Diana Gabaldon's best-selling novel Outlander almost never hit the shelves as she thought of the book as a practise exercise.
The American writer didn't start working on her first book until she was 35 after having lifelong dreams of being a novelist.
When she first set out writing her now award-winning book, her intention was to keep the story as a 'straight historical novel' but after introducing the character of Claire, things didn't stay that way.
She explained the process on her website, writing: “Dougal asked her who she was, and without my stopping to think who she should be, she drew herself up, stared belligerently at him and said ‘Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp.
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