Safi believes that writing has three components: style, story and process. He achieves style and story through having a good process, which he breaks down into five “hats”, or forms of behaviour: two in the research and reading phase, and three in the writing phase.

American General Stanley McChrystal commanded America’s Joint Special Operations Command and ISAF. He was the pre-eminent soldier of his generation and has written three books. Leadership is the theme that runs through all three of them.

There are tales reminiscent of the Greek and Roman Gods, of Christianity, of Hinduism. A reminder, perhaps, of their common roots, or they might have evolved multiple times because of man’s need for stories that make sense of the world.

In June/July 2014, I joined Levison Wood for the Sudan leg of his Walking The Nile expedition. Due to security restrictions, we had to cross the Bayuda Desert at the edge of the Sahara. I wrote the article up for Etihad Inflight Magazine, and you can read it here.

We’ve been here before: trying to make Shakespeare accessible by making him faster and colloquial. Dupré’s approach is to take strong acting talent, some outstandingly fast MC’ing, and combine it all with a clever, funny and accessible script.

As I mulled over these insights, I gazed out over the delicately manicured outfield at Lord's; a venue in which the true essence of the gentleman has been codified and distilled in the laws of a ball-game.

The first time I saw a Lichtenstein, I was underwhelmed. A blown up comic book?! What's so great about that?

It has elements in common with my project - the interface between immigrant culture, race and national identity.