My First Novel Was Rejected

I Wanted To Be A Great White Hunter, A Prospector For Gold, Or A Slave Trader. But Then, When I Was Eight, My Parents Sent Me To A Boarding School In South Africa. It Was The Equivalent Of A British Public School With Cold Showers, Beatings And Rotten Food. But What It Also Had Was A Library Full Of Books.

The Really Disturbing Thing About Somalia Is That In A Country Where There Are Few Economic Opportunities, Pirates Are Perceived As Glamorous And Are Held In Awe By Young Boys Who Aspire To Their Lifestyle.

All My Characters Have Got A Big Slice Of Me In Them. A Big Piece Of Me, Because It's My Dialogue And This Is The Way I Think And Talk.

Litigation Only Makes Lawyers Fat.

When I Vacate This Sack Of Old Bones I Won't Care What You Do With It. Bury Or Burn It But Don't Make Much Fuss.