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.

Voirey Linger – Guest Post

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’m elsewhere today! You can find me talking about my top five favorite Marriage of Convenience novels at Monkey Bear Reviews. Read a 100-word story I wrote here. I’m also a guest poster today at the Novelists, Inc. Blog on … Continue reading →

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Worms Are Eating In My Brain, Swamps, Etc.

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I often think of my writing process—the part that goes on inside my head—as composting. The worms of my brain take in information, process it, and expel it. (Okay, so maybe not the tastiest metaphor….) Maybe it’s more like stuff … Continue reading →

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My TBR or The Andes?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

My To Be Read book piles are scary. I suspect pretty much everyone who loves books has a TBR; if they’re not the sort who keep physical books around, or the sort to equivalently load up their e-readers, I would … Continue reading →

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Taking the Bookmark Plunge

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

After much pondering and asking people, I decided to have bookmarks made for The Duke and the Pirate Queen. I am very much not an artist, so I hired Jax Cassidy of Jaxadora Design to make pretty ones that utilized … Continue reading →

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"On the Female Vampire," Evie Byrne Guest Post

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Evie Byrne! # On the Female Vampire A monster is monstrous because it violates accepted boundaries. Often these boundaries are physical. Creatures of the twilight world like minotaurs, werewolves, insectoid aliens, selkies, sirens and mermaids cause … Continue reading →

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Edgell Rickword, "Trench Poets"

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Trench Poets I knew a man, he was my chum,but he grew blacker every day,and would not brush the flies away,nor blanch however fierce the humof passing shells; I used to read,to rouse him, random things from Donne– Like “Get … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Mew, "Absence"

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Absence Sometimes I know the wayYou walk, up over the bay;It is a wind from that far seaThat blows the fragrance of your hair to me. Or in this garden when the breezeTouches my treesTo stir their dreaming shadows on … Continue reading →

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Writer, Know Yourself – Emily Ryan-Davis Guest Post

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Emily Ryan-Davis! # Writer, Know Yourself Good morning, faithful Victoria fans. I’m a fan, too (she’s a lovely person and her characters fascinate me) so I’m pleased to be able to say you and I already … Continue reading →

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Teaser from The Duke & The Pirate Queen

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Today, I give you a tiny teaser from The Duke & the Pirate Queen, which is coming out in December, 2010. # Maxime heard the ship’s bell ring two quarter hours before the cabin’s door opened again. The cabin girl, … Continue reading →

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Promotional Goodies Questions

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve been pondering options for promotional items I could give away that would be related to The Duke and the Pirate Queen. I would really, really like some input into these ideas, so please feel free to comment at length.Here … Continue reading →

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