Image: Field Day: Descent by Kevin Dowd
‘Ideas come from everything,’ said Alfred Hitchcock, but as a writer the question remains: how can you tell if your idea is worth pursuing? Can it be carried to novel length, or would it best shine as a short story? We spoke to authors Sophie Cunningham, Romy Ash and Kathryn Heyman to find out where they find inspiration, recognise a good idea and confront the fear of the blank page.