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.

Spotlight on Shveta Thakrar

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I first met fantasy writer Shveta Thakrar when her writing group invited me to give a reading or talk about my writing. I chose to answer their questions about writing and my experiences with publishing, and a good time was … Continue reading →

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Reading Lessons

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

One of the reasons for my reading vacation was to refill my brain with stuff that I will, eventually, use to write. Letting new water seep into the well, as it were. Eventually, I will write again, and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Linkgasm of Fun

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

…sounds naughty, doesn’t it? It’s been a while since I posted a linkgasm, and in keeping with my recent week of vacation, here are some fun websites.Paula’s Art and Illustration includes links to a large number of Flickr groups for … Continue reading →

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Books Books Books

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I had the most awesome vacation ever. Also, it was cheap!I traveled in my imagination, just like those library posters always told me I could. For an entire week, I did nothing much but read. I could very easily do … Continue reading →

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Reading Vacation!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I am on vacation this week, and so is my blog. (Its first vacation ever!) I’ll resume posting on November 1. If all goes well, at some point during November, the blog will migrate to my website URL as part … Continue reading →

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"Only a Boche," Robert Service

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Only a Boche We brought him in from between the lines: we’d better have let him lie;For what’s the use of risking one’s skin for a tyke that’s going to die?What’s the use of tearing him loose under a gruelling … Continue reading →

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My New Socks!

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

A friend knitted me these socks. I am so excited. For many months, it was only one sock (she has two small children, and I was impressed she even finished one of them). Then I mentioned my sock again, and … Continue reading →

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Staying on Top of Blog Reading

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I could easily spend hours every day reading other people’s blog posts. Plus, I’m always finding new blogs, often through interesting links I’m given on Twitter or LiveJournal. After a long weekend, where I may or may not have gone … Continue reading →

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Talent versus Marketability

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

All of us are good at something. Sometimes the hard part is recognizing what we’re good at, and not only what we’re good at, but what we’re really good at. You can be good at a lot of things, but … Continue reading →

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Author Headshots

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Behold! I have headshots! Well, really, head-and-torso-shots. Tell me in comments which one you like best, and why. Thanks! All photos by Kyle Cassidy.

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