Yoga helps me with a composed and serene state of mind, which is good for writing.

I first went to India because of my interest in yoga, hoping to go to the Iyengar Centre in Pune for a while. That didn't work out, but I ended up on a beach in Goa, writing.

Literature at its fullest takes human nature as its theme. That's the kind of writing that interests me.

Stationery gets me excited because it has an individual character, unlike computers, which may be convenient but are generic and bland.

I wrote large chunks of 'The Impostor' and 'The Good Doctor' on a beach in Goa.

Writing is very good for household tasks. Because you'd rather fix a dripping tap or paint an old wall - you'd rather do almost anything than sit and write. I have to reach a point of obsession in order to write, and so I find starting a book incredibly difficult.