Wow Karen!!
My thanks for keeping us up to date on what DG is doing, you are really on top of it all and doing a wonderful job!!
I love your all your postings to your blog site. They invoke thought and discussion about all the books and the little insights you provide (like the pictures) or today’s post regarding the standing stone article on CompuServe was great too!!
Keep it coming!!
Mitzi.
Hi Mitzi:
Thank YOU for the kind words! I'm glad you are enjoying the blog so far. If you have any suggestions on things you'd like to see here, please let me know.
Thanks,
Karen
Hi, Karen!
I am enjoying your blog -- I love your 'links' to the Compuserve board that keep me informed of important news/issues involving DG and her writings. Are you open to some suggestions for your blog? You seem so well-informed about the books, I would like to see some interactive activities with other readers; how about selecting a theme, character, plot point, literary element, (or even a mini reread), and asking posters to get involved searching through the books to find their favorites related to your chosen topic. For example, the concept of the importance of "home and hearth" is a strong theme when DG takes us to Lallybroch and The Ridge....do you find elements of your idea of "home" in The Ridge or Lallybroch? What are some favorite descriptive paragraphs about The Ridge and Lallybroch? Or, another idea may be to focus on the use of "humor" in the books. There have been times I've just laughed out loud at some of the things the characters say! Just some thoughts.
Thanks for a great blog!
Hi Frances:
Thanks for the suggestions. I am very new to blogging, and obviously I'm still trying to think of ways to make this blog interesting and informative for other people. (To be honest, it's so new that I am still a little amazed to see that people have in fact found their way here <g>.)
If you are interested in in-depth book discussions, particularly around a theme, I would definitely recommend starting with the Ladies of Lallybroch Books Board. (Just curious: are you the same Frances who posts there occasionally? If so, then I apologize for telling you something you already know.) I certainly don't intend to set myself up in competition with LOL in terms of these discussions! For one thing, LOL is much better equipped for a wide-ranging discussion involving many different people. For another, it's much easier to have a discussion like that on a site like LOL that allows messages to be placed in threads, so you can keep track of who's replying to whom.
I'm still not sure yet just how this blog will evolve. Right now I see it primarily as a place to share information (as I become aware of it) and opinions (as time permits -- because I do tend to get a little long-winded sometimes, as those who know me from Compuserve will attest <wry g>) about anything and everything related to the OUTLANDER books. We'll see how things go. But I will definitely keep your suggestions in mind.
Karen
Thanks for your response, Karen. No, I am not the Frances who posts on other Outlander boards as I am relatively new to Outlander sites. I have been reading the books since around the time Fiery Cross was published, so I was very lucky to be able to be able to begin with Outlander and read all the way through to Fiery Cross without a long wait!! Then I discovered recently the LOL site, and there seems to be quite alot going on there and it will take me some time to navigate it and learn all the intricacies of that site. What I like about your new blog is that it is current and informative (without being intimidating);) I'll definitely be checking in to see how your blog develops and evolves over time. Good luck!
Looking for OUTLANDER discussions? Check out TheLitForum.com! This is Diana Gabaldon's longtime online hangout, and I have been Section Leader (moderator) of the Diana Gabaldon section on the forum since 2008. Diana is on the forum almost every day, and often responds to questions or comments from forum members, sometimes in detail. You have to register in order to read or post on the forum, but it's free.
May 1, 1721 - Jamie is born (OUTLANDISH COMPANION)
May, 1744 - Fergus is branded by Jack Randall; Jamie duels with Randall, wounding him in the groin; Claire miscarries Faith and nearly dies from childbed fever (DRAGONFLY)
May 16, 1753 - Jamie arrives at Ardsmuir prison (VOYAGER)
May, 1757 - Geneva Dunsany blackmails Jamie into sleeping with her (VOYAGER)
May, 1758 - Lord John surprises Percy and Lieutenant Weber in a very compromising situation (BOTB)
May 15, 1770 - Jemmy is born (DRUMS)
May, 1771 - Roger is hanged and nearly dies (FIERY CROSS)
May, 1775 - Malva Christie falsely accuses Jamie of getting her pregnant (ABOSAA)
May 3, 1777 - Jamie dreams of Jem and Mandy in the broch (ECHO)
Mid-May, 1777 - Jamie, Claire, and young Ian encounter pirates on the high seas (ECHO)
May, 1778 - Lord John marries Claire to keep her from arrest as a spy; Jamie is presumed dead in a shipwreck; Lord John and Claire have sex (ECHO)
May 18, 1778 - Claire and Lord John attend the Mischianza (ECHO)
May 1, 1945 - Claire travels back in time to the 18th century (OUTLANDER)
May, 1948 - Newspaper accounts and Rev. Wakefield's journal document Claire's return from the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)
May 1, 1968 - Gillian Edgars (aka Geillis Duncan) kills her husband at Craigh na Dun and travels back in time to the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)
May 1, 1971 - Brianna goes back in time to the 18th century (DRUMS)
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