A Billionaire's Odyssey was not written in a straightforward way, with a predetermined plot and well-defined characters. Instead, it evolved as the story in effect told itself to me as I wrote, and revised. Once I understood that Roland was unhappy because of his divorce from Lillian and the realization that he had harmed many...
What does sonata form, a musical form from classical music, have to do with a novel? A Billionaire's Odyssey is about the attempt of a divorced couple to regain their lost love. I viewed a husband and his divorced wife as separate themes in the novel. But that is what a sonata is, a playing...
In 1992, I had just left IBM, after a 25-year career as a programmer and software architect, and I was searching for something else to do with my life. "Why not write a novel?" I thought. But about what? I happened to hear the song "Can't buy me love..." by the Beatles. What if a...
A Billionaire's Odyssey is loosely based on The Odyssey by Homer, in which Odysseus is attempting to return home after the Trojan War. The Sirens tempt him, and the Cyclops captures him. Meanwhile, Penelope, Odysseus's wife, waits patiently for him while suitors attempt to take control of his wealth. In A Billionaire's Odyssey, Roland is on a...
