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The Ticking Clock
Some day you're going to write. Some day? Which day? When you're suddenly faced with a few free hours on a weekend, when the work levels off on your job, when you get promoted and have less pressure, when you go on vacation, when you retire?
How much free time do you need before you start? How long should you wait? Will you know when the time is right and will you know what to do when it comes?
Well, I can tell you, do not wait until your life opens up and you're faced with starting cold with no discipline or writing skills to make it happen. The longer you wait to start, the harder it's going to be and the less chance you'll have of doing it or succeeding if you do.
So, you should (and can) start now. The promise of this course is that I can show you how to write a novel without disrupting your lifestyle or sacrificing your sanity - that it will be possible and painless, relatively painless.
The techniques I teach are tailored to overcoming the particular difficulties you face in making writing a part of your daily life. If you're serious about writing, you can (and should) start now. If you do, when your life opens up (if it ever does), you'll be ready and able. But, what if it never opens up? Well, you don't need to wait around for such an opportunity. This system makes it possible for you to do it now.
You have a full-time job, a wife, a husband, significant other, kids, extended family obligations, and maybe lots more. Where are you going to find the time? Even if your life isn't this loaded down, even if you do have the time, but you're not getting anything done, how do you manage your time (and yourself) and make something happen? Where do you start?
Well, first, I don't believe you have no (zero) time. With this method, you have to find a tiny bit of time. How tiny? How about five minutes? Five minutes a day, think you can find that much? You can always sneak away to the washroom and lock yourself in a stall to steal five minutes.
OK, let's say, you're willing to try it — the five-minute method. It's not much time. Most of us, no matter how busy we are, can take time out for five minutes once a day.
What can happen in five minutes? Well, has anything of great importance ever happened to you in that amount of time? Ever make a discovery or have an inspiration? How long did it take? Einstein said all of his great ideas just came to him. He was a genius, so your ideas may not be as great as his, but the process that gets you there is the same.
Great ideas often occur in a flash. A five-minute inspiration would be very, very long-and rare. What can happen in five minutes? Plenty-if you know how to use it. And, you will, because that's what this technique is all about.
It's not just the five minutes, themselves, that are important. The effects of these sessions reach beyond the actual time you put in. So, in a sense, the five minutes adds up to more than five-minutes especially when you consider the results. Also, it's the first step in preparing yourself to write a novel when the time comes, which is sooner than you think as you'll see when we get to the rest of the technique.
But, remember, you can't afford to be casual about this little five minutes a day. Just because it's only five-minutes, doesn't mean it's not crucial. It's the key to making everything work-your first important step forward.
Of all the methods I've devised, this five minute method has been the most successful at getting people started and keeping them going. (It's a daily fix that keeps you connected to your writing.) OK, but what are you going to do in that five minutes?
What you do in that five minutes along with the rest of the time management plan is what you'll get with the full course.
© Copyright 2000-2001 Jerry Cleaver
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