Clutter creeps in, seemingly on its own, and sets up camp in your living room. You navigate around it, trip over it, but finally accept its intrusion, “for now.” Pretty soon, you stop noticing that it moved in at all. You don’t use the living room anymore and forget what it was like to entertain … Continue reading Home Decluttering and Beyond
January 1, 2016 Over the past couple of days, I’ve been fitting my writing office in a closet to serve as both a writing space and sound booth. I did record some episodes of a previous podcast in that space, but the sound quality wasn’t the best. I wanted to do this better. It’s taken … Continue reading Being holed up in a closet talking to myself suits me
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
Every once in a while an animal captures the popular imagination and even attains fame. That’s the case with Mona, a camel living on San Juan Island who has an irrepressible affection for people. Mona, originally called Moanie for the sound she made whenever her first owner, J. Ward Phillips, would leave, still sounds off … Continue reading Mona the Famous Camel, a San Juan Islands Icon
Thanksgiving and the Christmas season are only a blink away. Take advantage of the brief window of opportunity between now and then to organize your kitchen, the heart of every homestead. When life speeds up in the holidays, organizing your kitchen can seem overwhelming . I understand completely, which is why I suggest starting now, … Continue reading Organize Your Kitchen Before the Holiday Rush
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?
I’m writing in this picture. Of course. Writers write, right? :o) Authors also autograph, which is what I’m doing here. Well, sort of. I’m actually signing a certain document, and now I get to make a fun and unexpected announcement. My Surprising Announcement A couple of years ago, the western historical romance market was saturated … Continue reading Janalyn Voigt’s Surprising Announcement
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?
Branding Decisions (My Life in Books) If you’ve read My Life Out of Books in this month’s Creative Worlds newsletter, you know I’m recovering from being hacked. Finding my feet again will take a little time, but in June I expect to make progress on the long-awaited Story Circle podcast. Despite the difficulties in April … Continue reading Branding Decisions (My Life in Books, June Edition)
