No not really he literally just has to concentrate on a clock and will it to stop/go backwards or whatever it is that he wants it to do or focus...
I'm currently embarking on writing a sci fi novel, i'v been planning it for ages and i know exactly what i want form the narrative, i'v planned...
A book that may interest you as a point of reference is Stuff Of Nightmares by Malorie Blackman in which a boy involved in a train crash fleas...
Just an idea but a birthday might be a good little device to use, say if in one paragraph "Ted" or whatever you call any of yoru characters is 21...
Oh i hate introductions, they're always so vague and boring but i may as well play ball and be nice and say hi :) brand new so be gentle with...
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