The Phantom Novelist Words from Nowhere

Ethan struggled with writer’s block until he met an old man in the library who offered to help. Night after night, they worked together, shaping a novel that felt almost otherworldly. When the book was published, Ethan searched for his mentor to thank him—but there was no record of the man anywhere. Librarians claimed no such person existed. Yet, his words remained, immortalized in print. A journalist, intrigued by the mystery, suggested Ethan must have unknowingly provided ghostwriting services for a storyteller lost to time. As readers embraced the novel, Ethan realized some stories—and their authors—never truly fade.