Writing became an important part of my life when I turned ten and started keeping a journal. It didn't take long until fiction dominated my life, and I would spend a great number of my teenage years hiding in the bedroom, writing. There have been many attempted novels until after my bachelor's degree in the UK. One of my short stories made my tutor laugh so hard, he told me to develop it. My stories never really struck me as humorous, and it took me a while to see the black humour that made people burst into laughter. I don't know if it's because I've read too much Bret Easton Ellis and Charles Bukowski, but somehow that short story became a chapter in my novel. You may call it dark - up till now none of my close friends have been able to give me a clear opinion on the themes of the book because it's so different from others.