1. When and where were you born?

I was born 3rd December 1991 or 1992 in Kubwa, Abuja.

2. When did you start writing and why?

3. At what point do you know that a story/book is complete?

Your hand literally stops. Irrespective of where the narrative of the plot is in that moment you feel a genuine sense of an ending.

4. What’s the hardest/easiest thing about writing?

5. What books would you say shaped your writing?

Short story writers of the 1900s, Ondaatje’s The English Patient, Marquez’s one hundred years of Solitude and so many others.

6. Are you working on anything interesting at the moment?

I am always in between interesting projects. Always between uncompleted short stories and images shoots. Trying to finalize my collection of parables though.

7. How do you feel about bad reviews?

The only review I am interested in is my review. Before the work is published I am open to criticisms and thorough editing but once the work is out in the world there is nothing i can do so good or bad reviews do not interest me much.

8. If you could be a character in a novel you’ve read, who would you be and why?

I’d want to be Simon Adaro from Our Memory like Dust. Coolest guy in fiction I’ve ever read. He turned the stereotype of a male hero on its head, was compassionate, rich and was always ready to sit back and allow the female protagonist lead. Richard Cypher from the Sword of Truth book Series also for the same reason.

9. What kind of music do you listen to? Titles?

All kinds really. I use music for writing so I have to be open all the time. From edm to classical jazz. I am currently enamored by the new Alté scene in Nigeria. Artists like Tay Iwar, Wavy the Creator are doing their thing. And the new palmwine music scene of which Cheso is my favorite.

10. Tell us something about yourself that your readers probably don’t know.

Indomie disgusts me.