Category Archives: Author Journals
Author journals highlight slices of Janalyn Voigt’s writing life.
In Search of a Better Life
Have you ever resolved to do a thing, only time slid by and somehow you never got to it? I know I have.
It happens with no effort. Everyday needs shove aside all progress, and my plans for change fade until sometimes I forget I even made them. It takes effort to push back, but that's the … Continue Reading ››
Learning to Play at FaerieCon West
A woman driving past the hotel entrance gave me a thumbs up. Although certain we’d never met before, I waved back. Several people I didn’t know smiled at me as we passed on the sidewalk. I gathered my skirts and climbed the … Continue Reading ››
Crash-landing into Christmas
I hope this missive finds you healthy and happy in the holiday season. Celebrating the different feast days of Christmas has led to a deeper, more personal time of rejoicing for my family. However, sadness and stress has marked our Christmas season, too.
Our beloved cat, Lady … Continue Reading ››
One Writer’s Trouble with Numbers (or How God Knew Which Husband to Give Me)
It's not uncommon for a writer to be proficient in English but challenged when it comes to numbers. I say this in my defense because I'm still living down some stories. The most famous one happened when a writing retreat group member volunteered to pick me up on the way to our San Juan Island retreat. … Continue Reading ››
My Writing Closet
Ever since I moved my writing office into a three-by-seven foot cubbyhole under the stairs, my husband has had no end of fun with his wife being in the closet. Why did I abandon … Continue Reading ››
Letting Go of a Dream
Autumn's shortening days, falling leaves, and first breath of cold whisper of mystery. A sense of timelessness lingers in every moment as nature lies down to sleep. Secrets dwell in shadow, ripe for the telling. Here, then, is a riddle: how can life arise from death? An impossible task, and yet each spring proves it. This … Continue Reading ››
My Epiphany Moment
This month I had something of an identity crisis that's actually helping me refine my goals.
My agent has shopped around my proposal for a western romance series for a while now. We've received interest but no cigar. At this point we're evaluating which direction to take my traditional writing career. I would like to write … Continue Reading ››
Finding Your Path as a Writer
I'm moving into an area of peace with myself and my writing, something I've fought hard to win. It comes from letting go of my own and others' preconceived notions of what I should write and how my writing life will be. Perhaps as an echo of this, my follower numbers have moved upward. We … Continue Reading ››