Welcome to The Gab! This is the start of what should be a weekly digest-type of newsletter, around and about the Outlander universe. Please let me know what you think about it, what you’d like to see, suggestions for items for the various “departments,” and all around hey theres! Gotta Have News The BIG news […]
My recent Outlander poetry contest turned up some really fantastic entries! Whether they were romantic, serious, or fun, lots of poets among us sent in some wonderful verse. Congratulations to the two winners, Catherine Curtis and Diana Rotelli! I also received a couple of entries that didn’t quite fit the parameters (Outlander-related and 10 lines […]
Yes, ok, I’m a stalker. I realize that not all of you are, and that some of you have much more productive lives than I do. So you don’t pay great attention to the random questions that Diana Gabaldon answers on Twitter, which aren’t really part of an organized Q&A. But she’s quite interesting, often […]
One of the most fun things about this whole Outlander phenomenon is getting to meet other fans. For many people, Facebook is as close as they’ll get; for others, that’s not enough. The experience of meeting in person, a chance to rub shoulders with someone associated with the production, an opportunity to learn something that […]
We’re a reading bunch. I like big books, and I cannot lie… of course, we all love Diana’s books (or why else are we here!), but many of her fans are authors themselves. And since November is the month to turn yourself into an author – it’s NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month – it seemed […]
CONTEST IS CLOSED! Just this week, a brand new must-have book came out! The Making of Outlander, by Tara Bennett, the official guide to Seasons One and Two, was published by Random House. Why do you want this? Lots of reasons! And be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post for a […]
About now, I’m sure Mary Hawkins is wishing she never met the Frasers. Sure, she’d be married to Vicomte Warty, but that seems, in retrospect, like a pretty good tradeoff. Death, destruction and disaster seem to follow Jamie and Claire wherever they go! Of course, that’s part of what makes the books and the show […]
Outlander’s Production Designer, Jon Gary Steele, took some time this week and chatted with me – he’s friendly, enthusiastic, excited about what he’s doing with Outlander! Two episodes – Not in Scotland Anymore and Faith – are on the list of selections from which to choose Emmy nominations in the category of Outstanding Production Design […]
Over the past year, I’ve covered nearly 20 fans who have created some lovely Outlander-inspired products, in my Outlanderpreneur articles. Today, I’d like to introduce you to another Outlanderpreneur and a very exciting new item – Theresa Carle-Sanders and the soon-to-be-published Outlander Kitchen cookbook! I’m not the only one that’s impressed – when contacted for […]
A fun Saturday morning treat! Thanks, Koko, for alerting me – Outlander’s producer and writer Matt Roberts conducted quite a lengthy unscheduled Q&A this morning. Maril Davis and Terry Dresbach both jumped in! And Matt wins the Best Use of 140 Characters award, farther down in the Q&A. Q Do we have a premiere date […]
