Goodreads asked Liza O'Connor:

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

Liza O'Connor Scavenger's Mission, Scavenger Falters and Scavenger Vanishes are all about a fabulous young woman who lives in our future after the Terror Wars changed our lives forever. She was raised as a socialite, then ran away and became a street girl, then a new friend 'borrowed' a wind-catcher so she could see if she had her gramps skill in flying. Since she had never been told what couldn't be done, in a single month she had skills far beyond what was thought possible.

I used to fly planes, hang glide, and parachute. When designing the wind-catcher, I used my knowledge of each in the design. Also a plastic bag in strong winds caught my attention - Alisha flies in winds up to 200 mph.

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