I am just fascinated about learning how you organize and write. I’m not a writer by any means, but seeing your end product and going backwards into the works is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing.

-sara

This has nothing to do with anything, but I thought I’d let you know that it’s my turn to do Quote of the Day on the Books Board at Ladies of Lallybroch. I decided to illustrate the relationship between Jamie and Roger…. starting with Rog revealing to Claire Jamie’s survival of Culloden. This is such great fun! I am, however, having a little difficulty finding a perfect final Quote. I’ll come up with something — there’s plenty of wonderful material!

Midge

Your blog is wonderful – going “behind the music” with you is great fun.

I also wanted to comment on the Claire picture. I think she is perfect – thank you for providing this image. You do such a wonderful job of describing everything and “painting” a picture with your words that it seems to have created quite the conundrum for fans of the books.

I think one thing that people have overlooked – and if they don’t have curly hair they wouldn’t understand – is that Claire is always BRUSHING her hair. Brushing curls out would make her hair look exactly like it does in the image that you provided. My hair is very much like this – and even without corkscrews when I pull on it, it is quite longer than when it is “puffed” out and it will “spring” back up.

I do hope that these books are adapted for the screen, but really wish they would be turned into a long running series perhaps on HBO or Showtime. That way the stories could be fleshed out properly and justice given to the wonderful details and varied plots within.

Also, I think Henry Cavill from “The Tudors” would make a great Jamie – he has blue eyes, is only 6’1, but seems like a big 6’1 and the build and facial bones look right to me. He quite often makes facial expressions that remind me of those described for Jamie. Dye the man’s hair red and I think he would do a fine job. (There was even a nice nude scene with him in the first episode that nicely shows his behind, which using your words I have to say was quite “sublime” – if your still looking for examples of Jamie’s buttocks, you should check out Mr. Cavill’s.)

I hope the various opinions of your Claire will not prevent you from sharing other images of the characters as they are ready – I am anxiously awaiting to see them and graciously accept your renditions!

Thank you for everything – you’re the greatest!!

and what about Alex? or did you answer that question in the outlandish companion? If you did, I totally understand your not wanting to repeat yourself. -Charlotte

Thanks! Yes, I have some material written by (and about) 18th century gay men. There’s a brief bibliography in the Author’s Notes for BROTHERHOOD–and I think a couple of references cited in the Author’s Notes for PRIVATE MATTER, too.

My thanks also to the several kind and helpful gay male friends, who are always ready to give me Very Uninhibited advice, as well as frank opinions regarding sex scenes. [cough]

Also, wondering if Jack Randall was “in” love with his brother, Alex. Or was it the boy who hung himself, Alex McGregor? Why does he call Jamie, Alex when he asks Jamie to tell him that he loves him?

And you don’t have to good at music on the outside, Echo, to have a soul that thrives on it, on the inside

I have a feeling, yours does.

Ah, yeah, makes sense. Thanks.

To all the musical people in the thread,

I’m so jealous! [g] And I think teaching music sounds hard — especially if your students are as musically challenged as I (pun kinda-sorta intended, but not really, lol).

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Echo