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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:

“Piety,” in celebration of the First Sunday of Advent on December 1, 2019.

“The Letter J,” in honor of Claire’s birthday.

Three separate short excerpts from BEES together in one webpage.

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

“Cooking Tomatoes”

“Last Music”

“Beautiful”

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/

What Will Happen When I Finish Writing BEES?

As my husband often remarks, “’FINISHED’ is a relative term to a writer.” This is true! <g>

Back In August, 2015, I thought y’all might be interested in Just What Happens to a book after the writer is “finished” writing the manuscript. It’s still relevant today! Think complicated flow chart…

Click to read “What Finished Means To An Author”

Where in The World Is Diana Gabaldon?

My schedule of upcoming public events is always available on my official Appearances webpage at:

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Image of me signing books at the 2018 Paris Book Festival in Paris, France.

My Writing Process

If you’re interested in my writing process, check out my blog entry titled, “Want to Watch Me Write?” from September, 2016…

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My Methadone List

Looking for something to read until GO TELL THE BEES THAT I HAVE GONE is released? Check out my suggestions of books that I recommend by other authors in my Methadone List.

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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.

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? And published?

No, not yet!

I am working on BEES now, and hope to finish writing and doing the background research for it around the end of 2019.

After I have finished writing the book, BEES will go through the publication process. Read about that process here, in “What Finished Means To An Author.”

No publication date has been set yet for BEES. When known, it will be posted prominently on this website!

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.A. in 2014.

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Diana's Blog

“Piety”

December 1, 2019

Social Media Hashtags: #DailyLines, #FirstSundayofAdvent, #2019 Today is the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is the period just before Christmas, when we turn inward in prayer or contemplation, seeking the Light that is within us, and awaiting the great Light to come. [Excerpt from GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE, Copyright © 2019 by Diana Gabaldon.] Rachel had explained the basic working of a Friends Meeting to the attendees—that one sat in silence, listening to one’s inner light, unless or until the spirit moved you to say something—whether that was a worry you wished to share, a prayer you wanted to make, a song to sing, or a thought you might want to discuss. She’d added that while many meetings both began and ended in silence, she felt moved of the spirit to begin today’s meeting by singing, and while she did not pretend to do so with the skill of Friend Walter Cunningham or Friend Roger, (the MacKenzies had come, of course, but the Cunninghams had not, […]

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.