Category Archives: writing

Summer Vacation!

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

It’s summer, and because I’m pretty busy with the first draft of my current manuscript, I plan to take some time off from blogging. For the rest of June, July, and August, I plan to only post once a week, … Continue reading →

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PCA/ACA conference

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

You can check out the program for the 2012 national Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference here. It runs April 11-14, 2012. I’m keeping an eye out for reports on how it went. Also, I had more previews over at … Continue reading →

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A post about Rutabagas and Unicorns

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I have a post on Rutabagas and Unicorns: The Windflower by Laura London over at Heroes and Heartbreakers, talking about how the novel humorously depicts the heroine’s sexual awakening. I might post a bit more about the novel, which is … Continue reading →

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Mary Jo Putney’s One Perfect Rose

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I have a new post at Heroes and Heartbreakers: The Mortal Anguish in Mary Jo Putney’s One Perfect Rose.

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Romantic Fantasy, The Element of Fire by Martha Wells

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I had a new post up on Heroes and Heartbreakers over the weekend, all about the romance in The Element of Fire by Martha Wells, one of my favorite fantasy novels.

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Dracula, by one person, in one hour

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I did something cool Monday night. Friends of mine invited me to their house to see a one-man show of Dracula, performed in one hour. There was no way I could resist. The picture illustrating this post was taken by … Continue reading →

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Budapest Noir

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I have a preview of Budapest Noir by Vilmos Kondor up at The Criminal Element, if you missed it last week!

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Heroes of Anne Stuart

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

Wickedly Funny: the humor of Anne Stuart’s Heroes is up at Heroes & Heartbreakers. The post focused on Stuart’s novel Devil’s Waltz.

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Animals in Historical Romance

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I have a new Top 5 post up at Heroes & Heartbreakers – Animals in Historical Romance.

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My Arisia 2012 Schedule

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

Arisia 2012 is taking place January 13-16, 2012, at the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel. Here’s where you can find me during the convention: Schools for Magicians Douglas, Friday 5:30 PM Cecilia Tan (mod.), Mary Catelli, Frances K. Selkirk, Victoria Janssen, … Continue reading →

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