Paperback Delusions (2019)

PAUL DEMARCO (30) been a struggling writer for several years now, self publishing his own crime novels while working as a newspaper columnist. His latest novel is finally being printed by a legitimate publisher. When our story begins, Paul has slept very little in the past three days, as he works tirelessly to meet his strict deadline. The reality is that he's lacking inspiration and time, so he seeks help from his friend NOEL (27) who's a private detective. While visiting with Noel, Paul's current crime novel twists with his reality. This comes about due to his excessive use of "inspiration" pills that he's taking to stay awake. The deadline is coming up soon and he needs to finish in order to keep his job and to solidify himself as the greatest crime novelist he used to be. Unfortunately, his path to greatness throws him into a dark hole that he cannot crawl out of. Based on the amount of "inspiration" pills, he gets a brain aneurysm and he dies.