Category Archives: historical fiction

Everyone should read the Temeraire books.

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

“Patrick O’Brian meets Jane Austen meets Dragons.” Just in case you haven’t read Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series yet, I’m going to tell you why you should. And the chief reason to do so is not “because you don’t have enough … Continue reading →

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Morag McKendrick Pippin Guest Post – Writing Recent History

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Morag McKendrick Pippin. # How exciting to have lived in the early 20th century! It opened a whole new world into transportation, communication, scientific innovation –and said a resounding good-bye to the social and fashion restrictions … Continue reading →

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The Research Book Dilemma

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

My name is Victoria, and I am a book hoarder. If I were still an impecunious graduate student, the lack of funds to buy books would be a constant pain, but as an adult with a job, my struggle is … Continue reading →

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Historical and Paranormal: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

For my December 2009 erotic novel for Harlequin Spice, Moonlight Mistress, I combined a historical novel with paranormal elements. The book is set during the early days of World War One, and begins with a romance between Lucilla, an English … Continue reading →

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Why I Love the Marriage of Convenience Plot

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

The “marriage of convenience” plot in historical romance might focus on an arranged marriage, but more typically, shenanigans are involved; the couple marries to save the heroine from ruin at the hands of a dastardly plotter, or to ensure the … Continue reading →

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Jeannie Lin Guest Post: Feminism in the Tang Dynasty

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest Jeannie Lin, Golden Heart finalist for her historical romance novel Butterfly Swords, which has, as of 7/15/09, sold to Harlequin Mills and Boon! My muses — four extraordinary women of the Tang dynasty. The characters at … Continue reading →

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Kate Pearce Guest Post: The Regency versus The Victorian

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

The Regency versus The Victorian Every so often I get mail or reviews that comment on what my characters get up to in my Regency-set erotic romances. Usually the comments suggest that no one in the Regency period would know … Continue reading →

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Guest post tomorrow! And Wolverine….

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Stop by tomorrow for a guest post on mores in the Regency period versus the Victorian period from historical erotica author Kate Pearce. http://www.katepearce.com/ Me, I’ll be reading Kate’s post and then running off to see the new Wolverine movie.

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Evangeline Adams Guest Post – Writing African-American Romance

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Evangeline Adams! # A year ago, after thinking I would write only historical romance, that I could never, ever in my life write a contemporary romance, ideas for contemporaries popped into my head like a stack … Continue reading →

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Historical Detail in Fiction

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve been putting together my thoughts on how I include history in novels, for example the World War One detail in Moonlight Mistress. The first thing is to create a sense of normality. The characters do ordinary things in an … Continue reading →

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