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Starz OUTLANDER Series Gets Green Light

Well, this is exciting! The Starz network is scheduled to begin production on the OUTLANDER TV series in September, 2013, with filming in Scotland. On June 1, Deadline Hollywood reported that Starz has ordered 16 episodes of the series, a dramatic adaptation of the OUTLANDER novels. The show-runner for the new series is Ron D. Moore (of “Battlestar Galactica” reboot and “Star Trek” fame), who has been developing the series in conjunction with Sony Pictures TV. Four writers have been hired to work on episode screenplays.

Click to read all the recent news stories about the OUTLANDER TV series on the IMDb web site!

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New Lord John Ebook Bundle

A new ebook bundle of three books and one collection of novellas in the Lord John Grey series was released on April 8, 2013. Follow Lord John Grey as he defends his country, ferrets out spies, and unravels a haunting family mystery!

Included in this special ebook bundle are: LORD JOHN AND THE PRIVATE MATTER, LORD JOHN AND THE HAND OF DEVILS (a collection of novellas), LORD JOHN AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLADE, and THE SCOTTISH PRISONER. More information.

Cover For Eighth Outlander Book Is Released!

Entertainment Weekly (ew.com) posted a new exclusive interview with Diana on April 5, titled “Diana Gabaldon answers burning questions about the next Outlander novel, plus the cover!” Diana discusses this eighth book in the Outlander series, which has eight major story lines.

The new cover for the U.S. version of WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART’S BLOOD is shown on the right. She discusses this new cover in her April 5 blog, “Octopus/Octothorpe…. there’re eight legs, what else do you want?”

A Plague of Zombies: New eBook

The Outlander and Lord John novella titled “A Plague of Zombies” is now on sale for $1.99 in multiple eBook formats (iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Nook). Lord John (assisted by his capable valet, Tom Byrd) Befriends a Serpent, is Threatened by Assorted Jamaican Wildlife, Solves a Ghastly Murder, and Resolves a Slave Rebellion. More information.

Note: This story has appeared in anthologies with the alternate title, “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies.”

Outlander the Musical

About a year ago, a lovely man named Mike Gibb came to me in Scotland and told me that 1) he was a lyricist and playwright, with a number of musical theater productions to his credit, 2) he’d fallen in love with my novel, OUTLANDER, and 3) with his friend, composer Kevin Walsh, wanted to do a stage production of “OUTLANDER: The Musical.” As I recall, I laughed and said, “That’s the screwiest idea I’ve heard yet–go ahead.” So they did, and the results were stunning.

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When Will the Next Book Be Out?

Book eight in the story of Claire and Jamie is titled WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART’s BLOOD, to be released in the Fall of 2013. Excerpts and current information are sometimes posted in my blogs or on twitter. Continue reading ›

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ARE YOU FEELING….EXHIBITIONISTIC?

April 23, 2013

ARE YOU FEELING…EXHIBITIONISTIC? This year’s Historical Novel Society conference takes place Jun 21 – Jun 23 this year, at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. And once again, I’ve somehow been persuaded/drafted into the job of ring-master…er, Mistress of Ceremonies for the Late-Night Sex-Scenes Reading, a regular feature of these proceedings. I inadvertently started this a few years ago, when I attended the HNS and was put on a panel discussing sex-scenes in historical fiction (actually, sex hasn’t altered much in the last few thousand years, so this is pretty generally applicable stuff). There were six people on the panel, and we were mutually introduced electronically and left to figure out how we wanted to handle things. Having done a number of workshops at writers conferences on How to Write Sex-Scenes, I mentioned that I thought it was virtually impossible to discuss the craft of such scenes without using examples to illustrate what you were talking about. General consensus on that point. OK…six people on panel. If each [...]

Diana's Fan Fiction Policy

You know, I’m very flattered that some of you enjoy the books so much that you feel inspired to engage with the writing in a more personal way than most readers do. Both for legal and personal reasons, though, I’m not comfortable with fan-fiction based on any of my work, and request that you do not write it, do not send it to me, and do not publish it, whether in print or on the web. Thank you very much for your consideration.