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...I am suddenly reminded of Phillip K Dick. This would have been up his alley.

Your reading list has an article on writing noir, so may I recommend Raymond Chandler's essay The Simple Art of Murder? I believe anyone attempting noir should read it. Even if you don't agree with Raymond Chandler's points, I believe it'll help you develop your style and/or process.

My first serious attempt at a fictional work was a technothriller following the crash of a jetliner on approach, the investigation and the fallout(I had been reading Michael Crichton's Airframe, one of his most underrated works, and watching Air Crash Investigation a lot before this). It was WAY...

Hello from a longtime lurker.

Burgers have come up multiple times here, and it's worth noting that the roujiamo, the rough Chinese equivalent to a hamburger, dates back to at least 206 BC at the very latest, so having a burger-like food in a fantasy setting is not at all outlandish IMO.

Call me Nicholas. I'm a 24-year-old college student pursuing my associate's degree equivalent. I write mostly speculative fiction, which includes urban fantasy, and thrillers. My works feature grounded worldbuilding, ambiguous endings, and stories that sit at the intersection of realism and...