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 don't write non-fiction because I get bored. Some of my writing is autobiographical, but not the way readers imagine. I use my memory of settings, events and people. I weave history into my stories, but my narratives are made up.

I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell.

'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.

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.

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

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