I am majorly and most importantly a Writer, currently working on my first Publication. I've been offhandedly devising and creating stories inside my mind (And occasionally on paper) for nigh-Eight damn years now, and now I have the opportunity to actually do it.
I've classified my endless accumulation of scrapped pages, filled with hastily scribbled notes and food-stained maps, as a Romantic Adventure High Fanhistory.

These are the people and works that have inspired me over the years.

David Eddings
Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium, Tamuli
Mercedes Lackey
The Mage Wars
George R.R. Martin
Song of Ice and Fire (Currently Reading)
Terry Goodkind
Sword of Truth
Robert Jordan
Wheel of Time