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

I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed up of being rejected repeatedly, and self-publicatio n was an act of defiance at traditional publishing. But life works in strange ways.

There has to be a protagonist who has to overcome challenges, and there will be a race to finish.

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

What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyones ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be.

I am a businessman at the end of the day. I have grown up with Excel sheets. I start out writing my novel with spreadsheets and the milestones in each chapter highlighted.

After writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor.