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Diana Gabaldon

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American author (born 1952)

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Diana J. Gabaldon is an American author and television writer. She is best known for the book series Outlander. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. A television adaptation of the Outlander novels premiered on Starz in 2014.

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Diana Gabaldon
said · 2018
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I was just looking for a time and place in which to set a historical novel because I wanted to practise writing one.

On what inspired her to write a historical novel in “Caught Between Two Worlds - Diana Gabaldon Interview” in The Scots Magazine (2018 Mar

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First, a good sex scene is about the exchange of emotions, not body fluids. In other words, what’s going on physically is not really important.

On how she conjures an erotic scene in her writing in “Outlander Author Diana Gabaldon on Her Two Rules for Writing a Good Sex Scene” in

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Diana Gabaldon
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I was a university professor and all of my degrees were in the biological sciences, so I did know my way around a library. That’s why I decided on historical fiction.

On how library research helps her write accurately in “Caught Between Two Worlds - Diana Gabaldon Interview” in The Scots Magazine (2018

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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living
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Born 1952 · age 74
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28 languages

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