06/09/07 - Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett’s views on life have often struck a chord with me - not surprisingly, as our respective roots are only a couple of miles apart in Leeds - but never more so than today.  In a Radio Times article, he writes, It’s nice to think that there’s some pattern in what one writes, but I’m not sure there is.  You write one thing then you write another with no more purpose than a hen scratching about in a yard.

That just about sums up my writing since I came back from Swanwick.  Should I revise either or both of the novels I’ve already written or start a new one?  Should I concentrate on short stories or articles?  Should I enter more competitions? I find myself flitting around and wasting a lot of time in the process.