Thanks for having me! #scotlitfest https://t.co/J6ou2DGMBv
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Let's start at the beginning: Why Scotland? #scotlitfest @Writer_DG
— #ScotLitFest (@scotlitfest) June 24, 2016
You'll laugh. Whim of the moment while watching Dr. Who. #2nd Doctor #scotlitfest https://t.co/HS2EAxl6P0
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
We quite agree, can’t go wrong with a kilt. #scotlitfest #saltire80
— #ScotLitFest (@scotlitfest) June 24, 2016
Evidently an opinion shared by many! Still, Doctor Who had nothing to do w/ time-travel. #scotlitfest https://t.co/zEO1FPy4hy
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Was it Dr Who whom inspired the time travel element of #Outlander, then? @Writer_DG #scotlitfest #saltire80
— #ScotLitFest (@scotlitfest) June 24, 2016
Characters can be a pain like that. #scotlitfest
— #ScotLitFest (@scotlitfest) June 24, 2016
Hey, I learned early on to just pay attention. ????. It's a gift when they talk. #scotlitfest https://t.co/SNXG9a8NYI
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG Do you find writing a historical fiction gives you more freedom with the characters? #scotlitfest
— Sarah Mason (@sarahemmason) June 24, 2016
Not sure what you mean–the history has to be as accurate as possible, but human nature not that different. https://t.co/bwPerul8T9
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
People act/react according to their personalities and circumstances, no matter what time period. #scotlitfest https://t.co/bwPerul8T9
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Do your characters ever surprise you?#scotlitfest
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Candida_LN) June 24, 2016
Constantly! Boring if they didn't. Heavy lifting if _I_ had to do all the work! ???? #scotlitfest https://t.co/dbDhkxG45v
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG which parts of the 8 books written till now did you hate writing the most? If any? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
Don't _hate_ anything about writing–but bridges between scenes usually drudgery. #scotlitfest https://t.co/gzrJMNTPQh
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG were you shocked to discover there really was a James Fraser who was at Culloden house after battle of Culloden? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
He wasn't at Culloden House–a Jacobite officer from those in Leanach farmhouse, near battlefield. #scotlitfest https://t.co/5uxEY2e1ge
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Scottish in a previous life? Lived through the events of the 18th century there?
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
is there no room for other beliefs apart from the Catholic ones for you? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
I contain multitudes, as Walt Whitman says. ???? #scotlitfest https://t.co/gxZEMyIKgM
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Do you ever interact with your characters in dreams?#scotlitfest
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Candida_LN) June 24, 2016
No, never. I get it all out of my head on paper before I go to sleep. #scotlitfest https://t.co/XxnkznPBKf
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG Jamie keeps saying how he isn't afraid of death. True for you too? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
how come? Whats the secret? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
This will sound stupid, but I now and then have brushes with the Other Side. #scotlitfest https://t.co/EiTS3EQxP3
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
#scotlitfest @Writer_DG if you could write another historical fiction, where and when would you choose to set it?
— Karen Ruglas (@kmiicheller) June 24, 2016
Recently did a short story in Germany, 1938, called "Fogmeister". #scotlitfest https://t.co/q1S0r6y9JZ
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
A lot of short stories! We were just talking about how short stories aren’t as popular as novels. Why might you think this is?
— #ScotLitFest (@scotlitfest) June 24, 2016
People fall in lov w/ characters; want to stay with them. #scotlitfest https://t.co/wdZVgYfdMI
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Do you want/plan to write more episodes in S3, 4 . . .?#scotlitfest
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Candida_LN) June 24, 2016
Script writing/filming tremendous fun, but hugely time-consuming. Probably not til after BookNine. #scotlitfest https://t.co/3Le6hiimSs
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG is book 9 coming well? On track for publication in 2017? Or later? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
It's going great! As to when, though–books have their own time. ????#scotlitfest https://t.co/QIunIbGwmS
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG @scotlitfest Your writing has wealth of knowledge. Every word counts to the reader. Who are your favorite authors? #scotlitfest
— RDBennie (@rdbennie) June 24, 2016
Way too many to list…been reading since age 3, now I'm 64. LOTS of great books! ????????#scotlitfest https://t.co/tIGQjE89p6
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
There's a list on my website, https://t.co/hSttgXNpIS–called The Methadone List, w/ many favorites. #scotlitfest https://t.co/tIGQjE89p6
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Is there any subject matter you won't or don't want to tackle in any of your books? Can't imagine.#scotlitfest
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Candida_LN) June 24, 2016
Haven't run into any yet… ???? #scotlitfest https://t.co/L3kaerJF5i
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG #scotlitfest you made me become passionate about Scotland, thank you (not a question but just wanted to tell you)
— camille (@wtm_camille) June 24, 2016
So pleased! Wonderful country–magical . Nice people, too. ????#scotlitfest https://t.co/idqJY8VTUo
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Have you ever thrown away a chapter you couldn't make work, or do you work on it until it works?#scotlitfest
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Candida_LN) June 24, 2016
I don't usually _have_ chapters til very late in the writing. Some scenes just don't go, tho. #scotlitfest https://t.co/hjjsWdEkY8
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG what do you find the hardest to write in your books #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
both #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
Emotional, ones you'd suppose–death, separation, fear. Labor–bridges, transitions. #scotlitfest https://t.co/IIvzptI1wq
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
and emotionally? Death scenes? Which character did you hate to lose the most? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
Probably Rollo… #scotlitfest https://t.co/Eq5k00kXMT
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG have you ever regret killing off a character in your books? #scotlitfest
— Brig A Doon ????????♀️???? (@brigitte_jean) June 24, 2016
@brigitte_jean now that I don't understand… They are your characters, your creations. Can't you determine that? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
No, that would never work. #scotlitfest https://t.co/qRjQZrFuJw
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
How much headway have you made on your contemporary crime novel(s)? Did I get the genre correct?#scotlitfest
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Candida_LN) June 24, 2016
Had to put that aside for now. Too much else –and also, current events outstripped story. #scotlitfest https://t.co/RboUUyuhhk
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG looking back to when the 1st book came out 25 yrs ago, would you change anything? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
No, I try not to second-guess myself. Just do my best at the time. #scotlitfest https://t.co/JRGPSANklB
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Think any of your material might make it to the big screen? A Brian/Ellen motion picture perhaps?#scotlitfest
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Candida_LN) June 24, 2016
Now there's a frightening thought… Who knows? ???? #scotlitfest https://t.co/WbioscPhLP
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
@Writer_DG do you ever disagree with your book characters meaning do they tend to choose their own path? #scotlitfest
— Brig A Doon ????????♀️???? (@brigitte_jean) June 24, 2016
@brigitte_jean are u ever annoyed that the characters wont stop talking to u? At times when u want them to be quiet? #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
@brigitte_jean so it's actually 2 parts of your brain talking to each other? And you can ignore it? Fascinating #scotlitfest
— Roma Sars (@romasars) June 24, 2016
@romasars @brigitte_jean How often is it autopilot writing? Go into that "state"then blink and it is written almost without you?
— ClarenceTheMule???????? (@ClarenceFraser) June 24, 2016
Pretty much never. The craft of putting things on paper is always conscious and painstaking. ????????#scotlitfest https://t.co/wtRxs4lPQX
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Last Q to @Writer_DG from us: how would you sum up Scotland in 3 words? #scotlitfest #saltire80 #Outlander
— #ScotLitFest (@scotlitfest) June 24, 2016
Honest. Brave. Passionate. #scotlitfest https://t.co/m9SOt31FZi
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
Thank you for all your questions! #scotlitfest
— #ScotLitFest (@scotlitfest) June 24, 2016
Very much my pleasure ! Now must get dressed — in bed in my pajamas… #scotlitfest https://t.co/4P9cOU1IMK
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016
My pleasure!#scotlitfest https://t.co/4zjJbHR2jS
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 24, 2016