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The writer is a person, a misunderstood artist, is capricious and, well, is Charles Bukowski is considered. Although I love Charles [RIP] and his books do, the truth is most writers do not live on Skid Row and are not unhappy. As for the mood swings, I'll leave you, that you alone!
However, it is often suggested that a writer can really writing a masterpiece, after they have suffered for their art. Obviously, there must be close to suicide, drug addicts and alcoholics so really looking for the perfect story. That is not true, given the current hottest writers are still alive and is at least somewhat healthy! has done so, where do they come with their stories because of this lack of sacrifice? There are a variety of sources, but anyone can use the method looks to the past.
They repeat the old cliché past is itself Whether true or not is a question, I will leave it to you, but it is very true, for new ideas. I suggest you take the land of ancient history, although cough, [cough] to have more than a few writers seem. Instead, seek advice from historical moments in time and starting point of your novel to the events that took place at that time. Consider an example in real life.
I'm not a soldier by any stretch of the imagination. However, I was just a show on the History Channel called Battles British Columbia. This paper tells historical battles, including strategies used, results and so on. What is interesting is the authors of the series will note how often the strategy employed in modern warfare was used and by whom. The first Gulf War, for example, was developed by Norman Schwarzkopf, the military strategies of Hannibal in his wars against the Roman Empire led used.
The purpose of this is that you advise to historical situations and use them as a starting point of your novel. A classic example is that the drafting of the popular author Dan Brown. Although many, few speak of the fact that he uses the selected pieces of information to provide accurate historical novels that disparages create sell like crazy. Most authors do not write to sell, but it must be something about these novels, which are attracted enough tape drives for them like crazy.
History is the largest new contours. Start reading about the history of civilization, and are more ideas for the novel that you can shake a laptop. Alternatively, you can work at the post office and live a brutal life, like Bukowski. Whatever works for you!