This might sound simplistic, but I get a lot of my ideas from reading others' work whether fiction or nonfiction and watching the news. That's just me though. Also as others said writing in my WIP brings other ideas.
I have an MA in national security studies and am a Freemason. Many of my ideas come from that background, especially the truth and the ridiculous claims about my fraternity.
So mote it be.An MA in national security studies, AND you're a Freemason. This is exactly what the conspiracy theorists point to as proof.
And one would, of course, expect a Freemason to deny such claims, and even to use writing as a way to spread disinformation.
Funny how that happens, isn't it?Somewhere along the way, my premise morphed to something entirely different.
"All artists steal. Great artists don't just steal, they tell you who they stole from."