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.

IASPR Call for Proposals

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Just in case anyone out there is interested! A Call For Proposals for The Third Annual International Conference on Popular Romance: Can’t Buy Me Love?Sex, Money, Power, and RomanceNew York CityJune 26-28, 2011The International Association for the Study of Popular … Continue reading →

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I’m a Naughty Guest Today

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’m a guest today at The Naughty Girls Next Door, with my thoughts on “Selling the Unusual Setting.” Drop by and say hello! I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic.

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Websites Are Interview Suits

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

If you’re reading this blog, you may or may not have visited my website. I’ve been thinking about it a lot in the last year or so. I’ve read articles and blog posts about what makes a good website. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Edmund Blunden, "Vlamertinghe: Passing the Chateau"

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Vlamertinghe: Passing the Chateau And all her silken flanks with garlands drest– But we are coming to the sacrifice. Must those flowers who are not yet gone West? May those flowers who live with death and lice? This must be … Continue reading →

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Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, ‘The Going"

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The Going He’s gone. I do not understand. I only know That as he turned to go And waved his hand, In his young eyes a sudden glory shone: And I was dazzled by a sunset glow, And he was … Continue reading →

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Descriptive Worldbuilding

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

When I was writing The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom & Their Lover, I was doing a lot of my worldbuilding on the spot, whenever I felt something was needed.I do think about aspects of the world before I begin … Continue reading →

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Under Flowerpots, Mostly

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

This post was originally written for Savvy Authors. It makes me chortle when people ask writers “Where do you get your ideas?” Because where does anyone get ideas? And what kind of ideas do they mean when they ask? I … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Historical Resources Linkgasm

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Here are a few links I’ve found useful in my historical research. These are all collections/archives of contemporary materials. Contemporary to historical periods, I mean.Old Magazine Articles, edited by Matt Jacobsen. “OldMagazineArticles.com is a Los Angeles-based website; privately owned and … Continue reading →

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The Journal of Popular Romance Studies, First issue!

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The Journal of Popular Romance Studies has published its first issue! If only this journal had been around when I was in graduate school…but no, then I never would have gotten around to writing novels.So far, I’ve read A Little … Continue reading →

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Trusting Authorial Voices

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve recently been thinking about novel beginnings, and how it’s common (and good) advice to start with big obvious conflict. However, I don’t think that it’s always necessary to do that. More importantly, I’ve been thinking about why that is … Continue reading →

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