I was raised on Star Trek, and my favorite writers are Weird Fiction and Scifi writers, so the sci fi vein has influenced my work even though I write primarily fantasy. I have been working on a fantasy novel for 8 years in between my education, and it has been influenced by numerous things that I have read. Primarily the modernist and post modernists. I have decided that one can write high fantasy and not need to be overly complex in a sweeping narrative. As a college student, I realized that when I read I want my mind to be stimulated with good writing and a well woven plot, but I do not want a reference book. So my novel has become a serious endeavor, that was originally just for fun, to write a high fantasy for those who enjoy wit and character driven plots. I don't know if I have succeeded, but so far people have enjoyed it.