I am a proud Kiwi, living in sunny Australia, with my beautiful Nigerian wife, Tessy, and our six amazing children. Family and friends mean everything ... and good food of course, and dogs, and embarrassingly, reality TV.One day on the train to work, I took my fantasy daydream and boldly typed my first paragraphs. Since that time, I remain amazed how the words reveal themselves and the tales evolve. It is a wonderful process to shape a story, witnessing the plot unfold, unexpectedly twist, and surprise even me in its audacious conclusion. The story belongs to the characters in it, and it is my job to help them be heard, understood, and celebrated for all their glorious traits and flaws. I am indeed a puppet of the Mad King, and like all the others in my books, I am dancing to his manic tune. I hope others enjoy the characters, their triumphs, and their misadventures, as much as I do.