I was interested in writing something that has meaning in the larger context of global conflicts anywhere.

War defined my entire childhood and youth and most of my adulthood too - and in the US, it continues to do so.

Every new thing is a result of everything you wrote before.

There are other sources, but Wikipedia is a good start.

I think a lot, so I don't spend a lot of time actually writing - I do that part very quickly. That helps, for me. To keep track of the characters.

There is no right and wrong, and precepts are for fools. Every thing is just as it is! And we must experience things without condemning them, because if we condemn them, then we are becoming too involved.

Sri Lanka is a small island, and the war affected everybody. Everybody knew somebody who was killing or being killed.