Category Archives: writing process

Writing Elsewhere

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Someone asked me recently about my office, and I told them I don’t have one. I live in an apartment, and there’s no separate room where I can go to write. In fact, my bedroom and living room are really … Continue reading →

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Rituals of Writing

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Every writer has rituals about how they write. The rituals often change over time; for instance, when I was first writing, I used to write either directly into email, which went to a group of my friends, or on paper … Continue reading →

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Caroline Stevermer Guest Post – Digging for the Metaphor

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Caroline Stevermer! # I’m Caroline Stevermer. In addition to A College of Magics and A Scholar of Magics, both available from Tor’s Starscape imprint, I’ve collaborated with Patricia C. Wrede on Sorcery and Cecilia, The Grand … Continue reading →

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Character Sketch, The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Back in 2000 or 2001, when I wrote the original short story that, many years later, becamse The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover, I had a different idea of the main characters than I later developed. I … Continue reading →

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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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Digesting Critique

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I have a rule for myself. After I’ve attended my writers’ workshop and had a manuscript critiqued, I don’t work on that manuscript for at least a day or so, more sometimes. It might be tempting to go home and … Continue reading →

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Dissecting Critique, Dissecting Manuscripts

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Currently, I’m working on my third novel for Harlequin Spice, tentatively titled The Duke and The Pirate Queen. I’m about a third of the way through the first draft. I gave the first few chapters to my longtime writers’ workshop, … Continue reading →

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The Daily Grind of the Writer – The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This might be the most boring blog post ever, but I hope at least a few people find it interesting. This is my writing log for The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover, in which I tracked how … Continue reading →

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Revision Metaphors

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Sometimes I look back at what I’ve written in my zero draft. I see heaps of words lining the road. The heaps have shape, but they don’t yet have architectural value. They’re not smoothed and stacked. Sometimes I want to … Continue reading →

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Reviews, the Sweetest Pain

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

“Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good.” –Samuel Johnson I think writers often worry too much about how their work will be … Continue reading →

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