Lovecraft, Poe, Tolstoy, Robert E. Howard, Harold Lamb, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Sapkowski. Each have specific aspects of their writing that I aim to acquire and master; from the strange, to the gothic, realism to fantastical natures, the crispness of prose whilst still being delightfully descriptive, and of course, action and adventure played out across sweeping, grandiose stages.