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

Rae Meadows I didn't know a lot about the Dust Bowl when I began but I became totally fascinated by it, how it was largely a man-made environmental disaster, and that people stayed year after year through the incessant dust storms. I was inspired by the photographs taken for the Farm Securities Administration (FSA) in the 1930s, particularly those by Dorothea Lange. I spent countless hours going through the Library of Congress archives. The faces of the women were haunting and spoke of such determination.

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Melanie asked Rae Meadows:

I noticed you'll be at a bookstore in Minneapolis discussing I Will Send Rain. I'm looking forward to being there. Will you be signing books?

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Hi Rae - In a reply to a previous question you said that you write about anything that sparks your curiosity. Once you get going, would you describe yourself as a plotter or a pantser, or something in between? Thanks, Jan

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