I can’t say it’s been easy figuring out just what I had to share in a podcast, but that was nothing compared to putting together the cover image. Who knew that a square canvas could be so hard to cover with the right pixels to represent the brand, spanking new Literary Wayfarer podcast?

The gold, red, and black colors are ones I’ve trended toward at my website. The image of me is one of the few photographs where you’ll find me looking relaxed. (I tend to freeze up when a camera is pointed my direction.) And then the gold ring manages to capture my Bohemian ancestry and gypsy soul. The circle represents my original story circle idea that has morphed into this podcast. 

In case you were wondering, by the way, this is a renamed version of the Story Circle podcast I’ve been trying to get off the ground for some time now. I’ve had a couple of false starts but am bound and determined to move forward on this project.

If you were looking forward to some audio fiction recorded by the author, I promise you won’t be disappointed. Unfortunately, the learning curve of publishing a book for Kindle and in print, even a short novella, meant I had to delay the launch of my podcast. Like many people recovering from an illness, I was a little too ambitious in what I thought I could accomplish. I’m learning that it’s better to under-promise and over-deliver, so I won’t say more than that at the moment.

Maybe there was a reason for the delay, though. I was going to focus exclusively on my fiction, but then I became inspired to talk about the places and details surrounding books I read and also my own novels. If you are a subscriber to the Creative Worlds of Janalyn Voigt, this is similar to the book extras I’ve offered in print. The first episode will discuss the real Jamaica Inn, location of a book by the same title.

Here’s the ‘official’ podcast description:

Ever want to travel to the settings of books you read? Curious to know where famous authors have slept that you can, too? Want reading recommendations from a published novelist and literary judge? Climb onboard with Janalyn Voigt, novelist, reader, history lover, and literary traveler.

Reading, research, and travel are hallmarks of life as a literary bohemian. While that may sound glamorous, the reality isn’t always. Janalyn has begged a bed for the night in a partially-inhabited ghost town (long story), traveled to a remote island only to discover her camera’s memory card not in her bag, and narrowly missed being run off the road in a high mountain pass. On the other hand, there’s nothing quite like walking part of the Oregon Trail, being allowed inside a stagecoach stop, and recording images of a ghost town in the high Sierras.

This podcast will take you on the adventures and misadventures of a literary wayfarer. Travel with Janalyn to research locations for the books she writes, most of which are off the beaten path. Learn her reading recommendations as a passionate reader and literary judge. Explore literary sites associated with the books she describes.

The Literary Wayfarer podcast will publish every other week. If you’d like to subscribe to the Literary Wayfarer podcast, you’ll receive notifications of new episodes in your inbox and weekly glimpses behind the scenes at what I’m working on right now.  I won’t publish the podcast to iTunes and other venues until there are a few episodes to offer, but I’ll let you know when I do.

If, like Emily Dickinson, you believe “there is no frigate like a book to take us lands away…” this podcast is for you!

 

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