Joel stared at his laptop. So far, the only words he"d written were "Untitled Novel by Joel Wise." He"d written those six words a week ago and hadn"t been able to come up with anything to add. Nothing. He couldn"t even force words onto the page. He had no idea what his novel was even going to be about. All he knew was that he wanted desperately to write one. He"d always felt it was his destiny to write the next Great American Novel. Not just any novel—certainly not a paperback original—but something iconic. He"d dreamed of this his entire life but had never actually sat down and attempted to write it. At least not until now. But here he was, and writing was a hell of a lot harder than he"d ever imagined. He believed if he could just come up with one well-drawn character, the words would st
