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I spent a good part of the nineties roaming the Earth writing about conflict. It was very grueling. I was beginning to find this way of life was, wow, addictive and deeply meaningful.

My worldview comes from a collection of the books I have read, the people I have met, and my conversations with my dad.

Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.

I stare out the window and reflect on the similarity between writing and saving a life and the inevitable failure of one's imagination and one's goals and ambitions to create a character or a life worth saving.

I spent my entire childhood in an environment in which the mighty of the earth had no place outside story books and dreams.

As a writer, you owe it to yourself not to get stuck in a rut of looking at the world in a certain way.

My mind has become somewhat like a book. What I mean by that is that when I look at the world, I see it as a story.

I look at life, the experiences I've had, at the human condition, the dynamics between people, the news (world news), and draw from the compelling realities all around us.

Crazy as it sounds, I'm a believer in destiny and serendipity, and I have had cosmic experiences all my life. Something told me I was meant for greater stuff. And look, I've had a baby! And I've written an opera!