Comments on: DRAGONCON/Decatur SCHEDULE

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:39:42 +0000

Diana-Thank you so much for doing a signing at Dragon Con. It was worth fighting through the crowds of people to have you sign a book! It is now put up in the closet where my two year old and four year old can’t touch it.

By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:57:26 +0000

I can not believe you were at DragonCon. My husband went there this year and I had to stay home as one of our dogs had surgery so could not leave him with somebody. I am going to Dragon Con next year if you are going to be there.

By: ForgeyJs

ForgeyJs — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:46:42 +0000

Well, I just got home from DragonCon. My first. Luckily I went with my brother-in-law, a seasoned veteran. I was able to come to the 1 pm signing, the 8:30 panel, and the Eagleseye talk and signing. What a privileged individual I am (well….other than the Sutherland thing!). Thank you Diana for being so accessible to us, and for letting us get a glimpse inside the brilliant mind that created Claire and Jamie (and Bree, and Roger, and William, and Lord John, and ……….)

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:20:24 +0000

84 DAYS until ‘The Scottish Prisoner’ is released…. But whose counting……
Antipodean Janet

By: Margaet

Margaet — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:01:53 +0000

Diana,
My husband and I are leaving for Scotland this week, any advise on what we must see? We will be renting a car and just driving the whole country. Can’t wait, I’ll turn 50 while I’m there! I’ve been a fan since 1995 and love your books, anxiously awaiting the new one, which usually comes out in Sept and is the only birthday present I ask for.
Margaret

By: Sherry Isaac

Sherry Isaac — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:59:32 +0000

I keep missing you. First, the Scottish games in Fergus, now Decatur. This Maggie Finalist (WOODY HOO HOO!) will be in Decatur end of the month.

Enjoy.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:46:20 +0000

Hi Diana,

I fondly remember your talk and lunch in Sydney, Australia a couple of years ago. You made my day. I took a ‘sickie’ to be there, but it was worth it.

Margaret

By: Paige

Paige — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:42:17 +0000

Dear Diana,

When my husband and I started dating in 1991 he took me to a remote, low, rocky cliff in Conception Bay, Newfoundland. He pulled up a rope, tied to a rock, and on the end was a bottle of champagne, chilled in the sea! We watched the sunset, had a campfire from driftwood, drank champagne, marvelled at the Northern Lights. I wrote a note and put it in the empty champagne bottle, which Corey hurled out to sea.
Two years later (living in separate provinces for university) we received a postcard from Scotland.
Bobby Clarke, a farmer, fisherman, shepherd, ferryman, . . . from Iona, was strolling on Uisken, a remote beach on the Isle of Mull, where he had wandering sheep. He was kicking around oddments of flotsam and jetsam when he discovered our bottle.
Some years later, Corey and I were married and we travelled to the Isle of Iona with our infant daughter to meet Bobby. The real man was everything our imaginations could have conjured and more! Our baby daughter, Grace, fell head-over heels for Bobby, and he for her. When it was time for us to go, he ran back in his house, flurried around and came back out with an antique silver sugar tong. He put it in Grace’s hand and said “Every baby should have a piece of silver.” Handmade silver jewelry subsequently came to us in the mail (in California, where we moved and lived for many years) when we had additional babies.
We have never been back, but have a forever link to the glorious Scottish land and a very special man who “found” us.

I discovered your books very recently and have been captivated! I feel my own, personal magic and delight when I read your stories.

Now, after 20 glorious years together, 15 years married and three gregarious young children, we live once again in Newfoundland.

Your Outlander series has reignited my passion for Scotland and kicked my travelling spirit in gear. We are planning our next family trip now to reunite with Bobby.

Thank you for all the hours of romance, drama and delight!

Paige

By: Amanda Nichols

Amanda Nichols — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:06:44 +0000

Hi Diana,
I live deep in Texas so obviously i wont be there i would love to go. I work at the College Station Medical Center and i recommend your books to all my patients. i want to thank you for your brilliant mind . I cant wait for the next book to come out . the people i have gotten to read your books are always asking when is the next one coming out. i explain and just a few days ago was told that i told them the same thing 2 years ago. Ha ha i know well thank you and I look forward to reading more adventures of Jaimie and Claire. So many cliffhangers …

By: Tammy Ross-Plew

Tammy Ross-Plew — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:08:48 +0000

I was inspired to check out your website after finishing the last novel in the series. I just began the Outlander series about 6 months ago after a book was recommended by the librarian. Our library is very small…maybe a couple thousand books….and the librarians are all volunteer. The funny part was that I signed the book out to be polite….the librarian is an elderly neighbor and I didn’t think that we would enjoy the same type of reading, but I didn’t want to hurt her feelings by refusing her suggestion….I was immediately hooked and absolutely grateful….it is a little hard to look her in the eye though after reading the first novel and the intimate scenes….hehee…..what a wonderful series!!! I am madly in love with Jamie Fraser….don’t tell my husband…and I think Brianna and I are kindred spirits…lol.
I’ve always had a strong sense of pride for my Scottish heritage and have kept my maiden name after being married due to my strong attachment to it….made a compromise with my husband and hyphenated it…
Thank you for making Scottish history come alive for me and please keep these wonderful novels coming!!!! Sliante!!