Comments on: Writing Anniversary and An Interview

By: Loretta

Loretta — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:51:46 +0000

Hi,

Diana’s advice is always to write every day, and keep writing. She has some tips for new authors on her Writer’s Corner webpages at:

https://dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/resources/what-i-do/

And a lot of folks take a creative writing course at a local university or junior college.

Scribophile has a free on-line ‘academy’ online with help and resources for new authors at:

https://www.scribophile.com/academy

Good luck!

Loretta
Diana’s Webmistress

By: Max

Max — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:49:15 +0000

I would like so much to write a book. I have a novel finished and an other under going. Where can I find suggestions to write a good story?

By: Diana Gabaldon

Diana Gabaldon — Wed, 25 May 2022 21:03:56 +0000

No. Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser is a nurse and physician, and a time traveller.

Diana

By: Beth Nelson

Beth Nelson — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:05:43 +0000

I have read all of your books and many of your interviews. Two years ago, I joined a writers critique group in order to “learn how to write a novel” and found out how truly challenging it is. God bless you for sticking it out and writing such entertaining stories for the rest of us to read!
Your devoted fan,
Beth

By: John Garnett

John Garnett — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:45:39 +0000

Dear Diana,
I have tremendously enjoyed reading the Outlander Series. In fact at the end of book 8, I stopped reading with 100 pages left because I did not want it to end, not knowing that the series would go on. What I like best about the books is the relationship between Clare and Jamie which I think has made me a better husband. The more recent books about the American frontier have captivated me, because as a descendant of Israel Boone, Daniel Boone’s brother, the books allow me to imagine what life was like for my ancestors in the Yadkin Valley in the back woods of North Carolina. The cameo appearance of Haym Salomon also hit home, as Haym Salomon is my wife’s seventh great grandfather. My wife and I are very pleased that you are writing a tenth book so we do not have to stop before the current book ends. We both do not want you to stop. Congratulations on a great achievement.
John and Elza Garnett

By: Fran Shriver

Fran Shriver — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:07:15 +0000

This was a delightful interview and post. Thank you for this!

I read a lot. Actually too much (yes, that IS possible). So I’ve read a LOT of books in my 63 years. Your name is at the top of my list of favorite authors, and that list is not a long list, despite the fact that I’ve enjoyed many, many books in my life. I read about 3-4 books a week now, on top of all the other reading I do, and have read as many as 14 books per week for about a 3 year period.

I did not start reading young as you did. But once I learned to read, I was unstoppable. I can relate to your story about being allowed to check out anything you wanted from the library. My mother tells me (I don’t specifically remember this) that when we moved to Hawaii when I was 8, that I read 40 (that’s right, forty) books that summer on Hawaiian history, most of which were adult books, and which I had no trouble reading. We had dictionaries, and I wasn’t afraid to use them. Nor was I afraid to ask questions (there are a number of irritated teachers who will vouch for this) if something didn’t make sense to me or if I was interested in more information.

So I guess that was about 12 books per month right there, and that’s not counting the other reading that I did.

I’m surprised that I still managed to get in plenty of time abusing my little brothers (kidding, sort of), playing alone or with new friends, swimming, hiking, being picked on for my southern accent, and learning pidgin English.

I’d like to write, but it’s a lot of work for me. It doesn’t really come naturally. And I had to limit myself to two art forms at least until I retire, oil painting and miniatures. So much art, so little time!

Thanks for all the wonderful books, and any more you care to write. They are all appreciated, cherished and will be treasured for the rest of my life.

By: Laure

Laure — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:54:09 +0000

I must know…is Clare Frazier a witch?

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:18:43 +0000

Love the series and just finished BEES. I missed this somehow, who is the “I” in the title, “Tell the Bees I am Gone”?