All novelists write in a different way, but I always write in longhand and then do two versions of typescript on a computer.
Martin AmisEverything seems fine until you're about 40. Then something is definitely beginning to go wrong. And you look in the mirror with your old habit of thinking, 'While I accept that everyone grows old and dies, it's a funny thing, but I'm an exception to that rule.
Martin AmisIt's good fun to create an unpredictable character. When he comes into the room, I don't know what he's going to do - I have to find my way.
Martin AmisThis (writing) is the love of your life. It's what I want to do when I wake up. Nothing feels so absorbing, so fulfilling.
Martin Amis