Monthly Archives: May 2010

Jane Eyre in the Carnival Mirror

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Finally, I’m going backwards to the scenes surrounding Jane and Rochester’s wedding day, and tying those into the repeated reflections of Jane in Bertha and in Rochester himself. Several times throughout the novel, Jane’s true feelings escape the barriers she … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre A-Wandering in Search of Family

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I left off yesterday when Jane departs Thornfield for Gateshead, where her Aunt Reed lies dying. Mrs. Reed’s dislike of Jane is finally explained more fully; she was jealous of her husband’s affection for his sister, Jane’s mother, and of … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre Advertises, Will Travel

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’m a guest poster today at the Novelists, Inc. Blog on “Promotional Drops in the Online Bucket.” Please drop by and check it out! I recently re-read Jane Eyre in conjunction with Jessica of Read React Review, and am posting … Continue reading →

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Reading and Reading Again

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

In the last couple of years I’ve started to become fascinated with the study of reading and narrative. I partly blame a friend who specializes in a related academic discipline. I haven’t read a lot about theories of reading yet … Continue reading →

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Reading our Grandmothers

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Jessica of Read React Review, one of my favorite blogs, recently mentioned that she had never read Jane Eyre and had decided to do so. I and several others volunteered to read or reread it along with her. I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Making the Paranormal Real: Boundaries and Consequences

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

This post was originally written for Midnight Moon Cafe.I was a reader and writer of science fiction and fantasy long before I read romance, and in many ways my reading tastes still reflect that early influence. I tend to favor … Continue reading →

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Occupied Lands in World War One

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The novel I’m working on now, a sequel to The Moonlight Mistress, focuses on the main werewolf characters from that novel and their marriage of convenience. Tanneken, the female werewolf, was working as a spy in the previous novel, so … Continue reading →

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Carl Sandburg, "Among the Red Guns"

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Among the Red Guns After waking at dawn one morning when the wind sang low among dry leaves in an elm Among the red guns, In the hearts of soldiers Running free blood In the long, long campaign: Dreams go … Continue reading →

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Edgell Rickword, "War and Peace"

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

War and Peace In sodden trenches I have heard men speak, Though numb and wretched, wise and witty things; And loved them for the stubbornness that clings Longest to laughter when Death’s pulleys creak; And seeing cool nurses move on … Continue reading →

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The Bashful Hero

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I wish more romance novels featured bashful heroes.I’ve never been a huge fan of the romance novel hero who’s physically large and good at everything and gorgeous to boot. Except, I don’t mind that combination of traits if the hero … Continue reading →

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