Category Archives: research

Perfect Research Books Fall From the Sky

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

It is so satisfying with the perfect research material for a work-in-progress drops from the sky. This blog is syndicated on Facebook, and after seeing one of my posts about World War One research, a Facebook friend recommended a couple … 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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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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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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Occupied Lands in World War One

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The novel I’m working on now, a sequel to The Moonlight Mistress, focuses on the main werewolf characters from that novel and their marriage of convenience. Tanneken, the female werewolf, was working as a spy in the previous novel, so … Continue reading →

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What Does the Reader Need To Know?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Research is fun. Fun. Fun. However, research for the writer’s sake isn’t always needed for the reader’s sake. I get questions about this a lot. The writer may need to know the mechanics of a specific task. For example, in … Continue reading →

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"Nation, Race, and Empire," George Robb

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

British Culture and the First World War by George Robb. Chapter One, “Nation, Race, and Empire”During WWI, “Nationalism attempted to focus conflict outward–against a German foe inevitably constructed as a degenerate, barbaric ‘throwback’…As successful as such ideas were in garnering … Continue reading →

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Researching WWI Uniforms – Linkgasm #5

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Even if you don’t have a library of World War One books, there are a number of useful websites that provide information about uniforms in that era. Here are some of the ones I’ve found useful. The Sutlers Stores produces … Continue reading →

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Researching the 1970s – Gwynne Garfinkle Guest Post

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Gwynne Garfinkle! # Researching the Jo Book I recently completed the second draft of a novel about a soap opera actress in mid-1970s New York City who’s haunted by the ghost of her best friend who … Continue reading →

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WWI slang

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour Of American English From Plymouth Rock To Silicon Valley. Stuart Berg Flexner and Anne H. Soukhanov, Oxford University Press, 1997. p. 82 “The use of obscenity and scatology…increased greatly during World War I and became … Continue reading →

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