Author Archives: Victoria Janssen

About Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen [she, her] currently writes cozy space opera for Kalikoi. The novella series A Place of Refuge begins with Finding Refuge: Telepathic warrior Talia Avi, genius engineer Miki Boudreaux, and augmented soldier Faigin Balfour fought the fascist Federated Colonies for ten years, following the charismatic dissenter Jon Churchill. Then Jon disappeared, Talia was thought dead, and Miki and Faigin struggled to take Jon’s place and stay alive. When the FC is unexpectedly upended, Talia is reunited with her friends and they are given sanctuary on the enigmatic planet Refuge. The trio of former guerillas strive to recover from lifetimes of trauma, build new lives on a planet with endless horizons, and forge tender new connections with each other.

SuperWendy’s Keepers – Exploring Category Romance

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, the incredible SuperWendy! # When Victoria asked me if I’d be interested in doing a guest blog post for her, I immediately said yes, for no other reason than we both adore category romance. Yep, we’re … Continue reading →

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Lori Devoti – Exploring Category Romance

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, author Lori Devoti. # About Nocturne As soon as I heard about Harlequin’s new dark paranormal line, I knew I wanted to write for it. At the time I was writing (though not published in) paranormal, … Continue reading →

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Mira Lyn Kelly – Getting the Call – Exploring Category Romance

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Mira Lyn Kelly! # All about “The Call” If you’re an aspiring author, you’ll know what I mean when I say we all have fantasies about “The Call.” Some may be vague and general, others elaborate … Continue reading →

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Exploring Category Romance – Elle Kennedy

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Elle Kennedy. # Romantic Suspense: Finding a Balance When I first started submitting to Silhouette, I have to admit, I had no idea what I was doing. I read Intimate Moments (now Silhouette Romantic Suspense), and … Continue reading →

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Laura Barth on Category Slush Piles – Exploring Category Romance

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Laura Barth! Laura works with the Harlequin Blaze and Harlequin American Romance lines. # Many hopeful writers probably wonder about the process that results in either a rejection letter, a revision request, or–for the lucky few–a … Continue reading →

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Exploring Category Romance – A Category Romance Is Like a Sonnet

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Category romances, also called series romances, are to me the epitome of romance as a genre. They’re short – mostly about 200 pages or 50,000 – 60,000 words long. The term category comes from the various lines such as Harlequin … Continue reading →

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The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover Excerpt – Kickass Heroines

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This excerpt comes from The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover. # “Give us the horses or you die,” the lead rider demanded. He was a big man, heavily bearded and, like all three of the brigands, wearing … Continue reading →

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Short Fiction Questions & Inspirations Playlist

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

While I’m at it with the Short Fiction FAQs, does anyone have any additional questions I should include? I’m going to make a compiled file and post it on my website. And, since it’s Friday and I should have some … Continue reading →

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Short Fiction FAQ: Part Three

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Question: What is a possible path to breaking in to invitation-only print anthologies, if I have already sold stories to magazines? I would first find out which publishers issue the sort of anthology that’s suited to your stories, then look … Continue reading →

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Short Fiction FAQ – Part Two

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Question: Is there a market for erotic flash fiction? Will agents and editors think I can’t write novels if most of my sales are short fiction? There is not a huge paying market for flash fiction, but there are some … Continue reading →

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