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Diana Gabaldon

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Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona and is of Hispanic and English descent (with a dash of Native American and Sephardic Jew). She has earned three degrees: a B.S. in Zoology, a M.S. in Marine Biology, and a Ph.D in Ecology, plus an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Glasgow, for services to Scottish Literature.

She currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona .

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Diana Gabaldon Well, I don't plan the books out ahead of time, so hard to say. But there is at least _one_ more (the one I'm presently writing), and probably a thing…moreWell, I don't plan the books out ahead of time, so hard to say. But there is at least _one_ more (the one I'm presently writing), and probably a thing or two beyond that.(less)
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OK, this is a) for fun, and b) a brief illustration of how books and film work.

Below is a brief excerpt from the first Prequel book (which I‘m thinking of calling A BIRD IN THE HAND, but not set on it yet).

NB: I wrote this three or four years ago. The copyright exists from the moment of creation in a concrete form, but is updated to the current year, until the book is published, at which point tha

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“I stood still, vision blurring, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, clean sound, like the snapping of a flower's stem.”
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“For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary”
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“Don't be afraid. There's the two of us now.”
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