Official manuscript record ·
The Price of a Bestseller
Every masterpiece demands a sacrifice. Daniel Vale’s demands a body.
Official public synopsis
A complete, unpublished work.
In 1986 Tampa, forty-one-year-old Daniel Vale is a struggling novelist watching his last chance disappear. Then a murder he writes happens exactly as described. The pages gain a power they never had before, and success arrives with a terrifying rule: the story only becomes real after someone dies according to the scene.
As Daniel’s fame grows, the people who loved him begin forgetting him—first small memories, then whole pieces of their lives together. Guided by a mysterious former writer who understands the bargain, Daniel must choose between the career he has spent years chasing and the human connections being erased to pay for it.
© 2026 Brandon Burnside. Complete unpublished manuscript. The full manuscript remains private and is available only for confidential professional review. This page records the title, authorship, cover, and public synopsis. All rights reserved. View the complete authorship and rights notice. Request written permission for promotional cover use.
More completed manuscripts
