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

I'm addicted to writing.

My accountancy experience could come in handy if ever I find myself in the right position. For now, I'm very happy to write.

For all forms, writing dialogue is almost like writing music. I pay close attention to rhythms and tones.

I'm always working on something new and while I'm working, I'm absorbed with my characters, their conflicts,my language and settings. I'm in another place and it is a shock to come out and consider my previous works.

I was my class playwright and I wrote plays set in villages with kings and chiefs.My plays were about treason and betrayals. If they were influenced by Macbeth, they were also influenced by Nigerian plays I had seen and Village Headmaster, a television drama series I had watched as a child.

've had notebooks, but they are nondescript. All I care about is that they fit in my hand. I scribble down ideas. The problem is my best ideas come while I'm driving or showering.