Monthly Archives: July 2009

Edward Thomas, "Rain"

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Rain Rain, midnight rain, nothing but the wild rainOn this bleak hut, and solitude, and meRemembering again that I shall dieAnd neither hear the rain nor give it thanksFor washing me cleaner than I have beenSince I was born into … Continue reading →

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Readercon 2009 Schedule

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

My Readercon Schedule. This is what I’m doing this weekend! Friday 6:00 PM, VT: Reading (30 min.) Reading from Moonlight Mistress, forthcoming in December from Spice. Friday 7:00 PM, ME/ CT: Talk / Discussion (60 min.) Excellent Foppery: The Use … Continue reading →

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Guestblogging at Fiction That Defies Boundaries.

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Today I am guestblogging for Michelle Lauren’s Fiction That Defies Boundaries Blog. I wrote about some plot-generating worldbuilding techniques I’m using for my novel-in-progress, tentatively titled The Duke and The Pirate Queen. Hope to see you there! I’m at Readercon … Continue reading →

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The Daily Grind of the Writer – The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This might be the most boring blog post ever, but I hope at least a few people find it interesting. This is my writing log for The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover, in which I tracked how … Continue reading →

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Historical and Paranormal: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

For my December 2009 erotic novel for Harlequin Spice, Moonlight Mistress, I combined a historical novel with paranormal elements. The book is set during the early days of World War One, and begins with a romance between Lucilla, an English … Continue reading →

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Joanna Russ, How to Suppress Women’s Writing

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve been thinking about this book lately, and considering a re-read. Excerpt from How to Suppress Women’s Writing by Joanna Russ: If certain people are not supposed to have the ability to produce “great” literature, and if this supposition is … Continue reading →

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Why I Love the Marriage of Convenience Plot

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

The “marriage of convenience” plot in historical romance might focus on an arranged marriage, but more typically, shenanigans are involved; the couple marries to save the heroine from ruin at the hands of a dastardly plotter, or to ensure the … Continue reading →

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Julian Grenfell, “Into Battle”

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Into Battle The naked earth is warm with Spring, And with green grass and bursting trees Leans to the sun’s gaze glorying, And quivers in the sunny breeze; And Life is Colour and Warmth and Light,And a striving evermore for … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – First Meeting with the Villain

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

In this scene, the two werewolves Tanneken and Ashby meet their captor, Herr Kauz, for the first time (Tanneken has met him before the novel begins, but this is the reader’s introduction to him). When describing Herr Kauz, I call … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Reasons to Attend a Writing/Reading Conference

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Top Ten Reasons to Attend a Writing/Reading Conference 1. To see your friends! 2. To make new friends. Sometimes this is called “networking,” but really, that sounds like something robots do. And there’s no point in “networking” if you’re not … Continue reading →

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