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.

"Vision," Siegfried Sassoon

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Vision I love all things that pass: their briefness is Music that fades on transient silences. Winds, birds, and glittering leaves that flare and fall— They fling delight across the world; they call To rhythmic-flashing limbs that rove and race… … Continue reading →

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Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, "In the Ambulance"

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

In the Ambulance “Two rows of cabbages, Two of curly-greens, Two rows of early peas, Two of kidney-beans.” That’s what he is muttering Making such a song, Keeping other chaps awake, The whole night long. Both his legs are shot … Continue reading →

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Hooks and Anchors

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I recently heard about an article which talked about paragraphing in terms of anchoring and hooking. I didn’t find the article, but this is how I would use those terms. At the beginning of a scene, even if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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RWA Conference 2010 Report, Part Two

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The cover of The Moonlight Mistress is featured on Naked Romance this week, with some of my thoughts on it as well. And now back to my RWA 2010 report! Friday was my busiest day. I attended the awards lunch … Continue reading →

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RWA 2010 Report, Part One

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

At last, my report on the 2010 Romance Writers of America Annual Conference! Scroll down or click the “RWA” tag for more posts and lots of photos. That picture on the left is one of the pretty floor mosaics at … Continue reading →

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Picspam of Rupert Brooke

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I haven’t done a lot of research on Rupert Brooke (1887-1915); he’s not my favorite World War One poet by a longshot, and though he died in Greece while in the army (on the way to Gallipoli), he never saw … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Muse

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I don’t actually believe I have a “muse,” but it makes a catchy title. The reason I don’t like to say “my muse” is that it implies the impetus for my writing comes from a mysterious outside source. If that … Continue reading →

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Die Herzogin, ihre Zofe, der Stallbursche und ihr Liebhaber

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Today is release day for The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover in German. Read the German excerpt here. Order Die Herzogin, ihre Zofe, der Stallbursche und ihr Liebhaber. (Published by Mira Taschenbuch Im Cora Verlag, translated by … Continue reading →

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Harlequin Party, RWA 2010

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The dance floor was small, but lively!Beverly Jenkins does air electric guitar.My new cover flashed on the screen! Then I waited fifteen minutes, camera in hand, until it came up again, so I could take a picture.More dancing.

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"i like my body when it is with your body," e.e. cummings,

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

i like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more. i like your body. i like what it does, i like its hows. i like to feel the … Continue reading →

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