My favourite authors are John Grisham and Jeffrey Archer. Grisham rapidly established himself and now completely owns the legal space of fiction writing, something I want to do in financial space. I like Archer because he keeps his readers engaged: every chapter is a page turner, and he keeps his writing simple.

Generally, people who crib about corporate politics are, more often than not, those who've played the game but lost it.

I cannot write in isolation. I write with people around me.

There is some confusion in my mind whether to continue to write on banking or try newer pastures.

There is a certain amount of intrigue that gets created by revealing portions of the book and, in the process, generating a certain amount of interest. Often, authors do this by releasing a few chapters online or even releasing film-like trailers.

The distribution might which Penguin brought to the table and the stature they gave me as an author is unparalleled.