I'm in full scale-and-spirit mode here, moving from Maid in Manhattan and New York fantasy to Trump, Elon, Tony Soprano, and what makes a person feel larger than life. I keep measuring people by ambition, force, and myth,...

Mapped core influences—Ellis, Tarantino, Mamet, Sandberg—then framed the hook: video-game pacing, black humor, and power narratives I map the ingredients behind my voice and pacing: Bret Easton Ellis, Tarantino, Mamet, and...