Seeing afresh
Look through someone else’s eyes for a fresh perspective, says Patrick Forsyth
Patrick Forsyth
W ritingcan be a solitary occupation, of course, but preparing to write is different. People get mentioned in this column regularly: people you meet or contact for information (whether intentionally or by chance) can contribute so much to your content. Others may be unwittingly useful; they get a mention and perhaps add to the description of a scene or event without you doing more than observe them. Still others you may want nothing to do with and avoid. No one wants a crying baby near them on a plane. My fantasy of hearing one of the flight crew say, ‘I’m sorry Mrs Stephens, but your baby is way too loud and will have to go in the hold’ is sadly unlikely ever to come to pass.