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Date Posted: Thu, April 14 2022, 22:12:33
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Friday, April 15, 2022

The following quote is from The Outlandish Companion, Volume Two by Diana Gabaldon, “Romance and the Written Word.” Copyright © 2015 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“Now, as I’ve noted elsewhere, I wrote Outlander for practice and chose the broad general category of ‘historical fiction’ on grounds that I was a research professor and knew my way around a library. As I wrote, though, I used any element, literary device, or classical trope that struck my fancy—and I read a lot, I like all kinds of things…and I used ’em all. After all, it didn’t matter what ‘kind’ of book this was—no one was ever going to see it!
Well, the best-laid plans of mice and men, and all that…Stuff happened, and I put a small bit of the book in the library of the CompuServe Literary Forum in order to win an argument with a man about what it feels like to be pregnant. Everyone who’d been following the argument went to read the piece and came back asking for more. So I’d put up bits and pieces now and then…and people began asking, ‘What sort of book is this?’
‘Beats me,’ I’d reply, and go on working.”

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[> I wonder about her friends in the Literary Forum. I sure would be a “I knew her when!” person. I like to hear of all the different kinds of support groups out there. This sure is one for me to escape to each day 😊 -- Kathy in PA, Fri, April 15 2022, 14:08:02


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[> "... broad general category..." Yes!! Yes she did. 😂😂 -- JamesG, Sat, April 16 2022, 20:43:44


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