Challenge #04888-M139: And Having Writ, Moves On

After a bout of writer’s block, an author of some renown has the spark return. Only, the events that the author begins penning begin to happen in real life. Horrified, the author tries to abandon the work. And yet, the tickle of imagination, the curiosity of what’s happening, and even the thrill of power keep calling the author back to the paper and ink… -- Deathshead419

Writers may not live and die by the words they write, but they certainly eat and pay the rent by the sales they get. Some have died because of the words they wrote, but the blame lies on an unhinged member of the audience more than the work of the author. It's when inspiration stops cold and the ideas no longer flow, that a creative soul might pay anything to have one more idea.

Ellias Tauryn had been doing very well in speculative fiction. Their fifteen-book series had made their name, their fortune, and their fame.

It also made the most-asked question: "What's your next book about?"

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