Comments on: Something Different – "Dirty Scottsdale"

By: M and M's Blog

M and M's Blog — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:48:00 +0000

Love the title!

By: Diana Gabaldon

Diana Gabaldon — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:36:00 +0000

Dear Sharaf–

Hey, I’m proud of you _now_! [g]

By: sharaf

sharaf — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:20:00 +0000

Thank you for answering my question. I did read the first paragraph of this entry. But reading and comprehending is not one of my strong suits. That’s why I tend to re-read alot. But once learned to don’t soon forget. I would have been one of your students who would have made you very CRANKY. But maybe you would have been proud of me in the end.

By: Diana Gabaldon

Diana Gabaldon — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:08:00 +0000

Dear Sharaf--

Ummm...if you, er, _read_ the opening paragraph of this particular entry, you'll see that "Dirty Scottsdale" is A S-H-O-R-T S-T-O-R-Y for AN A-N-T-H-O-L-O-G-Y.

Not to sound cranky, I assure you! [g]

By: sharaf

sharaf — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:49:00 +0000

Just got back from a vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and your blog just exploded with new entries while I was gone. By the way, I passed through your city, it was 110 degree’s. I had no desire to leave the airport.
I assume the title of your contempory novel is now “Dirty Scottdale” instead of “Red Ant’s Head”. Am I wrong since the main character is Thomas Kolodzi? No matter, I’ll read whatever you put out there.The last entry I read on your blog you were trying for the umpteenth time to answer the question about the name on the “box” without sounding “cranky”. My take on this is that it has always been Jem. Although I don’t remember his full name (to lazy to go back through the book to find out). Of all of Roger and Bree’s family he would be the one to go back. He would remember enough of his earlier years with Jamie, Claire and his friends (Germain and Aidan)to want to go back. You did say Roger had troubles of his own to worry about. That would be one of them. I always felt you wouldn’t have put that in the last chapter without another book in mind. Sure enough we will get at least two more chances to find out. Anyway that’s my thought’s.

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:31:00 +0000

I can’t even TELL you how excited I am to read this book. I’ve loved the crisp humor in the Outlander books, and have kind of longed to see if it becomes even sharper when applied to the here and now.