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Diann Ducharme holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Virginia and a master's degree in teaching from Virginia Commonwealth University. A native of Newport News, Virginia, she has vacationed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina all of her life and has used this intriguing setting as a backdrop for her writing. Ducharme's literary debut, The Outer Banks House, was published in 2010, her second novel Chasing Eternity in 2012, the follow-up to The Outer Banks House, Return to the Outer Banks House, in 2014, and the much-anticipated conclusion to the series, Home to the Outer Banks, in 2022. She currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband Sean, their children. ...more

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Diann Ducharme I like to read a book whose author I admire to get the creative juices flowing. Then I skim through my notes and books that I use for research to jump…moreI like to read a book whose author I admire to get the creative juices flowing. Then I skim through my notes and books that I use for research to jump-start plot ideas and character development. Routine also helps me--sitting down at the same time every day, walking the dog right before I sit down to write.(less)
Diann Ducharme Being able to live several lives during my own lifetime. Kind of similar to being an actor, I think. And having a flexible schedule...I have three kid…moreBeing able to live several lives during my own lifetime. Kind of similar to being an actor, I think. And having a flexible schedule...I have three kids that interfere with my writing most days of the week!(less)
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The Outer Banks House

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My inspiration for the character Eliza Dickens had a lot to do with the Heart song “Crazy on You.” She’s a rifle-toting, britches-wearing woman that does not suffer fools, does not crack smiles, does not forgive and forget. And the kind of love she had for Ben Whimble still lives, will always haunt her, despite her efforts to forget. When she sees him again at a funeral in Whales Head, that love r

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“Words had failed us that night, and I'd welcomed the silence. Words had escaped me the next morning as well but in a different way, when I came to realize that I was married to a fisherman for the rest of my days."--Abigail Whimble, Return to the Outer Banks House”
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