He’s the developer who built New Reality Journeys from the ground up, and he’s also one of its most unpredictable guides. In this episode, Fahim Farook sits down to talk about what happens when the person coding the platform is also the one testing its limits as a creator.

Fahim explains why writing across comedy sci-fi, art-inspired poetry, and a publishing exposé isn’t a lack of focus, it’s the whole point. He traces his path from a 1990s newspaper IT column in Sri Lanka to self-publishing humorous science fiction after literary agents told him nobody wanted it. He gets specific about the feature he insisted on building because he wanted it as a writer, not because anyone asked for it.

Then the conversation turns to the scams. With over 20 years watching the publishing industry from the inside, Fahim breaks down the one thing that instantly gives away a fake offer, and why even seasoned authors still feel that split-second hope when a scammer reaches out.