There are definitely some roleplayers that I took a lot of inspiration from in my early years of writing, particularly a group I played with on oldguild that was billed as casual, but really ended up being advanced in terms of post length and of their quality. At the time I was still a kid and completely out of depth to be honest, but I liked the story and I liked the group, so I stuck with it and ended up playing with those guys for a number of years. It really pushed me to become so much of a better writer. 

So yeah thanks [@Blazion], [@wild-kitsune], [@Pumirya], [@Harbinger], and [@Reaper]. Most of you aren't around anymore, but I learned a lot from you guys, and I'll never forget Feral, it was truly the best.

Other than that there are definitely authors have been a huge influence of me. In my earlier years Stephen King would have been foremost amongst those, but now I think its probably GRRM. Though the writer I whose style I would love to be able to imitate above all others is most definitely Ursula K. LeGuin. Hilary Mantel gets a shout for leading me to experiment much more with tense, Ian M. Banks for non-linear story structure.