^^ I personally have been watching my collection of SM non-stop for inspiration and goading, I especially love watching Stars and Super when I want to draw the Outers. <3 Love the Sailor Moon and I'm so glad I can reinfect people with the Sailor Moon bug!

*squees with you* I love the Herald Mage trilogy and the Mage Wars trilogy of the Gryphons is so wonderful! I'm more partial to Black and Silver Gryphon than White Gryphon but they're all so goooood! (I'm an old-time Mercedes Lackey fan, I've read nearly all her Valdemar books) And If you want to buy them, used bookstores are the way to go. :D