Outlandish Observations

Here is my review of Diana Gabaldon's new novel, THE SCOTTISH PRISONER. S P O I L E R S THE SCOTTISH PRISONER is at least as much Jamie Fraser

Diana Gabaldon posted on Compuserve today that she finally received her very own first-off-the-presses copy of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER ! I asked her how

We're now at 50 days and counting until the release of Diana Gabaldon's THE SCOTTISH PRISONER . What are you doing to get ready for the Novemb

Here's something a little different, just for fun. I borrowed the idea from the Writer's Exercises section on Compuserve, where they did a sim

In honor of today's publication of the 20th Anniversary edition of OUTLANDER , here are my top 10 favorite quotes from OUTLANDER. All quotes are co

Diana Gabaldon has just posted a new blog entry titled "Jamie, or John?" in which she asks for readers' opinions on whether THE SCOTTISH

Diana Gabaldon confirmed on Compuserve today that the title of the upcoming Lord John-Jamie book (formerly known as LORD JOHN AND THE SCOTTISH PRISONE

<b> Happy Birthday, Jamie Fraser! </b> Wishing a very happy birthday to our favorite red-heided Scot, James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser, who celebrates

As many of you know, Sunday, May 1, is the 290th birthday of our favorite red-heided Scot, James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser. <g> If you

[I posted these comments on Compuserve this morning, in response to a first-time (male) reader of OUTLANDER who asked "why this series has such a

Check out Diana Gabaldon's latest blog entry, Language, Language....(Part I) , on the subject of why there's so much "bad language" (

Jo Bourne had an interesting post on her Historical Romance blog yesterday on the subject of why the hero loves the heroine in a romance novel, and I

I've been listening to DRAGONFLY IN AMBER lately, and I was intrigued by a comment on Compuserve about the fact that there are many references in

Check out Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post , which is a VERY interesting analysis of the structure of OUTLANDER, and why it was necessary to put J

Diana Gabaldon has been very enthusiastic lately about the idea of Allan Scott-Douglas (who sings the part of Jamie Fraser on the "OUTLANDER: Th

No, really. <g> This is a serious question. (Apologies to VanillaSeven, who asked this question in a comment on one of my recent blog posts.) I

I just saw this and had to pass it on. Enjoy! Why aren't men like Jamie Fraser?

Check this out! This is a sneak preview of the "Making of The Exile" section that will be included in the OUTLANDER graphic novel, THE EXIL

So my parents and I are getting ready to go to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games later this week, and my mom, who knows nothing about Scotland,

I saw this posted on LOL and I thought I'd pass it on. (Thanks, Margaret, for letting us know!) There is going to be a program on BBC radio on M