How do I get the idea for my novel?

I finished my second novel, Dead Moon, two weeks ago.  My wife is reading it.  She hasn’t fired me yet.  My first novel, Vile, has spent the last four months with an editor.  Goodness knows if it will ever emerge again.  So, here I am, starting a new novel again. But where will I find the idea?  And how do I know it’s the right idea?  And what sort of ideas make the best foundations for your novel?

In this article I’m going to talk about putting together those first ideas that will launch your new novels.  Ideas so strong, that at times they’ll feel they are writing it for you. 

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