Monthly Archives: October 2009

A jolly Halloween….

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

And it’s especially jolly for me since I received my author copies of The Moonlight Mistress!!!

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Spooky Book Recommendations

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

In honor of Halloween, I offer recommendations of creepy, scary, horrifying fiction. The Bloody Chamber, a collection of short stories by Angela Carter, all explicitly based on fairy tales. Warning: these stories are not for the squeamish! Really, they’re not. … Continue reading →

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Time Well Bent – ed. Connie Wilkins

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I don’t have a story in this anthology, but a friend of mine edited it and others wrote stories for it, and I’m really looking forward to reading it! Time Well Bent: Queer Alternative Historiesed. by Connie Wilkins We have … Continue reading →

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Wacky Story Elements and Laura Kinsale

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

So, there’s this novel, and it’s about a virgin who thinks she’s doomed to nymphomania and a ninja who used to be a child prostitute. Or in this one, the hero is afraid of heights, and the heroine has a … Continue reading →

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Writers, Live and In Person

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Yay, the French edition is now for sale at Harlequin France! You can also buy it at Decitre. And now for some actual content: Normally, my writers’ workshop meets once every couple of months, but it’s been a little less … Continue reading →

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Linkgasm #2

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

A Writing Revolution at Seedmagazine.com. “Nearly everyone reads. Soon, nearly everyone will publish.” That’s not a new idea. “Consumers” who write have been around for a long, long time. I was reminded immediately of The Organization for Transformative Works. And … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen Didn’t Let Other People Tell Her What To Write

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

“My Dear Sir, I am honoured by the Prince’s thanks and very much obliged to yourself for the kind manner in which you mention the work. … You are very kind in your hints as to the sort of composition … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress Excerpt – Emotion

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. # Crispin hadn’t felt any fear at all as he’d led his platoon into battle, only a strange feeling of intense concentration and heightened senses. Now that the worst of the … Continue reading →

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Jessica Freely – Wildly Successful E-Book Promotion – Guest Post

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Jessica Freely! # Hi, I’m m/m erotic romance author Jessica Freely and I’m guest blogging here today. Thank you, Victoria, for having me over! I just had a new ebook, Rust Belt, come out last month, … Continue reading →

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The Intricacies of Marriages of Convenience

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I may have mentioned once or twice (ahem) how much I love the “marriage of convenience” plot. I recently finished reading one of Mary Balogh’s recent novels, First Comes Marriage, which I really enjoyed, and which also got me thinking … Continue reading →

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