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.

Edmund Blunden, "After the Bombing"

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

After The Bombing My hesitant design it was, in a time when no man feared,To make a poem on the last poor flower to have grown on the patch of landWhere since a gray enormous stack of shops and offices … Continue reading →

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Research – When to Stop

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I actually stole this topic from a discussion I read…somewhere, a while back. The question was, “when do you stop researching?” I have two answers.My first answer is never. You never stop researching because everything you read or look at … Continue reading →

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Steampunk Worldbuilding Questions

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’m in the early stages of creating a world in which a steampunk Western can take place. Here are some of the questions I’m asking myself. Some of them I answered promptly; some of them I’m still pondering.1. Alternate history … Continue reading →

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My New Steampunk Project

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for me.For the last few months I’ve been working on a sequel to my World War One werewolf novel, but my next published novel for Spice will be a different project instead: a … Continue reading →

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WWI Wheels

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

French soldiers with a bicycle. A bicycle ambulance. Belgian soldiers on motorcycles.

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Novelists, Inc. Guest Post

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’m a guest poster today at the Novelists, Inc. Blog on “I Like Being Reviewed. Really.” Please drop by and check it out!

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Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, "Hill-born"

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Hill-born I sometimes wonder if it’s really true I ever knew Another life Than this unending strife With unseen enemies in lowland mud;And wonder if my blood Thrilled ever to the tune Of clean winds blowing through an April noon … Continue reading →

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Charles Sorley, "Such, Such Is Death"

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Such, Such Is Death Such, such is Death: no triumph: no defeat:Only an empty pail, a slate rubbed clean,A merciful putting away of what has been. And this we know: Death is not Life, effete,Life crushed, the broken pail. We … Continue reading →

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Music Linkgasm

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

And now for something completely different! I thought I’d share a few of my favorite MP3 music blogs. It was hard, but I limited myself to five.1. The Hype Machine is a blog aggregator – it’s a great place to … Continue reading →

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Writing for Women, Writing for Men

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I read about a workshop at the RWA Conference whose topic, I think, was writing for women versus writing for men. I didn’t attend, so the actual title didn’t stick in my mind. However, it sparked thoughts, and I of … Continue reading →

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