Click on a cover image to learn more. DawnSinger Sometimes victory comes only through surrender. A headstrong young princess and the Guardian sworn to protect her fly on winged horses across hostile territory in a desperate bid to release the DawnKing, and restoration, into a divided land. WayFarer To save his people, a king must … Continue reading Tales of Faeraven
Medieval Epic Fantasy Fantasy readers who enjoyed The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis, The Chronicles of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, or The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings epic fantasy trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien are sure to like Tales of Faeraven. Tales of Faeraven carries the reader into the world of Elderland, where two races live an uneasy coexistence and the kingdom of Faeraven … Continue reading Medieval Epic Fantasy
Book Club Discount: A special rate is available to book clubs for purchase of DawnSinger and Wayfarer, the first two books in the epic fantasy series, Tales of Faeraven. I will also extend a discount for DawnKing, book three in the series, upon its release. To learn more, please email me via the contact form on this website. Author … Continue reading Book Clubs
I’ll admit it: I’ve procrastinated on drawing the rough maps of Elderland from which artist Anna O’Brien will create real maps for inclusion in DawnSinger, which releases this fall. I found it easier to consult maps filed away in my imagination while writing DawnSinger. Unfortunately, now that others want to see those maps, I have to put them down on paper.
In this case, I know my motives for procrastination, and they aren’t good.
Ever since I tried to plan the entire next year of Girl Scouts in June, I’ve understood my tendency to look further ahead than the average person finds comfortable. Anyone who’s organized a family reunion way in advance (guilty here) knows that people just don’t want to think that far ahead. Upon reflection, they may have a point.
With a shiny new year gleaming like a child with newly-washed ears…
In light of new responsibilities associated with the upcoming release of my debut novel, DawnSinger, I’m in the process of downsizing and reordering my schedule. It’s coming together much better than I thought it would.
A “new disease.” That’s the term vocal students in my college attached to a particular, and distressing, affliction we all suffered at one time or another. It happened whenever one of our voice teachers added a new technique to the already-long list of “Things to Think About While Singing.” It seemed that concentrating on posture, support, breath control, placement, pitch, duration, dynamics, phrasing, tempo and oh yes — the words to sing — was not enough. It also became necessary to regulate emotion. Too much and we risked ruining the pitch. Too little and we came across as automatons — brilliant but lifeless.
Media Kit for Janalyn Voigt About Janalyn Voigt Short Bio Janalyn Voigt is a writer and professional speaker with a photography habit and a passion for travel. Her unique blend of adventure, romance, suspense, and fantasy creates worlds of beauty and danger for readers. Tales of Faeraven, her epic fantasy series beginning with DawnSinger, carries readers into a … Continue reading Media
Whenever it rained in California, the sunny state where I grew up, we’d call it liquid sunshine. Now that I abide in the damp Pacific Northwest I’ve qualified that theory. You can grow used to anything and rise above every discomfort, I’ve learned. Although the heavens often weep in my evergreen state, I contentedly look … Continue reading About Janalyn Voigt
