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.

Suzy McKee Charnas – Guest Post

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, one of my favorite writers ever, Suzy McKee Charnas! # Delighted to be invited here — since I’m just fresh off a new vampire story, and, er, “sparkling” with stuff to say! I’ll be be on … Continue reading →

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"Cold, Brooding and Dead" – Cate Hart – Guest Post

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Cate Hart, blogging on some of her favorite vampires in movies and books. # Cold, Brooding and Dead: Vampires and Why We Love ‘Em I think I can pinpoint when my love of vampire stories began. … Continue reading →

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Gemma Files, "Everything Old is New Again" – Guest Post

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Gemma Files! # Everything Old is New AgainBy Gemma Files Back when I was a kid, in much the same way that I would have been utterly startled to be told that even an incredibly mainstreamed … Continue reading →

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"Not Your Grandma’s Vampires" – M.K. Mancos – Guest Blog

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, M.K. Mancos! # Not Your Grandma’s VampiresBy MK Mancos Since childhood, I’ve loved the idea of vampires. I sat in front of the television in glazed-eyed wonder as the Universal Monsters wreaked havoc on mankind. Bela … Continue reading →

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Lydia Parks – Guest Post

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Lydia Parks! # Thank you, Vickie, for inviting me to be your guest. I’m thrilled to be here, even if only virtually. I know readers and aspiring authors like to hear how published authors got started. … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre in the Carnival Mirror

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Finally, I’m going backwards to the scenes surrounding Jane and Rochester’s wedding day, and tying those into the repeated reflections of Jane in Bertha and in Rochester himself. Several times throughout the novel, Jane’s true feelings escape the barriers she … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre A-Wandering in Search of Family

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I left off yesterday when Jane departs Thornfield for Gateshead, where her Aunt Reed lies dying. Mrs. Reed’s dislike of Jane is finally explained more fully; she was jealous of her husband’s affection for his sister, Jane’s mother, and of … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre Advertises, Will Travel

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I’m a guest poster today at the Novelists, Inc. Blog on “Promotional Drops in the Online Bucket.” Please drop by and check it out! I recently re-read Jane Eyre in conjunction with Jessica of Read React Review, and am posting … Continue reading →

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Reading and Reading Again

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

In the last couple of years I’ve started to become fascinated with the study of reading and narrative. I partly blame a friend who specializes in a related academic discipline. I haven’t read a lot about theories of reading yet … Continue reading →

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Reading our Grandmothers

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Jessica of Read React Review, one of my favorite blogs, recently mentioned that she had never read Jane Eyre and had decided to do so. I and several others volunteered to read or reread it along with her. I’ll be … Continue reading →

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