Category Archives: erotica

Five Tips for Writing Erotica

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Needless to say these aren’t the only five things to keep in mind when writing erotica. And these five things aren’t always going to be applicable. They can be useful on many occasions, however. 1. You don’t need to show … Continue reading →

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Erotic Book Covers of the Past

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

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Size Does Matter

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

The piece I’m currently writing is meant to be about 15,000 words. It’s been an interesting experience so far. I’m learning a lot about writing at this length. You see, I have written many short stories, almost all of them … Continue reading →

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Janet Mullany on Time Travel

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Janet Mullany! # Time Travel A woman wiser than myself—my agent—told me I had a contemporary voice and although I didn’t believe her, I gave it a shot and ended up with a two-book contract for … Continue reading →

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Guest Post – Saskia Walker

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Saskia Walker! # The joys and challenges of creating historical worlds by Saskia Walker As writers of historical fiction we aim to create historical worlds that are as believable and accurate as possible, in order to … Continue reading →

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Reviews of Dream Lover

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I have a post up at The Criminal Element today: Hijinks with History: Abigail Adams as Detective? Dream Lover: Paranormal Tales of Erotic Romance, an anthology in which I have a short story, “Vanilla,” has received a number of reviews … Continue reading →

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Fast Time and Slow Time in Fiction

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve been reading The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes by Joan Silber for a while now. It’s a small book, and easy to read, but it packs in a lot of concepts, and I don’t … Continue reading →

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Linkgasm: A Friday Erotic Miscellany

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’m a guest at the Novelists, Inc. blog today, chatting about resting. At Heroes and Heartbreakers, you can read my analysis of Balogh’s Tangled as an erotic romance. and my top 5 virgin (romance) heroes. On to the links I … Continue reading →

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Mary Balogh’s TANGLED

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

At Heroes and Heartbreakers, I analyzed Mary Balogh’s Tangled as an erotic romance. I focused on the first two sections of the novel, and how the marriage of the two main characters develops and changes through their sexual relationship.

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Stories Available For Nook

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve made several more of my erotic short stories available electronically. These were all originally published under my Elspeth Potter pseudonym. The following are now available for the Nook: Poppet. Near-future science fiction. Female/male pairing. Sort of. Twisted Beauty, about … Continue reading →

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