Reader News for December 2015 We’re in the holiday season, and with a new Christmas novella to release, I couldn’t be more pleased. After one of the hardest years of my life (months of lost work due to illness, hackers, broken computers, and household disasters), I’m finally able to announce some progress. First, though, I … Continue reading Christmas Novella & Podcast Launches
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier If ever there was a season to read Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier, this would be it. Blustery winds, fretful skies, and chilly nights lend a certain atmosphere in keeping with the drama of this story. A true thriller, Jamaica Inn derives tension not from macabre deeds, although … Continue reading Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Last month, amid the excitement of announcing my new contract with Mountain Brook Ink for Montana Gold, a western historical romance series set in Montana’s gold rush during the 1860’s, I overlooked readers of my other genres. Afterwards, emails hit my inbox asking if I plan to write more books in the Tales of Faeraven … Continue reading Am I Abandoning Other Genres?
While researching DawnSinger (Tales of Faeraven 1), my epic fantasy novel based on 13th-Century Europe, I stumbled upon the history of England’s Eleanor Crosses. I hope you enjoy discovering this royal love story as much as I did. ~ Janalyn Edward and Eleanor, a Royal Love Story That Transcended Death Contrasted against the cruelty of … Continue reading Edward and Eleanor, a Royal Love Story That Transcended Death
Reader News, September 2015 Edition Announcing Literary Wayfarer Travel Fasten your seat belts and prepare to launch into some fun literary adventures. I’ve started the Literary Wayfarer Travel section of the website with a separate feed you can subscribe to in order to receive posts as they publish. First up is the image of the … Continue reading Reader News. Literary Travel Anyone?
Reader News, August 2015 Edition New Blog! Sometimes I think I’m going forward but wind up coming full circle back to the beginning. Starting my new blog, Old Bohemian Homestead, is a lot like that. When I gave up trying to conform and finally accepted that I should brand as a literary bohemian, it helped … Continue reading Reader News. Coming Full Circle
Reader News, July 2015 Edition Epic Fantasy and Romantic Suspense As my initial work on Sojourner, book three of Tales of Faeraven, draws to an end, I’ll be leaving fantasy lands to write about an amazing real-life location, the San Juan Islands off Washington state! Deceptive Tide, will be book three of the Islands of … Continue reading Reader News. Endings and Beginnings
My news for May comes later than planned because computer problems prevented me from posting until now. The disruption has been a little disorienting and caused me to reevaluate my reliance on the internet. I write about that in a more personal update for this month’s Creative Worlds newsletter. I’ve considered for a long time … Continue reading My Life In Books (May 2015 Version)
Epic Fantasy Books I’ve completed the first round of self-editing for Sojourner, book three of Tales of Faeraven, my epic fantasy series. I’ll now read back through the manuscript, looking for consistency. Also under the epic fantasy category, I expect to complete Elf Seeyer, the story that morphed into a novella, this month. Romantic Suspense/Romantic Mystery … Continue reading My Life in Books (April 2015 Edition)
