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Today I discovered a sure-fire plan to write your first book. If you follow this method, I promise you, you will finish your book. It's simple, it's easy to overlook, but you can't ever forget it.

If you enjoy this writing advice, you should check out The Prairie Poet blog, where the writer named Ardith is spreading her poetic wings.

Check it out, the big secret:

"'I write--something. Every day. This is how I start my day. Even if it's only for a few minutes at first. I get started. Every day. I get breakfast, I write. I eat peanut butter toast and I write.'

"'But I'm too busy.'

"So I smiled, gave Ms. Too Busy my card, a few more tips, and wished her well.

"I suspect that if I run into Ms. Too Busy again, she'll be warbling about wanting to be a writer, and complaining about how hard it is to break in."