In primary school. I wrote a short story about the Onion of Death. Somehow that character made its way into my first ever novel, which I completed when I was eighteen. Fifteen years later, I wonder what the heck was in the drinking water where I grew up...

"The Travellers' Guide to the Afterlives" is the definitive guide to life after death. I discovered a way - through astral travel - of worming my way into the afterlives of a bunch of different religions.

Quite simply, if you want to know which religion will bring you the best eternal life, you'd better read this book!

Oh, definitely the insane amounts of money I earn. Last week I bought THREE packets of noodles.

Actually, I love it when I get fan mail. Having a stranger contact me for the explicit purpose of telling me how much they like my plays or books is frikking awesome. Warms me to my bones.

My current major project is a play I've been commissioned to write and direct called Time Travel. It is an incredibly complex tale of inspiring leaders from the past and present, nicely mixed in with deep space and its various woes.

I like a bit of everything, bit Neal Stephenson and David Foster Wallace are standouts for their sheer genius and mastery of the English language and no doubt the Dark Arts. I also read a lot of non-fiction and love Naomi Klein and Jarod Diamond.

Bills.

If you've read my bio, you might have an inclining. I'm developing several arts and entertainment businesses and their associated products, plus I write and produce/direct a lot of theatre. Oh, and I have a full time job as well.

I come up with a lot of ideas but tend to sit on them for a long time before writing anything with them. As International Literary Manager of the world's largest short play festival, Short+Sweet, I come across thousands of scripts and the biggest problem is the ideas being thin or one-dimensional. I like an idea to brew for at least a few months until it has enough complexity and texture to be really interesting and thought provoking, rather than being a good idea with no substance.

Mechanically, I type it all up on a computer. Nothing exciting there.

By approaching a designer.

I come up with a concept of what I want the design to look like then speak to a professional. I'm great with MS Paint, but that doesn't really cut the mustard these days. I like a cover design to be eye-catching and engaging and reflect the tone of the book.

It's made of wood. It's a fairly standard desk. Who came up with these questions?

This isn't even a question!