I'm a big fan of eastern fantasy (xianxia, xuanhuan) as well as Korean LITRPG. I've read more than 300 web-novels in the genre.
At a certain point I thought to myself: It becomes hard to find new novels that I like. What if I just write one instead?
It was more of a joke and I immediately dismissed that thought. But now, that's the thing I'm obsessed with.
I'm not sure when or if I'll ever succeed. But one thing I know for sure - I will continue writing stories as long as I possibly can.