories, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Worlds (The Monster Realm Stories, #2) by Nara Duffie (Goodreads Author), Elisabeth Alba (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lanodekan Bestiary by Nara Duffie (Goodreads Author), Charles Duffie (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Lanodekan Bestiary 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dragon Bestiary: Coloring Pages from the Library of Lanodeka (Lanodekan Coloring Book) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of You: Stories, Poems, and Artwork by Children by Grace Kim, Nara Duffie (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Molly Ondich (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars