Archive for January 20th, 2012

Living a Writer’s Dream

Author News

I stared at the email, half-expecting it to somehow morph into a rejection, but no. It was still a contract…

  • Worlds of Beauty and Danger
    • Covered Bridge at Knight’s Ferry

      Covered Bridge at Knight's Ferry

      Covered Bridge at Knight's Ferry

    • Singing Life

      Singing Life

      I listen to the rhythms of life, for within them I sing my melody.

    • Edward & Eleanor: A Royal Love Story that Transcended Death

      Edward & Eleanor: A Royal Love Story that Transcended Death

      I fell in love with Welsh Castles while researching my debut novel, DawnSinger, book one of Tales of Faeraven. A novel written in the epic fantasy genre would not seem to require much research, but I base its world on 13th-Century Europe. The inspiration ...

    • Beach Mist

      Beach Mist

      Mist on the beach.

    • Mist Song

      Mist Song

      Gossamer threads snag In branches bare And shimmer there. A wild pulse beats Beneath a cloak of gauze As winter greets Its reflection.

    • Living a Writer’s Dream

      Living a Writer's Dream

      I stared at the email, half-expecting it to somehow morph into a rejection, but no. It was still a contract offer.  Letting out a yelp, I snatched my cell phone to call my husband.  Later that same day, after opening ...

    • Beach waves of another kind

      Beach waves of another kind

      Sand on the beach forms wave-like patterns.

    • Greek Fire: Lost in the Mists of Time

      Greek Fire: Lost in the Mists of Time

      Here's an interesting tidbit from my research for Tales of Faeraven: The Byzantines perfected something called Greek fire, which combusted upon contact with water, for primary use in naval warfare (although it showed up in castle sieges). It burned with ferocity, even ...

    • Lessons in Living from the Lady of the Labyrinth

      Lessons in Living from the Lady of the Labyrinth

      She stood with head bowed, caught in a moment of prayer, enshrined by morning light. Birds sang in the surrounding oaks as I circled along the labyrinth’s mown paths, drawing nearer to the lady at its heart. She seemed to invite ...

    • The Arc of Life

      The Arc of Life

      Each moment is born, lives and dies into the next.  

    • Night Woods at Sunset

      Night Woods at Sunset

      Night Woods at Sunset

    • Forgotten in Time: Titanic of the Mississippi, America’s Greatest Maritime Disaster

      Forgotten in Time: Titanic of the Mississippi, America's Greatest Maritime Disaster

      Although viewed with nostalgia in modern times, nineteenth-century American steamboats offered a risky mode of transportation. Besides the possibility of sinking from collision with a "snag," a tree embedded in the bottom of a river and lurking below water level, ...

    • River Voices

      River Voices

      Stones tumble and thump. A fish jumps and plashes. Wavelets overlap sucking mud. A child laughs.

    • Beach Scene

      Beach Scene

      Beach sand and waves.

    • Wonderment

      Wonderment

      Children's eyes See marvels -- Creation born anew -- Wonderment In each small Everything. Give me, Lord, A child’s view.

    • DawnSinger and WayFarer Covers

      DawnSinger and WayFarer Covers

      I'm delighted to post the covers for DawnSinger and WayFarer, the first two books of my epic fantasy trilogy, Tales of Faeraven. Artist Nicola Martinez did a beautiful job capturing my story's essence.  Sometimes victory only comes through surrender. About DawnSinger book one ...

    • Beach Lights at Sunset

      Beach Lights at Sunset

      Beach houses lit at sunset.

    • Storm Song

      Storm Song

      The thrum of rain in the gutters, the swish of tires on the street, the purr of my cat are music enough.

    • Night Lights at Sunset

      Night Lights at Sunset

      Night Lights at Sunset

    • Majesty

      Majesty

      The mountains stand sharp, edged in green. Storm clouds roil in a summer’s sky. An eagle soars. I gaze, but cannot hold them thus.

    • Footprints in the Sand

      Footprints in the Sand

      Footprints in beach sand.

    • Child

      Child

      Child by Janalyn Voigt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I longed to shield you always In the circle of my arms, To keep the bitter world away And hide you from its harms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You were a gentle king, to me – The greatest child on Earth. Your father could only agree The night you ...

    • Beach Grass

      Beach Grass

      Grass on the beach.

    • What Words Can’t Do

      What Words Can't Do

      What Words Can't Do Harsh words spoken in haste cannot erase themselves without me.