Posted May 07, 2012

I know you said that you don't need inspiration, but have you read "I have no mouth, and I must scream" ? If not, definitely a must for you (judging from the setting of your story).
If you're not really into English literature, try reading translations by David Magarshack, if you're a fan of Russian literature:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Magarshack
(And I just realised that he went to my uni!)