I feel like I would get dragged for this, but J.K. Rowling. I do want to point out I don't agree with everything she says. I wouldn't say shes still my role model, but she was one of the people who motivated me to write the most. I absolutely adore Harry Potter and the world she's has created. It has inspired me to write my own novels, and create my own magical world. I also really love Stephanie Meyer as well. She has definitely shaped my childhood for sure. I think her saying she got her inspiration from her dream, gave me inspiration to write about these stories I wish were real/are real.
What inspired you to write? Who is your role model author?
bishop1275 so good to hear that you use your energy in this hard pandemic time to write your own story. I also started to write because of the pandemic.
Margaret Mitchell, James Clavell : (thumbs-up) I've never read Danielle Steele but I have many friends who like her.
Good luck with your writing! Just do the best! But anyway, you haven't mentioned your novel here!
JustLetMeSleep Nice! It's good that you are planning to make a non-human protagonist and a horror-thriller novel! I guess readers deserve to read something different than just harem and romance :D
Wulin_Jianghu Once you read too many of the harem and romance stuff it kinda gets old and boring
Wulin_Jianghu
I was inspired to write fanfictions when I was in wattpad, i had a lot of them there. 'til i got locked out on my own account and have to make new one. my current role model author would be lottiara, 'cause she's one of the best writers in wattpad.
my current novels are: https://www.webnovel.com/book/her-friends_18865540305358405 and https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-good-times-and-the-bad-ones_19206099606789005
Wulin_Jianghu
I was kinda hoping that at least something good would come out of this pandemic. So far, I think I discovered something new. I am glad that you also made use of this time of trouble to be productive.
I forgot to mention my books.
https://m.webnovel.com/book/hiding-behind-my-mask_19163145905490805
https://m.webnovel.com/book/i-dare-not-hope_18469969606952805
Anyway, if you have time, do check them out. What is your book anyway?
Louis Tolstoy
Love and War
Inspired in writing millitary based stories but with a twist of my growing self with fantasy and magic, i stumbles upon the rarer genre known as magical realism.
bishop1275
Here is my novel : https://www.webnovel.com/book/records-of-the-immortals_17011867105133305 You could check it if your have time.
I will check your novels. Thanks a lot!
Crackgear oh nice! Love and War is a classic book. My writing also involves military stories, and I have to say that I'm pretty much overwhelmed with it. So many things to learn and research before I could write it on my story.
Your story has a twist of fantasy and magic...that sounds awesome. Perhaps like Lord of the Rings or Chronicle of Narnia?
JustLetMeSleep LOL I got what you mean.
Lexi_Roberson J.K. Rowling and Stephanie Meyer are great story-tellers :)
I wonder if you also got your inspiration from a dream? Good luck! And keep on writing!
bishop1275 Checked the novel "Hiding Behind My Mask" and also gave a review on it. Keep on writing!
comfortseavey I checked your novel The Good Times and The Bad Ones. Still chapter one! Keep on writing! :)
Wulin_Jianghu Sometimes I do write about them and definitely have taken on a life form of their own. Thank you and good luck to you as well!!!
Wulin_Jianghu Yep! But since its taken in the modern setting, its taking it as some sort of myth being uncovered to reality.
Something different on WN.
Most of us, here, are so tired of CEO's, vampires, werewolves stories, etc. Great to see that somebody is trying to inspire people to write something different.
Good luck!
Jan-Jan untamed is the author who inspired me and then as a whole web novel.
I remember reading about women who had terrible lives, their struggles as they slowly rise to a point of being happy and well feeling fulfilled.
After I tried looking for similar books but found web novel.
Chinese novels were not my thing, weak spoiled and stupid female leads are in 90% of the novels so it's a turn off at first. Though you have to give it to the author and..people behind them. The eloquence of these novels is amazing! Those were my thoughts, a book that can make you feel angry, depressed and happy is a worthy read in my opinion but the males...yeh those 2nd, 3rd, 4th male leads I pity them and so I decided.
Yo! Why not write reverse harem with the actual plot! I mean not only guys deserve a harem of women, what about a female overlord? A queen? A simple denominator, as I read these novels I thought perfect! But what about those males protecting the fl in the background?
In the end that's my inspiration, perhaps it might change but for the few months I have started, that's it.
Jo_J Thank you. 
Just in case you don't mind, check out my novel, A Pastor's Daughter Diary.
You'll love it, I hope. 
Here's the link: https://m.webnovel.com/book/18953658205703305/50878338901789047?from=detail