Monthly Archives: January 2010

Guest at Paranormal Romantics

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’m a guest over at Paranormal Romantics today, talking about “Choosing Your Paranormal Creature.”

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Charles Sorley, "All the Hills and Vales Along"

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

All the Hills and Vales Along All the hills and vales along Earth is bursting into song, And the singers are the chaps Who are going to die perhaps. O sing, marching men, Till the valleys ring again. Give your … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress Excerpt – Explosions

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Moonlight Mistress is from Harlequin Spice. In this scene, three soldiers are causing a distraction at one site while a more secret operation happens at another. Note there’s been a change to this excerpt to protect a plot detail. # … Continue reading →

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Why No, My Face Is NOT Red

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Back in December, I was involved in a discussion about (I paraphrase) how to get used to using “naughty” words in your writing, when they weren’t in your everyday vocabulary.“Naughty” words should be treated just like any other words, as … Continue reading →

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Goals and Deadlines

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

This post was originally written for Leah Braemel’s Blog. A writer’s work is never done, and neither is her goal-setting. I have one goal staring me in the face right now: the deadline to turn in the manuscript of The … Continue reading →

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Worthy Transgressions

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

People have been talking for a while about how there’s more erotica being published in both print and electronic formats, and how more people are reading erotica and talking about it, and how erotica is getting more and more explicit … Continue reading →

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The Bust Bodice

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

If you’ve read The Moonlight Mistress, you know that Lucilla, rather than a corset or brassiere, wears a bust bodice. Below, a picture of a bust bodice.Some models reached as low as the waist, and some were worn in addition … Continue reading →

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Multi-Purpose Worldbuilding

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

This post was originally written for Star-Crossed Romance. In The Moonlight Mistress, werewolves are an important element. However, the world they live in is much like our world; the werewolves exist as “secret history.” Though several of the characters know … Continue reading →

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Ivor Gurney, "Strange Hells"

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Strange Hells There are strange Hells within the minds War made Not so often, not so humiliating afraid As one would have expected – the racket and fear guns made. One Hell the Gloucester soldiers they quite put out; Their … Continue reading →

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Black Wine opening

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I really love the opening to Candas Jane Dorsey’s Black Wine (1997). # There’s a scarred, twisted old madwoman in a cage in the courtyard. The nurse throws a crust at her as he passes, therefore so does the girl. … Continue reading →

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