Category Archives: sf/f

Introduction to Steampunk

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’m visiting the Romance Junkies Blog today, so please stop by! Tomorrow at my own blog I start six days of posts about television adaptations of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels by Dorothy Sayers. # Steampunk Recommendations Comics:Fullmetal Alchemist is … Continue reading →

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My Philcon 2009 Schedule

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ll be at Philcon this weekend. My schedule is below. Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza IFANTASY BASED ON NON-EUROPEAN SOURCESVictoria Janssen (mod), Stephanie Burke, James L. Cambias, Christine Norris, Tom Doyle You don’t have to go “all medieval on me” … Continue reading →

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Visiting Star-Crossed Romance Today

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’m visiting at Star-Crossed Romance today, talking about Multi-Purpose Worldbuilding in Moonlight Mistress. Related posts: Why Werewolves? Werewolves in Moonlight Mistress. Of Wolves and Men. Tate Hallaway Guest Post, If You Built It…. Ann Aguirre Guest Post, On Worldbuilding.

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Time Well Bent – ed. Connie Wilkins

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I don’t have a story in this anthology, but a friend of mine edited it and others wrote stories for it, and I’m really looking forward to reading it! Time Well Bent: Queer Alternative Historiesed. by Connie Wilkins We have … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Ursula!

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

“We turn not older with years but newer every day.” –Emily Dickinson Today is Ursula Kroeber LeGuin’s 80th Birthday. [Photo copyright Eileen Gunn] “Socrates said, “The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.” He wasn’t talking about grammar. To … Continue reading →

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Denise Rossetti, What Lies Beneath – Guest Post

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Denise Rossetti! # What Lies Beneath I remember reading somewhere that authors only write one story – their own. Over and over again, in every single book. I don’t recall who said it – it may … Continue reading →

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An Experiment in Second-Person Present

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This is an old essay I unearthed from the depths of my laptop. # Point of view and tense have a dramatic effect on a story’s tone. The following excerpt comes from the first typed draft of my short story … Continue reading →

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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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"She’s So Unusual" – Exploring Category Romance

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Category romances, contrary to many peoples’ beliefs, are not at all the same. Sometimes, they push boundaries. I have not yet read Mallory Rush’s Kiss of the Beast, a Harlequin Temptation that features an alien hero (the only alien hero … Continue reading →

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Lauren Dane Guest Post – Worldbuilding and Characterization

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Lauren Dane! # Worldbuilding and Characterization The first book I wrote was a paranormal. I loved the freedom of building worlds. They were my rules, my world, the characters did what I told them to. Of … Continue reading →

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