Monthly Archives: May 2011

“Conscripts,” Siegfried Sassoon

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Conscripts Fall in, that awkward squad, and strike no more Attractive attitudes! Dress by the right! The luminous rich colours that you wore Have changed to hueless khaki in the night. Magic? What’s magic got to do with you? There’s … Continue reading →

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Where, When, and How I Read

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I read everywhere. If I don’t have a book with me (or these days, my Kindle), I constantly glance around, feeling as if I’ve forgotten something. Like a limb. Going out for the day always involves deciding what I’m going … Continue reading →

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You’re My Waterloo: Napoleonic Wars Heroes & Heroines

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

If you missed it yesterday, I have another post up at Heroes and Heartbreakers: You’re My Waterloo: Top 5 Napoleonic Wars Heroes & Heroines. There’s some discussion going about other folks’ favorites in that category.

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Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for Diabetes Research

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’m participating in author Brenda Novak’s Annual Online Auction for Diabetes Research. You can bid here on an autographed print copy of The Duke and The Pirate Queen. You must register to bid.

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Fast Time and Slow Time in Fiction

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve been reading The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes by Joan Silber for a while now. It’s a small book, and easy to read, but it packs in a lot of concepts, and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Planning for RWA 2011

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Next month, at least at the end of next month, I’ll be attending the annual National Conference of the Romance Writers of America; on the same trip, I’m attending IASPR’s conference, so I’ll be staying in two different hotels. Which … Continue reading →

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“The Last Meeting,” Siegfried Sassoon

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

The Last Meeting I Because the night was falling warm and still Upon a golden day at April’s end, I thought; I will go up the hill once more To find the face of him that I have lost, And … Continue reading →

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Short-haired women, no-haired women

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I found this article in The Guardian by Anne Billson very, very interesting, given that the heroine of The Duke and The Pirate Queen shaves her head, mainly for the purpose of displaying the privateer tattoos on her scalp. “…long, … Continue reading →

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Rammstein! Rammstein!

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’m out of town at the moment – I traveled to northern New Jersey with a friend to see the German metal band Rammstein in concert, and am staying overnight. Here are a couple of videos to give you a … Continue reading →

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May Pirates! Ahoy!

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Read a pirate book in May! You know you want to! A few weeks ago someone brought up the idea on Twitter of reading a pirate book during the month of May. Then everyone in the discussion apparently forgot about … Continue reading →

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