Step 4: Ding.
What does the ding stand for?
In practical terms, the ding signals not only the end of the current creative session, but also the end of the potato’s cooking time. Deviate too much from your one hour timer and you will not have a hot potato, you will have a sad potato.
Skin overly crisped. Insides dried out.
However, the ding also represents the lightbulb moment of creativity.
Ding.
A new idea.
Ding.
A different way of doing things.
Ding.
Potato Time™.
The realisation that you have just written for an hour, and that you will be rewarded for your labours.
You might even feel buoyed up to write some more. Post potato.
Ding.
Four letters.
3 contonants.
1 vowel.
Huge potential.
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