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Goodreads asked Dan Mathews:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Dan Mathews You should always try and relate any story or part of a story to something real because it will help you imagine and focus better. i.e. the best told lies are ones that are based on the truth..!

However, any idea must be your own. You can take a general idea as the skeleton for your thought pattern, but you must flesh it out yourself.
Dan Mathews.

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