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.

Happy Divaversary to Me!

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Happy Divaversary to Me! Today is the first anniversary of when I joined the Romance Divas, a free forum for writers. Stop by the forums if you’re interested in why I love this site so much.

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Today is Star Trek Movie Day!

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Mr. Spock (in reruns) was one of my earliest crushes, and the show one of my favorites for many years. Isn’t he yummy? You really need to hear his speaking voice to get the full effect. I might not get … Continue reading →

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Defining erotic romance, romance, erotica

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve now read dozens of definitions and discussions of romance and of erotica and of erotic romance, and after all my reading, I’ve come to the following conclusions, none of which have anything to do with the quality of the … Continue reading →

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Online Promotion – Is It Worth It?

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Every little bit helps – that’s what I tell myself when I think about online promotion. I also tell myself not to get too excited about it. There are all sorts of guides to help an author through the process … Continue reading →

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Tweet tweet!

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Not so long ago, I became a Twit. Or perhaps that should be Twitterer. As you know, Bob, Twitter is a form of instant messaging. You’re limited to 140 characters per tweet, or message. You can follow the tweets of … Continue reading →

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Kate Pearce Guest Post: The Regency versus The Victorian

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

The Regency versus The Victorian Every so often I get mail or reviews that comment on what my characters get up to in my Regency-set erotic romances. Usually the comments suggest that no one in the Regency period would know … Continue reading →

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Guest post tomorrow! And Wolverine….

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Stop by tomorrow for a guest post on mores in the Regency period versus the Victorian period from historical erotica author Kate Pearce. http://www.katepearce.com/ Me, I’ll be reading Kate’s post and then running off to see the new Wolverine movie.

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Evangeline Adams Guest Post – Writing African-American Romance

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Evangeline Adams! # A year ago, after thinking I would write only historical romance, that I could never, ever in my life write a contemporary romance, ideas for contemporaries popped into my head like a stack … Continue reading →

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Happy May Day! And Guest Post Tomorrow.

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Stop by tomorrow for my guest, Evangeline Adams of Edwardian Promenade, who posts about writing African-American romance. Happy May Day! “Never had the Maypole been so gayly decked as at sunset on midsummer eve. This venerated emblem was a pine-tree, … Continue reading →

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dedication and acknowledgements

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Have you ever wondered how the front material gets into a book? Some readers ignore those pages entirely, others read them with great interest. I was always one to read the dedication and acknowledgements; as I grew to knew more … Continue reading →

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