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.

Top 3 Reasons I Love Historical Romance

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

1. The outfits. Dukes have bigger…coronets of rank. Also, the hats. Men in hats. Women in hats. People these days…not enough hats. Or gloves. There’s something about concealment beneath all those almost fetishistic garments…it makes you wonder what else they’re … Continue reading →

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Various reviews, 2008- 2010

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

It’s been a while since I’ve compiled reviews, if I ever did, so here are links to some of the longer, more detailed reviews of my novels: Read, React, Review reviewed The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover … Continue reading →

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A Moment of Geek

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

We interrupt this blog for an important moment of Geek. ‘We Brought Succour to Belgium’, novelist May Sinclair’s brief memoir of 23 September – 25 October 13, 1914, when she was a nurse at Ostend and Antwerp. The coolest part? … Continue reading →

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World War One Linkgasm

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

New links! African-Americans in the Great War at Edwardian Promenade. Last U.S. WWI veteran dies at 110. Old Links! This rest of this linkgasm is primarily for my own convenience, to replace a bookmarking site that’s closing down, but I … Continue reading →

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2011 So Far

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

2011 seems to be going well so far, writing-wise. I had January and February off from my choir (rehearsals begin again in March), so I planned deliberately to focus on writing, especially in February. In preparation, in mid-December I read … Continue reading →

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Siegfried Sassoon, “A Letter Home”

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

A Letter Home 1 Here I’m sitting in the gloom Of my quiet attic room. France goes rolling all around, Fledged with forest May has crowned. And I puff my pipe, calm-hearted, Thinking how the fighting started, Wondering when we’ll … Continue reading →

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Siegfried Sassoon, “Counter-Attack”

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Counter-Attack We’d gained our first objective hours before While dawn broke like a face with blinking eyes, Pallid, unshaved and thirsty, blind with smoke. Things seemed all right at first. We held their line, With bombers posted, Lewis guns well … Continue reading →

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“Janus: Sonnet,” John M. Ford

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Janus: Sonnet Sufficient time for faith and miracles We find we cannot fit into our days; And nothing’s left at all that joyous dwells Inside the heart. The spark of spirit stays Too small for dreamburst, and all earth may … Continue reading →

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Five Thoughts on Historical Worldbuilding

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

1. I definitely prefer when I can spend a lot of time with the historical background of a story, maybe not overtly by making notes but organically, letting my thoughts come together slowly as I read about different aspects of … Continue reading →

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Women Rule The 2010 Nebula Awards!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Five! Out! Of! Six! (Yes, the cover illustrating this post is meant to be ironic!) In the past, the Nebula Awards have been dominated by male authors. However, this year the number of nominations written by woman are astonishing, and … Continue reading →

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