I always begin [a novel] with outlines, but they change and so do my endings and beginnings.

I always begin [a novel] with outlines, but they change and so do my endings and beginnings.

As a student in England, I studied French and English literature. I read L'Etranger and the rhythm of the novel felt familiar to me - very African.

At some point, practicality requires that you reach out to people in the business. You have to take care of business if you value your work.

I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction.

I don't remember being a keen reader, but apparently I was. My aunt told me that whenever I was teased for reading, I would say, "To each his own."

I read Macbeth as a secondary student in Nigeria and it was like an African play to me. It had all the right elements - witches, kings and assassinations.