Building The Behavioral Anchor: Architecture of a Cyber-Thriller
Behind the scenes on world-building, high-stakes plotting, and character psychology.
When writing a story set in a surveillance state, the environment itself becomes an antagonist. Every rain-drenched alley and flickering neon sign needs to feel heavy with observation.
For Jack Mercer, navigating this world isn't just about physical survival; it is about psychological camouflage. The concept of an "anchor" came from studying behavioral profiling systems.
In this post, we look at how the lore developed from early outline sketches to the published novel.