I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.

I want to make sure that my writing grips the reader from the word 'go.'

Oral storytelling goes back so long ago, and those stories that were told orally were always layered and changed with time.

In order to become the master, a ruler must profess to be a servant of the people.

I work in a business environment forty hours a week, and writing is what I do to unwind. It allows me to transport myself to a happy place where I can indulge my hopes, beliefs, aspirations and fantasies. It also allows me to live and breathe a topic for eighteen months while I'm researching and writing.

I was learning book-keeping at the age of 12, but it never stopped me from pursuing literature. Over the years, I grew to love the written word.

I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.