Janalyn Voigt: Previous Speaking Engagements This list includes my speaking engagements for the past few years, in reverse order. Completed Speaking Events in 2014 KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON: January 25th, 2014. Build an Email List for Writing Success and Solving the Pinterest Puzzle for Northwest Christian Writer’s Coach Technology Conference Completed Speaking Events in 2013 MISSOULA, MONTANA: … Continue reading Previous Speaking Engagements for Janalyn Voigt →
Admittedly, I have a thing about fantasy series with the word tales in the title, but who needs a reason to enjoy the Tales of Goldstone Wood series by Anne Elisabeth Stengl? Anne very kindly served as a blog host during the blog tour for Wayfarer, second novel in my Tales of Faeraven series. Now … Continue reading Golden Daughter by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Cover Reveal and Giveaway) →
From Janalyn: I’ve known Lynn Donovan for a while now and have enjoyed watching her find her feet as a writer. In her guest journal, she describes her writing journey. A Teardrop Trailer Led to My Becoming a Published Author by Lynn Donovan The best part of being a writer is I finally have justification … Continue reading How a Teardrop Trailer Led Lynn Donovan Into Becoming a Published Author →
In medieval times arranged marriages were common and often more about duty than romance. The cult of courtly love cast aside marital constraints in favor of a concept of unrequited love on a higher plane than the physical. This notion naturally led to trouble. The idealized image of a lady favoring a knight who fought … Continue reading Courtly Love in Medieval Times →
Launching Wayfarer Highs and lows are what my January was about. I spent the first several weeks fighting off three maladies at once; an annoying cold, an infection, and a painful bout of sciatica. This put paid to some of my launch plans for Wayfarer, book two of my epic fantasy series, Tales of Faeraven, which … Continue reading My Crazy Book Launch for Wayfarer, Tales of Faeraven 2 →
Creative Worlds in 2014 What Readers Want It’s taken a while to sort out what to offer readers of Creative Worlds. It hasn’t been that I had too little to write about, rather the opposite. With interests in history, photography, poetry, novel writing, and teaching, I have found it hard to distill the essence of … Continue reading What You Can Expect From Creative Worlds in 2014 →
This week adds a guest journal from author Lisa Lickel on the joys of her home writing workshop.Enjoy this fun peak into this gifted writer’s private life. Lisa: I’ve been sick this past week…I would use it as an excuse to say “Don’t Look at My Dust!” but that wouldn’t really be fair to the … Continue reading What’s on the wall of Lisa Lickel’s Home Office? →
Announcing Wayfarer, Tales of Faeraven 1 The wait is over! Pelican Books and I are celebrating the release of Wayfarer, book two in my Tales of Faeraven epic fantasy trilogy. I wrote all the posts in the release-day celebration blog blitz, which looks at Wayfarer and my experience of writing it from many perspectives. About Wayfarer … Continue reading Wayfarer Blog Blitz and Release →
My Year in Review: 2013 The past year held its share of challenges and surprises, but always there’s been an engaging adventure. I had hoped to finish DawnKing, the third novel in my epic fantasy trilogy, Tales of Faeraven, and I came within a few thousand words of meeting that goal. The unexpected intervened, however, … Continue reading 2013 in Review and a Future Glimpse →
