My influences are:

1. Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho

The dark comedy, is what I love most

The black humor, how disturbing, twisted and evil it is

It just works best

If I was editor, I would cut everything else off

2. Quentin Tarantino

I use that kind of dialogue, or monologue, and it's good for getting people suspended

I feel my take on it, is video game pacing, which is something that keeps audiences hooked and also psychologically comfortable as they have time to rest or slow down

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4. Trump

It's obvious, but my version is fiercely unapologetic, never compromising on Trump's true, authentic super ego

I learned most from Trump, because I weaponized my rhetoric, such as the choice speculation, to criticize and alter perception

5. Lee Kuan Yew

These relate to the political power in my work, it's all got a final goal

What I weaponized most from LKY is crafting "social theories"

In the past, I used Dan Brown conspiracy technique, and also

I dunno

I can't remember

There are too many influences

There is a large, rich literary reference source literature to draw on

Some are harder to see

6. Sheryl Sandberg / Jonathan Hirshon

These are more subtle, but the subtleties are there, it's the empath

The compassion

7. R L Stine / Anne Frank

The page turner power, is insane, it's likely, there is a lot of page counting

Because of how I write in active voice always, in real time, so it just works

What I enjoy most is first person writing

8. David Mamet

I use dramatic writing, which is so good, it's hard to really pick up on it

9. JK Rowling / Pokemon / Lord of the Rings

I plant myself as a hero, on this journey, against adversity, and that conflict hooks

10. Howard Stern

I dunno, it's quite in your face

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I have to go online soon

I'm working on things

And have a lot of contingencies