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How do you get inspired to write?

Frances Vieta In the case of Ethiopia, I was a United Nations officer in charge of the draught of 1985. I got to travel extensively throughout the country. When I decided to write "Love in the Land of Barefoot Soldiers" I already knew a lot about the background and history.

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