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Newest Excerpts (“Daily Lines”) From BEES

Have you read my latest Excerpts (aka “Daily Lines”) from GO TELL THE BEES THAT I HAVE GONE? Here are the most recent:

My blog entry, “BEES Workmanship Example,” from September 2 (also linked to at right), has a new excerpt in it, and gives an idea of how I edit my writing as I work.

“Cooking Tomatoes”

“Last Music”

“Beautiful”

“A Bit of Domesticity”

Image credit: This photo of me at right was taken by French journalist/blogger Victoria Arias in Falkland Palace, Scotland.

GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE will be the ninth in my series of major Outlander novels. So far, I have posted and released over fifty excerpts (Daily Lines) from it.

Note that BEES does not have a publication date set yet! I am working hard doing the writing and research for BEES and hope to finish writing it by the end of this year (2019). After I finish it, then my publishers will decide upon release dates, likely in 2020. Thanks!

On March, 2019, I released a (tentative) list of chapter titles for BEES.

For more information about my progress on BEES, and to access all excerpts (Daily Lines) released so far, visit my official BEES webpage at:

http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/book-nine-outlander-series/

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Please do NOT send emails to Diana or Diana’s Webmistress asking when BEES (Book Nine of the Outlander series) will be finished and published. Instead, see Diana’s official GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE webpage for the most current information about this new book, and for access to the more than 50 excerpts (“Daily Lines”) that Diana has released from it so far. Thank you.

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When Will the Next Book Be Out?

Will there be a ninth major Outlander novel?

Yes… GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE (nicknamed “BEES”) is the ninth book in my OUTLANDER series of major novels, which I am writing (and doing the research for) now.

BEES follows WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART’S BLOOD, aka “MOBY,” the eighth novel in my OUTLANDER series, which was first published in the U.S. in 2014.

Excerpts (aka “Daily Lines”) from—and information about—BEES are posted on my BEES official webpage as they are released. As of March 3, 2019, I have shared almost 50 excerpts from this new book, which are all listed by temporary title on my BEES webpage if you would like to read them. Also, I often post the same excerpts on my official social media pages and accounts.

Do I know exactly when BEES will be finished? No. I am working on it now; my books take at least 3-4 years to research and write. I am hoping to finish writing BEES some time in 2019. No publication date is set yet by myself or my publisher. A publication date will be posted prominently on this website when known.

About reposting my excerpts from any of my books and short fiction, I’d appreciate it if you would not copy the excerpts and post them yourself all over the internet. Instead, please do pass on the links to my excerpts (“Daily Lines”) to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks!

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BEES Workmanship Example

September 2, 2019

Social media hashtags: #DailyLines, #GoTELLTheBESThatIAmGONE, #Noitisntdoneyet, #SOON, #workmanship, #example A couple of days ago, I was reading a discussion about manuscript size in the LitForum, and a writer working on his first novel asked—“If you think your manuscript might be too long—how you decide which words to cut?” He got a lot of useful answers and comments, and I answered him, too—but since my answer involved a snippet from BEES, I thought y’all might be interested in the technique, as well as the snip itself. (If you don’t care about writing techniques, but do want to read the excerpt, just scroll down to “FINAL(ISH) VERSION.” Answer to the Question: “How do you decide which words to cut?” You cut the ones you don’t need. The very last thing I do to a manuscript before sending it to the assorted editors (in US, UK and Germany) is what I call “slash-and-burn:” I go through it one word at a time, chanting (silently) “Do I need this word? Do I need this […]

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.