"It was a long time ago. I'd just gotten out of several companies before the dotcom bubble burst. I decided I wanted some solitude, and to take up writing full time. Which is code speak for 'i got dumped and ran away from it.'"
He smiled ruefully, "I bought a cabin and stayed in it for a few years, just writing. I found I really missed people and companionship. I'm a boring, morose man when there aren't people to talk to."