I go to sleep at about 8.30pm, waking up just before midnight to continue my work. It is much calmer at… — Odafe Atogun

This is my life now. I’m grateful that I have arrived at this point. This is where I had always wanted to be; writing full-time is much more challenging than I had imagined, but I’m truly enjoying the experience and learning from it each day.

For me, writing is a journey, and the start of that journey is a well-worn ritual that I must observe for several days before I can even begin.

You showed up claiming to be somebody we know. We all see you as a man who has lost his identity—in fact, a man who has lost his mind…