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.

M/M Romance with WWI Settings

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Here are the stories I’ve found so far. Josh Lanyon’s The Dark Farewell was my favorite of the three. Information page at Samhain. Grieving veteran David Flynn meets spiritual medium Julian Devereux while a serial killer ravages smalltown 1920s America. … Continue reading →

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Speculative Erotica Markets — Philcon 2010

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Almost every year at Philcon, I moderate the panel on selling fantastic (science fiction and fantasy) erotica. It was interesting this year to note how the panel topics have shifted over time: print to electronic to self-electronic.For several years, after … Continue reading →

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Rachel Kramer Bussel interview

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Rachel Kramer Bussel! Rachel and I met almost a decade back, when we were both reading our stories from Best Lesbian Erotica at Bluestockings in New York City. She graciously consented to answer some questions I … Continue reading →

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Siegfried Sassoon, "Elegy"

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Elegy To Robert Ross Your dextrous wit will haunt us long Wounding our grief with yesterday. Your laughter is a broken song; And death has found you, kind and gay. We may forget those transient thingsThat made your charm and … Continue reading →

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Siegfried Sassoon, "The Dug-Out"

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The Dug-Out Why do you lie with your legs ungainly huddled, And one arm bent across your sullen, cold, Exhausted face? It hurts my heart to watch you, Deep-shadow’d from the candle’s guttering gold; And you wonder why I shake … Continue reading →

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Sale, Philcon, NINC guest post

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Three things today: 1. I sold a short erotic story, “Vanilla,” to Kristina Wright’s anthology Dream Lover: Paranormal Tales of Erotic Romance for Cleis Press. It’s already available for pre-order! 2. I am at Philcon this weekend, hanging out with … Continue reading →

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Ella Drake – A Space Western World

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Ella Drake! # A Space Western world When I started to write Silver Bound, a space western releasing Nov 22nd from Carina Press, the elements of world-building excited me. What’s not to love about creating a … Continue reading →

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Philcon 2010 & "Hints of Mystery" at K.S. Manning’s Blog

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Today, I’m visiting K.S. Manning’s Blog talking about “Hints of Mystery” in the plot of The Duke and The Pirate Queen. Please stop by! I’ll be at Philcon 2010 this weekend (November 19-21). Here’s my schedule: Fri 7:00 PM in … Continue reading →

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Glimmerings in the Fog

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I was in the shower last week when I finally felt the merest flicker of enthusiasm for a new writing project.I’ve been deliberately taking some time off from writing. I took a week off solely to read (though I did … Continue reading →

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Stacey Kennedy on Wolves & Weres

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The winner of the signed print copy of The Duke & The Pirate Queen, per Random.org, is Crystal Jordan. Congratulations, Crystal! I’ll email you to obtain your mailing address. Now, please welcome my guest, Stacey Kennedy! # What do we … Continue reading →

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