Category Archives: historical fiction

Historical Sex Linkgasm

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Today, a few links about Sex! In! History! Lesley Hall’s Victorian Sex Factoids. Want to know what historians know about those “treatments for hysteria”? This is the page for you. Also at Lesley’s site, The Condom Page, with useful bibliography, … Continue reading →

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The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance – US Release

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

The American edition of The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance is available tomorrow! My story in the anthology is called “Crimean Fairy Tale,” and I had some fun with naughty Victorian slang when writing it. For your amusement, here is … Continue reading →

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Dandy Gilver post

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I had a new post up at The Criminal Element yesterday, on Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains, fifth in a series of historical mysteries I’d like to read from the beginning.

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Historical Mystery Series I Have Loved

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

My mystery-reading binge isn’t quite as overwhelming as it was for a while, but I’m still in that mode, especially feeling a craving for historicals. I’m thinking of doing some rereads. I recommend both of these series very highly. Sarah … 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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Imaginary Alleys

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

London 1900: The Imperial Metropolis got me to thinking. How accurate does a historical writer have to be about the tiny details of place? Does it only matter about the major landmarks, or do the side streets count as well? … Continue reading →

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“Garrow’s Law,” Series 1

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I have a new post up at The Criminal Element today, titled Dynamic Duos: Wimsey and Vane. I recently finished watching Garrow’s Law, Series One. The series is a little bit like Law and Order: Georgian England, with Andrew Buchan … Continue reading →

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History and Diction

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve been reading through a lot of Regencies in my TBR lately, and one thing I notice frequently is the diction. I go back and forth a lot on the issue of historical diction. To me, diction is the base … Continue reading →

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Active Settings

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I had a note to myself that I should blog about “active settings.” I didn’t remember exactly why I’d written that phrase down, but ideas began to spill into my mind, as if the phrase was a cue. Thinking of … Continue reading →

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