Lev stared at the glowing screen. Outside, a real quail called out from the tall grass. He closed his browser, pulled out a fresh sheet of paper, and began to write the first line of his own book.

But he clicked. The download was instant. When he opened the file, there was only one notepad document inside. It didn't contain thousands of books. It contained a single sentence:

"The best stories are the ones you haven't told yet. Stop reading and start writing."