If you missed it or are not on twitter, you want to know Diana Gabaldon jumped online today to answer questions in a Barnes & Noble twitter-hosted chat. I haven’t posted one of these in a while, so thought I should jump to it.
Since the success of the Outlander television series, websites have been cropping up in support of the show – reporting anything and everything to do with Outlander, big and small. However, I will continue to add creative content to my postings (whenever I have the time), so that you can enjoy something a little different.
Having said that, yesterday I posted five Season 2 promos showcasing Claire, Jamie, Murtagh, Dougal, and one other character. As today is Executive Producer Ron D. Moore‘s birthday, I am adding two additional promo posters to my collection.
Happy Birthday to our fearless showrunner:
And the collection wouldn’t be complete without a promo of the woman who started it all:
Now on to the fun stuff. Today is also, my friend and Outlander fan, Fern Manor‘s birthday, so a special “Happy Birthday” to her.
At last . . . here compiled, for your reading pleasure, are the Q&A’s from Diana’s Barnes & Noble twitter-chat. Enjoy!
.Join me in just about thirty minutes, for a live B&N Twitter chat! Tag your questions with #BNOutlanderChat !
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@carol2762 Nah, people do it all the time.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@7_polk I read. <g> And mess around with my husband.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@brigitte_jean @BNBuzz I think she will,but don't know the particulars yet. I don't plan the books ahead of time–this Would Not Be Fun.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@WolfeTales No, why should it? I'm working about thirty years beyond where they are.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Alexispetit2 Absolutely love them! Couldn't be better cast. No, don't think so–gonna be a busy summer.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BNBuzz Smile when you ask that, stranger…. No, really, I have no idea. I've barely got into the writing of Book Nine–takes abt. 3 yrs.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@thelynsj Absolutely love the Comte St. Germain! <g> #greateyebrows But gotta say Fergus is my favorite so far.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@kathymom01 Nah, it was all Lord John's idea–he's a very strong mushroom (a character who just pops up and walks off with the scene).
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@fergie672 More or less. The ghost will _be_ there, I can say that much.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@writersorcha Hahahahahahahahahahhaaaa… You think you're safe, just because you're in England….
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@danyelledrexler Oh, lots! The honeypot scene, for one. <g> But also red dress, and a number of the tender, wrenching scenes.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@AmieMichael1 @BNBuzz I hope so. I reckon they have a lot to say to each other.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@camycats @Outlander_Starz It's terrific–really enjoying it!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@AmyNoelleY @WolfeTales No, I don't have any trouble maintaining show and book in different parts of my head.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@thelynsj Rof,l! Will suggest that to the Writers Room…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@HAnnunziato Constantly amazed–and grateful. <smile>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@nipunad @kathymom01 Yeah, me too!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Candida_LN None of the above. <sigh> This is why I work in the middle of the night…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Wilandjean Well, he's been game for everything else he's had to do so far…though I did hear, "…something something aussi…" recently.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@fergie672 Yes. That doesn't mean I have an answer, mind…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@DistantMoon @BNBuzz Of what? If you mean the show, that's not up to me (and prob. a little early to think of). If books, there already is
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@angie_seattle Yes. Been typing right along…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@peggyvanslp Sometimes. Mostly not.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@brigitte_jean @BNBuzz Well, I do have an Alienware computer, with enormous amts. of RAM and memory…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@outlanderswift Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@KokiePipkin Well, you've been there for a few… <g> No, it was probably the lady with the FC icon tattooed on her foot…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@CheaneyMelissa Ah…symbolic of what?
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@OutlanderHQ @BNBuzz Well, there will be a prequel about Jamie's parents. And I _may_ do a text form of THE EXILE.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@writing4kix @BNBuzz Brianna, probably. She wasn't organic; I was just stuck with her because Claire was pregnant at end of DIA.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@SundaeLiz Nah, I wasn't planning for anyone to read the book.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Candida_LN The Man Who Would Be King. Also Amadeus. Also Casablanca.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Candida_LN Nobody's been cast for those roles, so far as I know.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@LuWaynea The title just kind of comes along when it's ready.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@RobertFruin18 Already seen it. The "honeypot" scene. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@LisaMWoody I don't know that yet.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@chtease @KokiePipkin Ouch!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@mary_markssngr Late night. I do work in the daytime, too, though–and ALL hours toward the end of a book.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@JenniferClark32 You mean are they getting crazier? <g> No, but there are a lot more of them, so the standard deviation's bigger.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@StellaWiki I _think_ three. But who knows?
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Alexispetit2 @SamHeughan @caitrionambalfe No, I haven't seen either one.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@avecliberte Time and space constraints mean not everything I'd like to see can be managed. But they do a GREAT job, overall!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@heylaurenj @BNBuzz Would have to be deaf, dumb and blind if I didn't. <g> VERY much obliged to you all!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@traceymfs @OutlanderOnline Probably pretty badly, but who else does Mr. Willoughby have to talk to? Besides, he prob. can do inflection.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@MackenzieLauka Been involved in what? Culloden or the Revolution? Likely not, but who knows?
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Lduhlhorn Don't think so–but you can always get a signed book from the Poisoned Pen here in Scottsdale, any time.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@jerseyinferno Nope. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BNBuzz @SoBayFan Oh, probably Frank. They tend to be blinded by their partiality for Jamie.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@SundaeLiz Thank _you_!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@57skeezix @BNBuzz Just fascinating to watch the whole process–both on the technical and the artistic side! And yes, definitely!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@camycats Nah, I read _all_ the time, no matter what else is going on.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@jodykchang @BNBuzz I consider it a mitzvah. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@OutManders Didn't occur to me to collect anything. Had a lot of photos. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Alexispetit2 @SamHeughan He'd be great, but I _think_ he might be just that wee bit overbooked…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@ABOotlanders Heck if I know–it's all one enormous story to me.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@jerseyinferno It always comes down to the characters. People find them interesting and want to know what they're doing. And yes, def!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@heatherharris5 Oh, lots of them. The duel in the Bois du Boulogne, J &C's conversation after the miscarriage, mtg. w/ John Grey, etc.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@LuWaynea @KokiePipkin Nah, people do that all the time. <g> Not always in parking lots, mind…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BeckyDamissus Always an explorer. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Candida_LN Oh, yes. I think most curious people are.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Alexispetit2 Very likely, but I'm not far into that book yet.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@TBursoni Would be between Jamie and Claire standing naked w/ each other for the first time and the final scene btween Jamie and BJR in 16.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@SageHillfarms Not right this minute, no… I do 'em all the time. Did one in New Hampshire in June; will be in VA end of Sept.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@jodykchang @BNBuzz Yay! Glad to hear that. (Why would you expect a warning? All the books have Those Moments..)
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BrittonL29 Very much obliged–thank you!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@marylandmama2 Probably Jamie.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@OutlandrFanatic Lord John. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@ABOotlanders Oh, yes–lots of them! I really enjoy the novelty of those bits.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@RobertFruin18 Luckily not my job. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@chtease @BNBuzz @SoBayFan He just talks to me in occasional small flashes. A very secretive man.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@adkap58 @writing4kix @BNBuzz @OutlanderOnline Well, it took a while; I just had to live with her for some time, until she opened up.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@nipunad @BNBuzz I don't see a way of attaching a photo to a reply, but will try to put up a few later. Oh, wait… pic.twitter.com/2L3xt69WgE
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@JefsharpeGM Always!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@writersorcha @WolfeTales @brigitte_jean @SamHeughan Oh, you have NO idea…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BrittonL29 Neither one. Just wanted to write a novel for practice, and picked 18th c. Scotland on a whim, having seen a man in a kilt.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@MarketzingKC Well, not on purpose. If he happens to tell me about it, that's another thing.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@7_polk ALL the time! I don't plan the books out ahead of time–it wouldn't be fun if I knew what was going to happen.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BNBuzz Why should she?
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BeckyWiley123 Out of four million words? Oh, let me think… Probably a conversation between Jamie and Roger that I wrote a few mnts ago.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@outlanderswift You're very welcome!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@heylaurenj @BNBuzz Like this afternoon? <g> Keep cool!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@kathymom01 Boy, you name it. If you check my website, though, you'll find "The Methadone List" (under "Resources"), that has some favs.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@EmilyClaire920 No. If there's something I want to say, I don't wait for someone to ask a question about it. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Alexispetit2 Haven't heard that rumor, but doubt it–nobody knows when second season premiere will be, yet.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@rph36 No. It's like your kids. They may not be perfect, but you wouldn't change them.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@RobertWealleans Is that a question, or an observation? <g> Yes, I expect you'll see a bit more of it.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@marifel No, I got _no_ idea what might happen.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@MartaR73 No, probably not.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@kathymom01 Yeah, lots, but it depends how long I live. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@isabel_keeper Yes. That's why I work in the middle of the night.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@MalcolmRobin I read everything I could get my hands on written by a Scot, listened to recordings of live bands, watched the BBC. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BevH111 Well…me, I suppose… I wasn't planning to leap through flaming hoops or juggle penguins, though.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@julia_mar WAY too many beautiful presents to begin to pick. Very special, though, was a shepherd's calendar–also an astrolabe.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@ReneeAHedden I just knew she was a girl.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@okgo_now Well, he fought in the Revolution, so we may see him. Haven't seen him yet, though.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@malisobel Well, Runrig, I suppose (and the Beatles, a long time ago <g>).
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@candicevb @BNBuzz You have to be kidding. <g> My "core" research collection has about 2200 books in it–so far.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Cetacea3 Nope. Doesn't change it at all. I've seen it–it's brilliant!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@hurricanekerrie I'm sure there will be a few novellas done before Book Nine, but can't say what they are.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@annap905 Yes, lots of things. Some of them, I'll get, others I won't.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@brigitte_jean @BNBuzz No. I would, if the occasion arose, but it really hasn't.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@johnsonloisk4 Well, his wife says he was…
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@outlanderswift Probably not soon, but will look forward to going back!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BNBuzz @muggleliason I don't actually know, because Claire didn't.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@EmilyClaire920 Not a lot, no. The publisher confers w/ accounts and makes the decisions.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@b304SMN No, I can't, sorry. Have fun, though!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@DJamiesonTx Did Dallas last June, for MOBY release. 1300 people–One Long Night. pic.twitter.com/4Ij7E06dpm
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@amandaIima Yes, of course I remember. I don't write in drafts; I just fiddle constantly as I work.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@BrizosPoetry @BNBuzz No, it'll come when it comes.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@DuchessJoy73 I expect it will be, yes.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@7_polk My husband worries that y'all are going to either kill me or prevent me writing the next book. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@EstibalizGa Ah, c'mon…they're _all_ me. I mean–who else would they be?
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@hjkomo Thrilled to hear that! Thank you!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@ABOotlanders Yes, I will. See you there!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@SundaeLiz Maybe. <g>
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@stevie76 End of WWII.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Candida_LN Oh, yeah. <g> They routinely hate my first few suggestions.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
@Ksrnv Heck, no. I don't plan the story to go anywhere in particular; I just live with the characters and we all respond to circumstance.
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
#BNOutlanderChat Gotta go, guys! It's been great fun, but I have to go and wash my hair in preparation for the B&N event this afternoon!
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) July 5, 2015
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