Category Archives: sf/f

Fabricating a Plot-Generating World

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

The novel I’m currently writing for Harlequin Spice, tentatively titled The Duke and The Pirate Queen, is a sequel to my first book for the line, titled The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom & Their Lover. The books are set … Continue reading →

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Worldcon is Way Cool. (Anticipation in Montreal)

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Five Things That Are Cool About Worldcon (Anticipation in Montreal) 1. Anticipation is having programming in two languages, English and French. This is especially nifty because most years, “Worldcon” takes place in an English-speaking country, and that’s usually the only … Continue reading →

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Guestblogging at Fiction That Defies Boundaries.

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Today I am guestblogging for Michelle Lauren’s Fiction That Defies Boundaries Blog. I wrote about some plot-generating worldbuilding techniques I’m using for my novel-in-progress, tentatively titled The Duke and The Pirate Queen. Hope to see you there! I’m at Readercon … Continue reading →

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Ann Aguirre Guest Post – On Worldbuilding

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest Ann Aguirre, author of futuristic romance and urban fantasy. # Some people make exhaustive lists before they start writing. They chart things and color code them and write them on cards. I’m not one of them. … Continue reading →

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A WisCon 2006 memory – the fan letter

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I leave for WisCon in a couple of days, and I wanted to revisit something I wrote while at WisCon 2006. To understand this, there are a few things I should tell my readers who aren’t familiar with science fiction. … Continue reading →

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WisCon 2009

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Today, I’m on my way to Madison, Wisconsin for WisCon. I attend WisCon almost every year, and wanted to attend long before I had the financial means to do so. For many years, it was the only feminist science fiction … Continue reading →

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History of WisCon

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ll be leaving for WisCon tomorrow, and after checking something on their website, I found this excellent page: History of WisCon. It contains a list of the past conventions and their guests of honor. For some, the guest of honor … Continue reading →

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My WisCon 2009 Schedule

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

These are the panels in which I’ll be participating at WisCon this weekend.Gadgets: Then, Now and WhenSat 1:00 – 2:15PMConference 4 Moderator: Michelle Murrain; John Helfers, Elise Anna Matthesen, Victoria Janssen, Allison Morris. Cyberpunk and steampunk are alluring gadget–heavy genres: … Continue reading →

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Elves

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Why do people love elves? Or hate elves? Does it all come down to Tolkien in the end? Did Orlando Bloom in the Lord of the Rings movies give elves a boost? Where did you first learn to love or … Continue reading →

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Where’s the sexual line in shapeshifter romance?

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Today’s wild speculation–where’s the sexual line in shapeshifter romance? I don’t think I’ve ever read a paranormal romance, or even a fantasy novel, in which a sex scene happens between one human partner and one partner who’s shifted into an … Continue reading →

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