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.

Alison Tyler interviewed me, and The Duke & The Pirate Queen cover!

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Alison Tyler interviewed me about fairy tales and my story in her Spice anthology, Alison’s Wonderland. And the cover of my December 2010 Spice release, The Duke & the Pirate Queen. Just because.

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Linkgasm of Writerly Business

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

It’s been a while since I had a Linkgasm! Today’s is concerned with the business side of writing. io9 on “5 Ways The Google Book Settlement Will Change The Future of Reading.”Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who’s written in a range of … Continue reading →

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May-Ten-Centuries-Back Vampire Romance

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The May/December romance is one thing. The May/Ten Centuries Back romance is quite another. It’s always disturbed me a little that vampire heroes in romance are so often much older than their heroines. When the heroine is not only not … Continue reading →

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Roll Your Own – Anna Katherine Guest Post

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Anna Katherine! # Roll Your Own One of the biggest issues with writing any paranormal beastie is the need to bring something new to the table. With everybody writing about vampires these days, why should someone … Continue reading →

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Vulnerable Vampires

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I would love to see vampire heroes and heroines who are more vulnerable, even, than ordinary humans. I know most readers don’t want to see that, but I do. Vulnerability is what draws me to a character. I want them … Continue reading →

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Wherefore the Poppy?

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Decoration Day, renamed Memorial Day beginning in 1882, was first celebrated in the United States following the Civil War; it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military. One of the most famous parts of Memorial Day, … Continue reading →

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"Cramped in that Funnelled Hole," Wilfred Owen

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Cramped in that Funnelled Hole Cramped in that funnelled hole, they watched the dawnOpen a jagged rim around; a yawnOf death’s jaws, which had all but swallowed themStuck in the bottom of his throat of phlegm. They were in one … Continue reading →

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Booths at BEA10

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

These are some of the more visually interesting booths I saw at BEA 2010.

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More BEA 2010 Photos

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

More photos I took at BookExpo America 2010.The Image Comics booth. Osprey Books! I used many titles from their “Men-at-Arms” series for World War One research. I, umm, visited them twice. A sales and marketing person found me (and my … Continue reading →

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Final BEA 2010 Report

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Today I had the happiness of introducing people to each other because they ought to have known one another already but didn’t. (I think I got those tenses right…I’m really tired!) I first met up with erotica writer Sacchi Green, … Continue reading →

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