Outlander author gives fascinating insight into her creative writing process

Diana Gabaldon and Willy Maley photographed in the Cloisters at the University of Glasgow. Credit Martin Shields The author revealed in her talk at the University of Glasgow's Outlander conference that her career as a published author nearly finished before it began. Outlander author Diana Gabaldon has opened the 1st international Outlander conference at the University of Glasgow and gave a fascinating insight into her creative writing process. Expert scholars and Outlander fans are joining Dr Gabaldon to tackle themes such as Jacobite history, screen production, Scottish tourism, Gaelic and Scots, costume design, fandom, Claire Fraser's medicine, and witchcraft. The Outlander literary series is made up of nine thrilling instalments and tells the tale of a post-Second World War nurse who accidentally time travels to Jacobite Scotland. Outlander has now become one of the bestselling book series of all time and spawned the hugely popular TV series, currently in its seventh season. Dr Gabaldon's talk was entitled, '"Why Scotland? Why Not Mexico?" Genes, Borders, Culture and Fiction: Why They Matter and When They Don't'.